Bahrain Weather
US Department Of State Post Report
Bahrain, with a desert climate, is one of the world’s hottest areas. Its hottest and most humid weather is from June through September with temptures over 110ºF most days. Virtually all buildings and all Embassy staff housing are air-conditioned. The weather is pleasant from November through May (55º-85ºF) with infrequent rainfall. The combination of poor soil drainage and few storm sewers can result in muddy city streets and puddles. ... Manama, the capital of Bahrain, is a cosmopolitan city of about 144,000. Central Manama is undergoing extensive urban development, featuring new banks, hotels, offices, and six-lane, divided highways on land reclaimed from the sea during the past 15 years. The growth has resulted in moderately increased traffic congestion and the distinct beginnings of urban sprawl. Yet the city is livable, and many consider it the preferred location in the Gulf. The discomfort of the outdoor summer weather and the real, as well as psychological, isolation of living on a small island community cause frustration for some. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: White House Report, Jan. 31: Blair, Havel, Argentina, Week Ahead
President Bush and Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair were to meet for several hours of discussions at the White House the afternoon of January 31. Their plans to meet at the Camp David presidential retreat in the mountains outside Washington were scrapped because of poor weather. ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Camping and day trips in the desert are popular during the cooler weather, from November through March. You can buy tents and camping equipment locally, order them from catalogs, or rent them from USERA. ... The principal officer’s stone home has a large living room, enclosed sun room, dining room, study, three bedrooms, two and a half baths, kitchen, utility room, three servants quarters on the ground floor; a sitting room, bedroom and bath, enclosed porch, and an open roof terrace occupy the second floor. Behind the house is a large, tree-shaded patio suitable for outdoor entertaining in good weather. A one-car garage is attached. The homes of the section chiefs are built of locally quarried stone and have two or three bedrooms, two or two and a half baths, a large combination living/dining room, den, sunporch, kitchen, servants quarters, and utility room. All are one story and have an outdoor patio in back. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Fact Sheet: Coalition Contributions to the War on Terrorism
-- French engineers helped construct runways, a tent city and a munitions storage facility at Manas. France also provided airfield security (with dogs), a field mess unit, a deployable weather bureau, and a Civil Military Operations (CMO) team. ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Higher Education OpportunitiesLast Updated: 11/2/2004 6:57 AM The American University of Kuwait opened its doors Fall 2004. AUK is comprised of a College of Arts and Sciences, a School of Management and Business Administration, and a Continuing Education Center. It has an agreement with Dartmouth College for curriculum development. It is actively recruiting graduates of the American School of Kuwait. AUK is located in a ... [Read More]
A Trans-Atlantic Agenda for the Year Ahead
The Middle East is, of course, not the only area of conflict and instability in the world. Over the past four years NATO, the United States, the European Union and our other partners have made substantial contributions to peace in Afghanistan, symbolized most poignantly when eight million people defied Taliban threats and braved bad weather last October to vote for a new government. We obviously have more to do to continue to spur economic growth as we also combat the insidious drug trade that has re-emerged in much of the country. We appreciate the UK’s lead on this urgent priority. President Bush has requested $773 million this fiscal year to fight all aspects of the narcotics problem. ... [Read More]
Policy and Program Developments
Overview for 2000For U.S. international antidrug programs, the year 2000 was one of important accomplishments and serious challenges. Long-term cooperation with our Western Hemisphere allies continued to bear fruit. We successfully attacked drug crop expansion, enhanced interdiction efforts, worked to arrest leaders of drug trafficking syndicates, and narrowed the opportunities for the drug trade to launder drug profits. At the same time, we provided our partners essential training assistance to strengthen their law enforcement and judicial systems, while helping them with programs to reduce drug consumption in their own countries. The year’s most noteworthy accomplishment was to keep the total Andean coca crop from expanding significantly. Six years of joint ... [Read More]
Policy and Program Developments
What We Know With Less Certainty. How much of a finished product a given area will produce is difficult to estimate. Small changes in factors such as soil fertility, weather, farming techniques, and disease can produce widely varying results from year to year and place to place. To add to our uncertainty, most illicit drug crop areas are not easily accessible to the United States Government, making scientific information difficult to obtain. Therefore, we are estimating the potential crop available for harvest. Not all of these estimates allow for losses, which could represent up to a third or more of a crop in some areas for some harvests. The value in estimating the size of the potential crop is to provide a consistent basis for a comparative analysis from year to year. ... [Read More]
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