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Teacher Quality, Vocational Education & Innovation: the Three Pillars of Bahrain’s Education Reform Strategy

April 17, 2013

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Teacher Quality, Vocational Education & Innovation: the Three Pillars of Bahrain’s Education Reform Strategy
The state of education in the MENA region is a topic of interest to political as well as economical parties, as it is seen as a potential catalyst for social change, better cohesion and most of all a tool to reduce youth unemployment and fasten the development pace in MENA.

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Batelco Group: Expanding Operations to New Markets

April 17, 2013

Shaikh Mohamed bin Isa Al-Khalifa, CEO of Batelco Group
Batelco has always been at the forefront of innovation. The leading telecom company in the Middle East has always strived to provide its markets with the latest technology and the recent launch of the 4G network in Bahrain only confirms Batelco’s superiority and efforts to offer its customers the best services available. The company was able to grow its subscriber base to 7.8 million in 2012 and its recent acquisition of Cable & Wireless was finalized only a few days ago. Thus, Batelco is progressively establishing itself as a communications player of global relevance and Bahrain’s most diversified international company.

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Women’s rights in Bahrain: Steady Progress Towards Equality

April 17, 2013

Mona Almoayyed, Managing Director of Y. K. Almoayyed & Sons
Women and men in Bahrain are paid the same wages; there is no differentiation according to the labor law. On the other hand, for women there are lots of privileges. For example, for maternity with the new labor law it is 60 rather than 45 days.

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Bassiouni Commission Recommendations

April 16, 2013

After admitting that they made mistakes by using excessive power to disperse the protests in 2011, the government of Bahrain invited a Bassiouni commission to submit their report of the events and come up with recommendations. Sameera Rajab, Minister of State for Information and Head of IAA Bahrain, discusses these recommendations and their effects on the Ministry of Information.

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Human Rights in Bahrain

April 16, 2013

There are ongoing accusations related to human rights breaches in Bahrain and many international media sources saying that Bahrain is a regime. Sameera Rajab, Minister of State for Information and Head of IAA Bahrain, discusses human rights in Bahrain.

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Media Freedom and Freedom of Speech in Bahrain

April 16, 2013

Sameera Rajab, Minister of State for Information and Head of IAA Bahrain, discusses the media freedom in Bahrain.

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New Media Law in Bahrain

April 16, 2013

Sameera Rajab, Minister of State for Information and Head of IAA Bahrain, talks about the new proposed media law in Bahrain.

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The National Dialogue in Bahrain: Reforms and Progress 2011-2013

April 16, 2013

Sameera Rajab, Minister of State for Information and Head of IAA Bahrain, talks about the progress and outcome of the first round of the National Dialogue in Bahrain. She also maps out the steady progress for human rights and reforms.

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Bahrain: Real-Estate Industry Sees Signs of Renewed Activity

April 16, 2013

Robert Jonathan Lee, CEO of Bahrain Bay
You can see that the frequency and locations are increasing weekly. Is it a massive increase? No, but you can see there is something new going on. It is that kind of anecdotal signs which show there is a renewed element of risk-taking.

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Oil & Gas Sector: Bahrain’s Banagas Hopeful of Increased Gas Production

April 16, 2013

Dr. Mohamed Al Khalifa, Chief Executive of Banagas
We are waiting for a full feasibility study to be completed for what Tatweer’s plans and developments are in future. Then we will hopefully proceed either jointly with Tatweer or one our own if there is more gas available at that time, but the prospect is that there would be extra 150 million standard cubic feet per day.