Monday, Mar 21, 2011
Gulf News
Schools open but teachers generally keep away
Manama: Bahrain regained a sense of normalcy yesterday after ministries and public establishments resumed work.
Bahrains oil and gas authority and electricity and water authority reported regular attendance in line with the instructions of the civil service bureau.
Oil and gas companies also reported regular attendance.
Staff levels remained quasi-normal in three major companies and petrol-filling stations operated normally without disruption, the authority said in a statement.
In schools, around 90 per cent of the administrative staff went to work, but most of the teachers did not show up, ostensibly in keeping with requests circulated on the internet not to resume classes, a source said.
The civil service bureau, in charge of public employees, had urged the resumption of routine work yesterday after days of unrest around the country.
Schools were asked to re-open for academic and administrative staff, but students were told that they would be informed later about the date of their return to classes.
Government appeal
In Manama, the justice, Islamic affairs and endowments ministry denied reports that mosques in some areas had been demolished in reaction to protests.
We launched an investigation into the reports and found that there was no truth to the allegations that some places of worship had been torn down, the ministry said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Islamist lawmakers in Kuwait have decided to move a resolution seeking to question the prime minister in parliament for not sending troops to Bahrain and lashed out at Iran for meddling in Bahrains affairs.
The announcement was made by Salafi lawmakers Mohammad Hayef and Waleed Al Tabtabai on Saturday.
By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief
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