Bahrain Pearls
Bahrain (11/04)
Natural resources: Oil, natural gas, fish, pearls. ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
The following items are strictly prohibited: firearms and ammunition or other weaponry, including decorative knives; cultured, bleached, or tinted pearls and undrilled pearls produced outside the Arabian Gulf; pornography or seditious literature; and habit-forming or hallucinatory drugs. Videocassettes will be inspected and viewed on arrival and should not be shipped in hand or checked baggage. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: USTR Zoellick on Global Trade and the Middle East
European merchants imported spices, dyes, sugar, pearls, and precious stones from the Middle East. Silk from Persia and the shores of the Caspian was carried to the kingdoms and principalities of Europe via a "silk road" that stretched west to the Atlantic Ocean and east to China. The caravan-serais sprinkled across the deserts not far from here -- and the majestic ruins of Petra -- stand in testament to the vitality and practicality of this trade. ... [Read More]
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