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People

Population	0.75 mln
Population growth	2%
Life expectancy	76 years
Net migration	19,000

Economy

GDP	$15.83 bln
- per capita	$21,026
- growth rate	8%
FDI, net inflows	$1.76 bln

Infrastructure

Cellphone users	148%
Internet users	33%

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Arab World Competitiveness Report 2011-2012

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The Report analyzes the competitiveness of the Arab world with a special focus on generating employment, which, without any doubt, constitutes the region’s most pressing priority. It also discusses the economic outlook of the region and analyzes current and future opportunities and challenges. This joint Report, which continues the successful collaboration of our two organizations - the World Economic Forum and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), is a contribution more...

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Sonia Hossain on January 24, 2012

No Justice in Bahrain: Unfair Trials in Military and Civilian Courts

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hrw.org –

This report documents serious due process violations in high-profile trials before Bahrain’s special military courts in 2011 – including one trial of 21 prominent political activists and another of 20 doctors and other medical personnel – and in politically motivated trials before ordinary criminal courts since 2010. Serious abuses included denying defendants the right to counsel and to present a defense, and failure to investigate credible allegations of torture and ill-treatment during more...

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Moushumi Biswas on February 29, 2012

Natural Resources and Non-Cooperative Trade Policy

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wto.org –

When looking at the conditions of trade in natural resources the world appears upside down: tariff protection in natural resources sectors is generally lower than for overall merchandise trade, while export restrictions are twice as likely as in other sectors. On the other hand, tariff escalation is significant in natural resources sectors, where materials in their raw state face, on average, lower duties than in their processed form.In this paper, we discuss how export taxes and tariff more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 10, 2011

The Informal Economy

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pubs.iied.org –

Could the informal economy be the route to deliver the big sustainable development ideals such as the Green Economy, Millennium Development Goals and Poverty Reduction Strategies, given that its share is rapidly increasing and that the poor mostly operate here? In some developing countries, the share of the informal economy is greater than that of the formal economy. Government planners, donors and NGOs could use the informal or the formal economy to help lift up the well being of the poor and more...

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Sonia Hossain on November 03, 2011

Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States: Elite Politics, Street Protests and Regional Diplomacy

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chathamhouse.org.uk –

The ‘Arab Spring’ has penetrated the Arabian Peninsula, affecting both Yemen and the bordering countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).This paper examines the actual and potential roles of the various GCC states with regard to Yemen, explores how these have been linked to wider international roles and frameworks, and addresses the response of various political actors in Yemen. It highlights the predominance of elite politics and informal networks on both sides, even as ‘people power’ is more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 15, 2011

Arms Transfers to the Middle East and North Africa

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amnesty.org –

The USA, Russia and European countries supplied large quantities of weapons to repressive governments in the Middle East and North Africa before this year’s uprisings despite having evidence of a substantial risk that they could be used to commit serious human rights violations, Amnesty International said in this new report. This report examines arms transfers to Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Syria and Yemen since 2005. Amnesty International recognized that the international community has taken some more...

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Sonia Hossain on October 26, 2011

Foreign Direct Investment, Aid, and Terrorism: An Analysis of Developing Countries

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research.stlouisfed.org –

The authors investigate the relationship between the two major forms of terrorism and foreign direct investment (FDI). The authors then analyze how these relationships are affected by foreign aid flows. The analysis focuses on 78 developing countries for 1984- 2008. The findings suggest that all types of terrorism depress FDI. In addition, aid mitigates the negative effects of total and domestic terrorism on FDI; however, this is not the case for transnational terrorism. This finding highlights more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 23, 2011

Targets of Retribution

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hrw.org –

This report documents serious government abuses, starting in mid-February 2011. These include attacks on health care providers; denial of medical access to protesters injured by security forces; the siege of hospitals and health centers; and the detention, ill-treatment, torture, and prosecution of medics and patients with protest-related injuries. The government violations were part of the violent response by authorities to largely peaceful pro-democracy and anti-government demonstrations that more...

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Sonia Hossain on September 20, 2011

Do No Harm : A Call for Bahrain to End Systematic Attacks on Doctors and Patients

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s3.amazonaws.com –

Thousands of protesters in the small island Kingdom of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf took to the streets calling for government reform in February and March 2011. The Government’s response was brutal and systematic: shoot civilian protesters, detain and torture them, and erase all evidence. On the frontline, treating hundreds of these wounded civilians, doctors had first-hand knowledge of government atrocities.This report details systematic and targeted attacks against medical personnel, as a more...

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Moushumi Biswas on June 22, 2011

Bahrain’s Human Rights Crisis

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reliefweb.int –

"Bahrain’s Human Rights Crisis” summarizes Human Rights Watch’s research on the ground since pro-democracy protests began in February. Human Rights Watch found widespread arbitrary arrests and incommunicado detention, torture, and unfair military court trials, as well as summary dismissals of workers accused of sympathizing with the protests. The government has failed to investigate the abuses or hold anyone accountable for these actions. On June 29, the king announced an independent commission more...

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Moushumi Biswas on July 06, 2011

The Long War Journal

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longwarjournal.org –

The Long War Journal is a website dedicated to providing original and accurate reporting and analysis of the Long War (also known as the Global War on Terror). This is accomplished through its programs of embedded reporters, news and news aggregation, maps, podcasts, and other multimedia formats.The Long War Journal is published by Public Multimedia Inc., a nonprofit media company.The Long War Journal is a project of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.The Long War Journal publishes five more...

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John Daly on March 22, 2011

Slow Reform: Protection of Migrant Domestic Workers in Asia and the Middle East

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hrw.org –

This 26-page report reviews conditions in eight countries with large numbers of migrant domestic workers: Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Singapore, and Malaysia. The report surveys progress in extending protection to domestic workers under labor laws, reforming immigration "sponsorship" systems that contribute to abuse, ensuring effective response by police and courts to physical and sexual violence, and allowing civil society and trade unions to more...

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Najmee Chowdhury on April 29, 2010

Bloodied but unbowed: Unwarranted state violence against Bahraini protesters

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amnesty.org –

Mass peaceful protests demanding political reform have shaken the gulf state of Bahrain since mid-February. in response, the security forces initially sought to suppress the protests with brutality, killing seven protesters, injuring hundreds of others and assaulting paramedics. proper, transparent investigations that ensure accountability and justice for the victims, and a strong government commitment to respect human rights are needed now.

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Sonia Hossain on March 17, 2011

Health Services Paralyzed: Bahrain’s Military Crackdown on Patients

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doctorswithoutborders.org –

Health facilities in Bahrain have been drawn into the center of the country’s current unrest and clashes between government and opposition protestors that began in February 2011. The result is an unacceptable circumstance in which medical facilities—which are generally functioning well in terms of material, infrastructure and skilled staff—now no longer impartially serve the medical needs of the population.Hospitals and health clinics are no longer places to go for the sick or injured, but are more...

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Farina Ahmed on April 20, 2011

Targets of Retribution Attacks against Medics, Injured Protesters, and Health Facilities

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hrw.org –

This report documents serious government abuses, starting in mid-February 2011. These include attacks on health care providers; denial of medical access to protesters injured by security forces; the siege of hospitals and health centers; and the detention, ill-treatment, torture, and prosecution of medics and patients with protest-related injuries.The government violations were part of the violent response by authorities to largely peaceful pro-democracy and anti-government demonstrations that more...

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Farina Ahmed on July 19, 2011

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