Arabic News Weekly Edition for Bahrain, 2/18/2002
Weekly Edition, Bahrain - Week of February 18, 2002
- The first Bahraini official trade delegation to Iraq since 12 years
In the first visit of its kind since 12 years a Bahraini delegation composed of 50 businessmen as well as the advisor for the executive chairman of the higher council for development Muhammad al-Assoumi will pay a visit to Iraq. Bahrain-Iraq, Economics, 2/22/2002 - US to found a central leadership base in Bahrain
The British Tabloid "The Sun" issued on Monday said that the US is intending to found a central leadership base in Bahrain in order to supervise the land war to be carried out by some 200,000 US soldiers from Kuwait under the cover of intensive air bombardment operations against Iraq from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Turkey as well as planes carriers in the Gulf. Bahrain-USA, Politics, 2/19/2002 - Bahrain dissolves Shoura council to prepare for parliamentary elections
The King of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa on Saturday ordered dissolving of the appointed Shoura council and thereby paved the way before making free parliamentary elections for the first time in 27 years. Bahrain, Politics, 2/18/2002