Bahrain may be a small country, but each area and island has its own very distinctive character. A lot of Bahrain Island is barren desert, as the surface is lime stone covered with saline sand, although with a surprisingly varied wildlife, but there is a fertile strip along the north coast. Much of the oil…
Bahrain is the financial centre of the Middle East. It serves both a regional and international market and provides a complete range of financial and banking services. Financial Institutions available in Bahrain :- Investment banks. Commercial banks. Specialized banks. Offshore banking units. Money and foreign exchange brokers. The BMA is an independent Organization with a…
Mohammed Sadiq Dawani A little over ten years ago there were few international fashion brands in Bahrain and the Yateem Centre was the largest shopping complex in the Kingdom. Al Jazira was there then, are here now and have no plans to move anywhere but up. Are you surprised by how far Bahrain has progressed…
Mohammad Al Rasheed looks through a violent history and finds worrying parallels with today Many times you have read me on these pages complaining about our social practices and our moral behaviour on the ground, in opposition to our stated aims. And probably, there are still volumes to be written on this subject without giving…
At 18, Kiran Matharu is interested in clubs – only she’s passing up stilettos and clutches for spikes and a caddy. BC caught up with her at the Dubai Ladies Masters last month to talk breaking into the world of professional ladies golf, travel, men and money.
In September the first ever male beauty pageant was held at the Baan Saeng Thai auditorium. BC caught up pageant winner Edgar Moussa to find out exactly what makes a Mr Pogi (Handsome). Why did you do it? It was my girlfriend Linda’s idea – she insisted I enter. She said I have what it…
James Hogan’s job is to turn loss making Gulf Air into a commercial success in just three years! Bahrain Confidential met up with the straight talking Australian with the Herculean task, to learn more about him and find out how he plans to succeed where others have failed. Q. You said that Gulf Air is a…
My first encounter with Hannah Harwood was during a lunch held by the Bahrain British Business Forum (BBBF) at the Holiday Inn. She had been brought in as a guest speaker to talk about her experience in 1998 as a member of an all-women sailing Learn on a record-breaking attempt to circumnavigate the globe in…
The Calvin Klein Man Fragrance creator talks exclusively to Bahrain Confidential about influences, favourites and inspirations. How and when did your love of perfumes start? I grew up in Grasse, in the French Riviera, among rose and jasmine fields… was 5 years old when my father invited me to smell the fabulous Rose of May.…
In Baghdad there are no non-combatants. Any day, anyone can be a target in a city where the final death toll depends on who’s counting. Last month, the city lost one more of its elite professionals. Now resident in Bahrain, one man shares his story of how he lost the country he never turned his…