Carrier deployment likely long-planned but that doesn’t diminish Iran tensions, analysts say
Bolton could be responding to another recent escalation — Iran’s recent designation of all U.S. military personnel stationed in the Middle East as terrorists — said Mahmoud Abdulghaffar, a research analyst for Derasat, Bahrain’s Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies…
Tamkeen Customer Service Centers at Seef and Traders House receive the Golden Shield
Tamkeen Customer Service Centers have been awarded the Gold category among the 10 Gold Classes in the Assessment Program of the Government Service Centers…
Threats of Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz
Iran has renewed its threats to close the Strait of Hormuz if it is prevented from using the waterway to export its oil. As noted by Mohammed Jassim Bu Hasan, Iran is also saying that no other country will be able to export its oil through the Strait of Hormuz if actions to cut Iranian oil exports continue…
The Shura Council MOU with DERASAT
The MOU between the Shura Council and DERASAT aims to strengthen relations and establish projects and programs in the fields of research and training.
A quarter century of the NATO initiative towards the Mediterranean countries
The objective of the NATO launch of the Mediterranean Dialogue were to establish good relations aimed at bilateral understanding of the most important challenges Regional security and stability. Dr. Ashraf Keshk notes that the initiative had faced challenges, especially in view of the changes that had occurred in the countries of the Mediterranean since 2011…
Roundtable Reading: “Two Prosperous Decades”
A reading roundtable to be held on Sunday, 21 April, will bring together a distinguished group of Bahraini and Arab political and intellectual figures at the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies.
Experts and analysts answer the question: Are signs of an American-Iranian war approaching?
According to Dr. Ashraf Keshk, he says that it is not the first time, nor the last witnessed by the US – Iranian relations escalation of the nuclear file, yet he does not expect a military confrontation between the two sides for a couple reasons…
Getting the most out of Saudi Arabia’s new residency permit
Saudi Arabia’s Shoura Council just approved a special residency permit for entrepreneurs, investors, and skilled expatriates. Dr. Omar A-Ubaydli discusses this potentially positive step for the economy ……
Opinion Poll: Bahraini Journalists, Writers, and Media Professionals on Freedom of Opinion and Expression in the Kingdom of Bahrain
In conjunction with World Press Freedom Day on May 3rd, the idea of conducting a survey on the opinions of writers, journalists, and media professionals about the level of freedom of expression in the Kingdom of Bahrain for the year 2019 arose. The study aims to achieve the following: Understand the opinions of journalists, writers, […]
Women in IT – the Challenges
Some of the greatest obstacles to women advancing in the IT world is embedded in societal expectations. Dr. Fatima Sebaie discusses in some detail the core of these challenges and at how this needs to be redressed.
