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Civil Service Bureau President Absent from National Employment Project, Is It Being Taken Seriously?
2019-02-28
Bahraini Government not taking decision to abolish the parallel Bahrainization system, and the absence of the head of the Civil Service Bureau from the press conference are enough to know that the project launched by the PM is nothing but circumvention by the government.
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Tamkeen: Wage Support Program which Targets Hiring Unemployed Suspended for Two and Half Months
2019-02-27
Tamkeen Fund is going to extend the suspension of the Wage Support Program, which is geared to encourage hiring unemployed Bahrainis, an additional month, despite promises to reinstate the program early next month (March 2019), after deciding to suspend it for a month and a half, on the grounds of reviewing it.
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Naturalized Businessman Says to Bahrainis: There’s No Feather on Your Head
2019-02-27
Amid the huge national consensus on the Bahrainization of jobs issue, demanding that the preferential treatment given to foreigners over Bahrainis in employment in both the public and private sectors be put to an end, a discordant voice emerged, but this was not surprising at all.
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What’s Truth behind Murder of Moroccan Prisoner in Jaw Prison: Two Contradictory Narratives between Bahraini Ministry & Moroccan Embassy Raise Questions
2019-02-26
Killing inside Bahraini prisons has a long history, casting a dark shadow over any death that occurs inside the horrific cells, where dozens have died over the past decades.
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Failure of Dialogue between BCCI and Gov’t on Flexible Work Permits...Likely Confrontation in Parliament
2019-02-26
Although multiple Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) meetings were held with Bahraini Finance Minister and Industry and Commerce Minister, it doesn’t seem that both parties are heading towards a compromise on a certain method, especially regarding the flexible work permit issue.
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Minister Al-Buainain was Right, Numbers are Proof
2019-02-21
Minister Ghanem Al-Buainain did not lie when he said that “the Civil Service Bureau does not act alone, but implements state policy”. Yes, it favors foreigners and anyone who thinks otherwise is wrong.
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What’s behind Crown Prince's Move on Unemployment & Bahraini Traders’ Crisis?
2019-02-20
The ball of fire has grown— the louder the voices of disgruntled unemployed graduates become and the more the rivalry of foreigners with Bahraini merchants in the market intensifies, the harder it becomes for these issues to be avoided by the authorities.
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Bahrain First, but Bahrainis Come in Third Place in their Country
2019-02-20
Since 11 years ago, the Bahraini Ministry of Education has been holding a major annual festival attended by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa under the slogan “Bahrain first”, but this event did not manage to shift the king and government’s convictions, putting the Bahraini citizen first.
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Bahraini FM Star of Failed Conference, Summit Didn’t Reach any Concrete Conclusions or Joint Statement
2019-02-19
Bahrain's Foreign Minister, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, boasted at the Warsaw conference that the Palestinian cause was no longer his country's priority.
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Letter from IMF Chief to Bahrain Crown Prince: Stop McKinseys
2019-02-19
An indirect message was addressed to Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and his economic team. It neither came from a theocrat nor a socialist, but from the head of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde: Stop using global consultancy firms.
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State Protection of Corrupters: Robber of Housing Bank Isa Al-Dhawadi Will Not Go to Prison, Find out Why
2019-02-18
Bahrainis circulated the news that the Court of Cassation issued a ruling recently rejecting the appeal by former housing bank director Isa Sultan Al-Dhawadi and upholding his 10-year prison sentence for "seizure of public funds" amounting to about 1.5 million dinars.
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Bahraini FM Curries Favor with Netanyahu: Confronting Iran More Important than Palestine (Warsaw Summit)
2019-02-17
If there was a star of the summit held in Warsaw on the Middle East other than the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, he would certainly be the Bahraini Foreign Minister, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.
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Why Weren’t Saudis Accused of Racism when Demanding End to Naturalized Bahrainis?
2019-02-16
About a year ago, the ruling family in Bahrain was struck with fear when Saudi Interior Minister Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud came to reprimand them for granting citizenships to Yemenis, who worked there in Saudi Arabia, competing with Saudi citizens.
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Hakeem Al-Araibi, Barefoot Footballer who Reminded the World of Bahrain’s Notorious Prison
2019-02-13
The case of the Bahraini refugee football player who resides in Australia, Hakeem Al-Araibi, has inflicted an overwhelming diplomatic, political and human rights defeat on the Bahraini regime; a defeat clearly witnessed by the local and international public opinion. The regime has not been exposed to such an obvious defeat for a quite some time.
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Hakeem Al-Araibi: I Try to Be Brave, But Inside I’m Broken
2019-02-11
“Broken from inside” — this is a common feeling that all Bahrainis like Hakeem suffer from. Al-Araibi has endured this until 2014. “In Bahrain there are no human rights and no safety for people like me".
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Dangerous Development… Salman bin Ebrahim Told MoI He won’t be Affected by Al-Araibi’s Extradition to Bahrain
2019-02-10
AFC President Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa told Bahraini Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa that his status in the world would not be affected by the extradition of Hakeem Al-Araibi to Bahrain, confirmed two sources working in the Bahraini sports field.
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Boycott Tourism in Thailand until Hakeem Returns: In’t Calls Launched from Australia
2019-02-09
Within hours, #SaveHakeem became the most trending hashtag on social media outlets, now nearing one million tweets. Another hashtag has been widely spread calling for boycotting travel to Thailand #BoycottThailand in protest.
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Hakeem Al-Araibi’s Chances of Acquittal by Bahraini Judiciary Less than Chances of Surviving Cancer
2019-02-08
The Bahraini regime's defence with regards to the case of football player Hakeem Al-Araibi is focused on his right to "appeal a 10-year prison sentence". The state depicts the judiciary in the country as if it’s "more honorable than honor itself!"
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Heinous Photo from Thailand: Feet Shackled Footballer
2019-02-05
The Thai authorities have chosen to show indifference to criticism over their detention of Bahraini refugee player in Australia Hakeem Al-Araibi and that they prefer favoring the ruling family in Bahrain, which has joint investments with Thai leaders.
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Bahrain Interior Minister Comes to the Rescue of AFC President Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa
2019-02-02
The case of Bahraini football player Hakeem Al-Araibi, who is held in Thailand, caused the Government of Bahrain a severe headache.