A Storm Brewing: Bahrain Sheikh Seeks Top AFC Job
JAMES M. DORSEY: Campaigning is under way for the presidency of the Asian Football Confederation. The position is never far from controversy. …
A New Deal – Working Towards a Better Future for Bahrain
CGNS: The tragic confrontations between demonstrators and government forces here last year filled me and my fellow citizens with sorrow. …
‘University of Life’: Not Good Enough in Bahrain
STEVE ROYSTON: Bahrain is debating whether a bachelor's degree is a necessity for a member of parliament. It will skew the demographics. …
Bahrain, A Soft Touch for Celebrity Journalists
STEVE ROYSTON: I can think of a couple of neighbouring countries where someone in his position would not be allowed into the country in the first place,…
The Bahrain Bomb: Measured Response Required
DAVID ROBERTS: It was a small, amateur-ish device causing little damage and no injuries. Authorities should investigate thoroughly before acting. …
Own Goal: Bahrain National Goalkeeper Imprisoned over Role in Protests
JAMES M. DORSEY: Military court sentences goalkeeper, plus two other sportsmen, despite pledge by the King to move trials to civilian courts.…
Bahrain: 3 Cartoonists, Sum Bigger than Parts?
M.LYNX-QUALEY: Neufeld wasn’t in Bahrain during the protests, but he cartoons about it nevertheless through the lens of two cartoonists who were.…
Bahrain and Iran – Danger or Distraction?
STEVE ROYSTON: Should the Iranian threat – whether in terms of moral support or actual intervention – be one of Bahrain’s principal concerns?…
Bassiouni: Let People Think for Themselves
STEVE ROYSTON: It seems to me the period of reflection should be accompanied by one of restraint by opinion formers – in the mosques and in print.…
Bahrain: Reconciliation In Need After Bassiouni
STEVE ROYSTON: The report is magisterial, dispassionate and distressing. Accounts of torture, violence and intimidation are not surprising.…
