Arabian Business.com reports that Gulf Daily News said that MPs in the Gulf state on Tuesday (21 May) voted in favour of an outright pork ban, which would stipulate jail terms of up to two month and/or fines of up to BD300 ($800) for those caught with such products. Repeat offenders would be handed stiffer penalties.

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Some Bahrainis are publicly criticising the decision to ban pork in the country after MPs approved a law that could see consumers and importers jailed for two years.

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Last month, the MPs approved a two-month jail sentence and fines of up to BD300 (US$ 785) for anyone illegally importing, selling or possessing pork, which is forbidden in Islam, TradeArabia News Service quotes a report in Gulf Daily News.

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Bahrain is having to pay an extra BD1 million ($2.63 million) a month to maintain fresh meat supplies as a result of the ban on Australian sheep, a report said.

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Authorities have been urged by a municipal council to launch a probe into improper storage and transport of meat carcasses in Bahrain.

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How the yanks love to play with words, like calling torture harsh interrogation, Prisoners with no rights to habeas corpus enemy combatants and niggers African Americans, rather than called a spade(pardon the pun) a shovel. U.S. Secretary of State Clinton (the more you get to know Hilary, the more you understand Bill and Monica in the oval office) recently urged countries selling weapons to Syrian President Assad to “get on the right side of history.” And President Obama stated that America “cannot stand idly by when a tyrant tells his people there will be no mercy.” The Pentagon seems to be on a different page.

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Poultry companies in Bahrain have been stocking up for the festive season, with Delmon Poultry Company now operating at full capacity, producing 27 000kg of fresh chicken as Ramadan gets underway.

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Bahraini poultry and livestock companies are gearing up to meet specific consumer needs during Ramadan, under an initiative by the Industry and Commerce Ministry, officials said.

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Waitrose opens in Bahrain Waitrose is to extend its presence overseas with the opening of the first Waitrose shop in Bahrain this Thursday, 10 February 2011. It will be the third branch outside of the UK with two stores operating successfully in the United Arab Emirates

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Preparations are in full swing to establish a private poultry company in Bahrain as part of a BD10 million ($26.5 million) investment project.

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Farm Weekly editor Travis King grew up on his family’s sheep farm at Darkan and has been involved in rural journalism for 13 years. A week in the Middle East courtesy of Meat and Livestock Australia and travelling with its Middle East and North Africa livestock services manager Peter Dundon provided an invaluable insight to a region that is a key market for Australian livestock. This is the first in a series of exclusive feature articles that will appear in Rural Press publications over the coming weeks.

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WALKING through a Bahrain meat market is certainly an experience of a lifetime. While not the most hygienic food facility I have ever seen, there was certainly some activity going on. Along with Meat and Livestock Australia/Livecorp’s Middle East and Africa livestock services manager Peter Dundon we went through on a Friday morning – the first day of the weekend in Bahrain. They work Sunday to Thursday in Bahrain, with Friday and Saturday the weekend.

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Gulf oil producers have abandoned long-standing nationalistic policies of achieving food self-sufficiency and switched to a more realistic approach of using their strong financial muscle to invest in farm projects in fertile countries.

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Livecorp Auatralia's man on the ground in Bahrain, Peter Dundon says chilled carcases cannot replace Australia's live export trade.

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THERE has been "serious disagreement" among the Health and Education Ministry officials over the closure of schools to combat swine flu, it emerged yesterday. Senior Health Ministry officials claimed they were against the extended closure of schools, arguing it went against the spirit of World Health Organisation's (WHO) recommendations. A decision to keep schools shut beyond the Eid holidays was taken during a meeting attended by Health Minister Dr Faisal Al Hamer and

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Bahrain has plans to buy up to 150,000 tonnes of fresh chicken meat from Thailand to distribute in the Middle East. Initially, about 50,000 tonnes or 30% are set for this yearYukol Limlaemthong, DG of the Livestock Development Department, said that the new

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The Municipalities and Agriculture Ministry has launched a scheme to improve the poultry sector and increase annual production of birds by 20 per cent, from 6.2 million to 7.5m. This will cover more than 50pc of consumers' needs, the minister, Dr Juma Al Ka'abi,

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A SECOND meat company may be established to help solve supply problems in the country, it emerged yesterday. Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Hassan Fakhro welcomed the idea

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Fears that there might be a shortage of meat in the market following the death of a huge number of livestock was allayed yesterday. Bahrain Livestock Company chairman Ibrahim Zainal claimed that the company would be able to provide the market with enough quantity of meat despite an average of 2,500 animals dying

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Bahraini head of the medical Haj committee Dr. Ali Al Baqara has urged nationals and residents of the country to postpone their Haj plans for this year – especially

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Bahrain-based Al Salam Bank enters the agricultural industry by signing a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with Thai Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group).For CP Group, this marks the organization's business expansion into the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. Al Salam and CP Group will jointly identify suitable agribusiness ventures that will generate attractive risk-adjusted returns while playing a proactive role in addressing food security in the region

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A leading international investment firm headquartered in Bahrain, has announced the signing of a definitive agreement for the sale of Church's Chicken to an affiliate of Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, a leading San Francisco-based private equity firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed and the transaction is expected to close within 30 days, subject to normal closing cond

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The leader of a fishermen's group has threatened to launch a wave of demonstrations to press the labour ministry to recall the decision to scrap the sponsorship system for foreigners. "The action threats

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Bahrain’s health authorities have been coordinating with the Saudi authorities to ensure that the close contacts with the international community gatherings in Makkah for umarh and hajj would not lead to more cases of swine flu affecting the region. “We will advise everyone going from Bahrain to perform Umrah or Hajj on the need to comply with the directives of the Saudi authorities and we will push hard for minimising contact with others

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Bahrain recently expressed interest to $12 million investment in shrimp production at the Carmen Integrated Aquaculture Park, provincial fishery officer Mohammed Jailani said.

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In an interview after the special edition of ‘Kapihan sa Kapitolyo’ on Monday, Jailani said the investment interest was conveyed during the recent visit of Bahrain-based business delegation led by Bahraini Minister for Industry and Commerce Hassan Fakno, reports Mindano Times.

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Bahrain recently expressed interest to $12 million investment in shrimp production at the Carmen Integrated Aquaculture Park, provincial fishery officer Mohammed Jailani said.

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Bahrain recently expressed interest to pour $12 million investment in shrimp production at the Carmen Integrated Aquaculture Park, provincial fishery officer Mohammed Jailani said.

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