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Akhbar Al Khaleej is a Bahraini daily with a Left wing/Arab nationalist slant. It’s editor in chief is Anwar Abdulrahman and is the sister paper of the English language, Gulf Daily News.
The paper is known to be close to Bahrain’s main leftist opposition party, National Democratic Action and its columnists include some of the country’s most prominent leftists such as Sameera Rajab and Mahmood Al Gassab, who is a leading member of the Jami'at al-Tajammu' al-Qawmi al-Dimuqrat, one of the four opposition societies to the government.
With its Arab nationalist stance, the newspaper has led condemnation of the United States’ invasion of Iraq, and has been particularly critical those Iraqis who have cooperated with the American backed political order: Samira Rajab in 2005 dismissed Iraqi Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani as an ‘American general’. This resulted in death threats towards Ms Rajab from Shia Islamists – who hold the Iraqi cleric in high regard – and brought to the surface political fissures in the alliance of Shia Islamists and ex-Marxists that had come together to oppose the 2002 Constitution.
- Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation
Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation (BRTC) is a Corporation established in January 1993 to regulate visual and audio broadcasting in the Kingdom of Bahrain according to Amir decree (1993/1).
Gulf Daily News
The Gulf Daily News is an English-language newspaper published in the Kingdom of Bahrain by Al Hilal Group. It is distributed locally in Bahrain as well as other Gulf states. It is owned by the Al Hilal Group, which publishes 13 other newspapers and magazines, including the local arabic newspaper Akhbar Al Khaleej. The paper, which is one of six daily newspapers in Bahrain, calls itself "The Voice of Bahrain". The name is abbreviated the GDN.
Arabic newspapers
- Akhbar al-Khaleej
- Al-Ayam
- Al-Meethaq
- Al-Waqt
- Al-Wasat
- Al-Watan
English newspapers
- Bahrain Tribune
- Gulf Daily News
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- Ahlam, popular Bahraini singer who became a UAE citizen in 1996
- Zainab Al Askari, actress
- Ali Al Jallawi, poet
- Rashed Al-Majed, popular Saudi singer resident in Bahrain
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Sawsan Al Sha'er, writer
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Ali Al Shargawi, poet
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Khalid Al Sheikh, singer/composer
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Zahra Arafat, a Bahraini actress
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Jenson Button, Formula One driver has bought a house in the Amwaj Islands
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Bruno Campos, star of Nip/Tuck
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Adrian Edmondson, British comic, grew up in Bahrain
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Jermaine Jackson, singer and producer, signed to Bahrain based 2 Seas Records
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Michael Jackson, singer/songwriter who has made Bahrain his permanent legal residence and bought a property in the Amwaj Islands.
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Shakira, references Bahrain in the song "Ojos Así"/"Eyes Like Yours"
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Jack Vettriano, painter, began his professional career while living in Bahrain
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The Bahrain Grand Prix is a Formula One Championship race which first took place at the Bahrain International Circuit on April 4, 2004.
The Bahrain Grand Prix, sponsored by Gulf Air, made history as the first Formula One Grand Prix to be held in the Middle East. Bahrain fought off fierce competition from elsewhere in the region to stage the race, with Egypt, Lebanon and UAE all hoping for the prestige of hosting a Formula One Grand Prix.
The inaugural race was given the award for the 'Best Organised Grand Prix' by the FIA.
Bahrain Grand Prix started 2006 Formula One season, replacing the traditional opener, The Australian Grand Prix (which was pushed back due to the conflicting Commonwealth Games).
In 2002, the building of Sakhir track was started. Bahrain is not yet interested on building a new grand prix track, especially because it has been in the F1 calendar for only three years.
The Project started in 2002 with high domestic interest about the project as it saw a future and a saver for street racers. By the completion of the project, the Circuit soon outshadowed the Kuwait Circuit and became the center of gulf motor sport as it held many other races such as occasional drag races and GT races and Formula 3 races.
The Grand Prix itself is an enormous event both domestic and international. Crowds gather in high numbers both from the gulf and from around the world. The Grand Prix is a cultural interaction where people from every part of the world including celebrities make appearances in this race. The Race is a 3-day event that is more like a 3-day festival.
Hermann Tilke built the track, and because of that has received some criticism, as some believe that Tilke's designs are too simple and robotic. Of course, there has been a fair amount of overtaking in each of the grands prix, which has lessened the amount of criticism. Another common criticism of the course is the giant run-off areas, which don't punish drivers who fail to stay on the track. While this rewards drivers who commonly make errors, it also improves safety, as braking on gravel or sand is incredibly difficult.
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