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A dubious detention
News, Editorial, Published on 05/12/2018
» The Police Immigration Bureau has placed Thailand in a dicey situation. On Nov 27, officers at Suvarnabhumi airport detained Hakeem Ali Mohamed Ali al-Araibi. He is the subject of an Interpol Red Notice -- hold for possible deportation.
Court extends detention of Bahraini refugee
Published on 05/12/2018
» A refugee footballer from Bahrain has been detained for 12 days by the Immigration Bureau (IB), an official said Tuesday, as a tug of war commenced over his fate.
Thailand extends detention of refugee footballer from Bahrain
AFP, Published on 04/12/2018
» A refugee footballer from Bahrain has been detained for another 12 days, an immigration official said Tuesday, as a rights group decried the "tug of war" over his fate.
AlAraibi detention 'in line with protocol'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/12/2018
» The Immigration Bureau's (IB) detention of Hakeem AlAraibi, a refugee footballer from Bahrain who lives in Australia, conforms to international law on human rights, says IB commissioner Surachate Hakparn.
Australia raised detained refugee with Thai authorities
Published on 30/11/2018
» MELBOURNE/BANGKOK: Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne says her officials have raised with Thai authorities the plight of an Australia-based refugee professional soccer player who has been detained in Bangkok and fears deportation to his native Bahrain.
Refugee soccer player detained at Suvarnabhumi airport
Published on 29/11/2018
» Rights groups are urging authorities not to deport a Bahraini professional soccer player to his homeland, where he faces imprisonment for what his supporters say are political reasons.
Bahrain heads to polls amid boycott calls
AFP, Published on 24/11/2018
» DUBAI - Bahrainis headed to the polls Saturday amid calls to boycott the parliamentary election in which dissolved opposition groups have been banned from taking part.
Bahrain opposition chief gets life in jail over Qatar spy case
AFP, Published on 04/11/2018
» DUBAI - Bahrain sentenced the head of the country's Shiite opposition movement to life in prison Sunday for spying for rival Gulf state Qatar in a ruling rights groups have called a travesty.
Turkey's ancient temple site gets UNESCO heritage status
AFP, Published on 02/07/2018
» ANKARA - A Turkish ancient temple site in southeastern Anatolia was given UNESCO World Heritage status on Sunday, the UN agency announced at a meeting in the Bahraini capital Manama.
Unesco lists Korean mountain Buddhist temples
AFP, Published on 30/06/2018
» MANAMA, Bahrain: Seven ancient Korean mountain temples, which typify the way Buddhism in the country has merged with indigenous beliefs and styles, were listed as Unesco World Heritage sites on Saturday.