By Evan Ploeckelman / Arab America Contributing Writer The Tour de France, a 21-day cycling race navigating the country of France, has long been one of the most popular cycling races in the world. As of the time of writing, Tadej Pogacar, cyclist for Team UAE Emirates, is ranked first, while Peio Bilbao, cyclist for … Continued
By: Wael Sultan/Arab America Contributing Writer Situated in the Arabian peninsula’s eastern portion, right off the Persian Gulf’s warm shores, is The Kingdom of Bahrain. A collection of islands comprises a small archipelago made up of 51 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered around the main island (Bahrain), which makes up around … Continued
By: Safa M. Qureshi/Arab America Contributing Writer “The Middle East represents one of the world’s modern coffee culture hot spots, with high growth prospects for major chains across many markets and burgeoning opportunities on the horizon for the specialty coffee sector,” says Young. By comparison, in a study from 2017, the US ranks as the … Continued
By: Bishara Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist As Washington celebrated yesterday the normalization and establishment of diplomatic agreements between Israel and two Arab countries–the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain – Palestinians were asking themselves: Is this the beginning of the end of the Arab support for Palestine? Has Israel broken – once and … Continued
Press Release Bahrain FinTech Bay, FinTech Consortium Bahrain, and Silicon FinTech Bay Create Opportunities for Bahraini and American Talent “The future of finance revolves around fintech innovation, and Bahrain provides an ideal environment for a healthy fintech ecosystem.” — Ambassador Abdulla AlKhalifa Washington, DC – The National U.S. – Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC), in … Continued
SOURCE: ALJAZEERA In this week’s UpFront, we debate who is to blame for the chaos in Libya and whether the situation is better now than under the rule of Muammar Gaddafi. And in a Special Interview, we ask activist Maryam al-Khawaja about Bahrain’s uprising seven years on, the state of the country’s opposition parties and whether charges of Iranian influence are true. … Continued
Interior minister said law enforcement had arrested 49 ‘terrorist agents’ and foiled attacks across the country SOURCE: ARABIAN BUSINESS Bahraini police said Sunday they had arrested 47 people on charges linked to terrorism, including plots to assassinate “public figures”, as well as filing charges against another 290. Authorities have cracked down hard on dissent since … Continued
By: Mariam Nabbout Source: Stepfeed Flights, trips, consular services – How the #QatarCrisis affects you https://t.co/g0mvnqcQkc #Qatar pic.twitter.com/g4cflFa0iA — Gulf News (@gulf_news) June 5, 2017 Six Arab countries including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Yemen, Egypt and Libya cut diplomatic ties with Qatar early Monday. The decision comes following weeks of rising tensions that saw several … Continued
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