Gulf Hotel Bahrain
IV. Country Narratives: Near East
Morocco is a country of origin, transit, and destination for women, men, and children trafficked from sub-Saharan Africa, the Arab region, and Asia. Young Moroccan victims are lured into Europe by Italian, Spanish, Moroccan, Algerian, and Nigerian traffickers and then forced into drug trafficking, coerced labor, and sexual exploitation. Moroccan women are trafficked to the Gulf region and Syria. Significant internal trafficking also takes place, usually involving child domestics and underage girls sold into marriage. An emerging sex tourism industry involving young Moroccans in and around popular tourist destinations of the country has also been reported. ... [Read More]
Background Notes Archive - Near East and North Africa
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBACKGROUND NOTES: KUWAIT, NOVEMBER 1994PUBLSIHED BY THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC AFFIARS November 1994 Official Name: State of Kuwait PROFILE Geography Area: 17,820 sq. km. (about 6,880 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than New Jersey. Cities: Capital-Kuwait (pop. about 700,000). Other towns-Ahmadi, Jahra, Fahaheel. Terrain: Flat to slightly undulating desert plain. Climate: Intensely hot and dry in summers; short, cool winters with limited rain. People Nationality: Noun and adjective-Kuwaiti(s). Population (1993): 1.8 million, including non-Kuwaiti citizens. Annual growth rate (including immigration): 8.7%. Ethnic groups: Arab 84%, South Asian, Iranian, Southeast Asian. Religion: Islam 85% (Kuwaiti citizens are 100% Muslim). Languages: Arabic (official); English widely spoken. Education (free through high school): Years compulsory--8. Literacy--male 78%, female 69% over age of 15. Health: Infant mortality rate--13 deaths/1,0 ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Regional TransportationLast Updated: 7/31/2002 6:00 PM Travel within the country is solely by car. Vehicle travel to neighboring countries is not recommended for safety reasons (long, desolate driving distances and the lack of shoulders or emergency lanes) and because of border crossing difficulties. Air transportation links to neighboring countries are extensive, fairly well managed, and much more convenient. Planes are often overbooked, and travelers are advised to reconfirm reservations and arrive at the airport well in advance of posted flight times. Doha is served by Gulf Air, Emirates Air, Qatar Airways, Saudia, KLM, Air India, British Airways, Iran Air, Pakistan International Airlines, Egypt Air, and most other non-Gulf Arab airlines. No U.S. airline serves Doha directly, altho ... [Read More]
2001
1111--11/11/01 Remarks with Foreign Minister Mohammed Bin Mubarak al-Khalifa of Bahrain; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Following the Gulf Cooperation Council Meeting; New York, New York ... 1111--02/25/01 Press Availability with Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Jerusalem (King David Hotel) ... [Read More]
November
1111--11/06/01 Remarks at the 2001 Africare Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner; Hilton Washington Hotel; Washington, DC ... 1111--11/11/01 Remarks with Foreign Minister Mohammed Bin Mubarak al-Khalifa of Bahrain; Following the Gulf Cooperation Council Meeting; New York, New York ... [Read More]
Bahrain
Foreign women employed as hotel and restaurant staff typically are locked in a communal house when not working and driven to work in a van. Many are involved in prostitution and reportedly trade sexual favors with hotel managers in exchange for time off from work (see Section 6.f.). ... Most senior government officials and ruling family members, as well as major hotels and affluent private citizens, use satellite dishes to receive international broadcasts. Government approval to access satellite dishes and to import or install dishes no longer is required. Bahrain Television's satellite subscription service does not offer access to the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera channel, which otherwise broadcasts widely throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Transcript: Gulf Support for Fight Against Money Laundering "Excellent"
Answer: I see this on a bigger world stage. For me this is not an issue about the Gulf. This is an issue about a hundred and eighty nine countries around the world banding together with a determination that we're going to defeat terrorism so that people everywhere in the world are able to live without fear in their lives every day. So I don't see this in terms of one country, or a few countries, or a particular destination, as you suggest the Gulf states. We're all in this together. ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Since independence, Bahrain has joined the U.N., the Arab League, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, and the Gulf Cooperation Council. The Gulf Cooperation Council was formed in 1981 to coordinate developmental, educational, commercial and security affairs among its six Arab Gulf State members. ... The University of Bahrain has approximately 12,000 undergraduate students. The School of Business is the largest faculty on campus, which also hosts an American Studies Center with an American academic director. The President of the University of Bahrain is Shaikha Maryam Al Khalifa, the former Dean of the Law School. The regional Arabian Gulf University, funded by the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) is also located in Bahrain, and its medical school opened in 1984. The presidency of AGU rotates among the GCC states and the current AGU president is a woman from the United Arab Emirates. ... [Read More]
Bahrain
There were persistent reports that some foreign women working as hotel and restaurant staff were locked in a communal house or apartment when not working and driven to work in a van. Many reportedly traded sexual favors with hotel managers in exchange for time off from work (see Section 6.f.). ... Although prostitution is illegal, some foreign women, including some who worked as hotel and restaurant staff, engaged voluntarily in prostitution. There were also reports that some women were forced into prostitution. When the Government discovered this kind of abuse, it generally responded by prosecuting the offender, often the victim's sponsor or employer. There were persistent reports that some women working in hotels and restaurants were locked in a communal house or apartment when not working and driven to work in a van (see Section 6.c.). ... [Read More]
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