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"It is only now that I'm back I see what a strain this thing was my wife and children", said Mr. James. "In many respects it was easier for me to them."

The two men are considering to take advantage of their first Christmas with their families since 2008 and to assert their relief to finally come home a prevails over all other thoughts at this time.

Mr. MacLeod and two other men had their passports taken away from them, after an investigation into the failure leads to the Central Bank of Bahrain asking that they should not leave the country.

But as the months went men were not charged with an offence, and serious questions have arisen in the accuracy of the initial report in the collapse of the Awal bank fraud supposed billions of dollars in the Bank, which had nothing to do with men.

Owner Awal Bank, Saudi billionaire Maan al-Sanea is now continued by his wife, family Algosaibis on allegations that he conceived a fraud (￡ 6 decision-making) $with. The case has set some rich and powerful men of affairs of the Kingdom of the Gulf against each other and now goes by a court in New York. Mr. al-Sanea denies any wrongdoing.

"It is a huge dispute between two major groups and we were sitting ducks to scapegoats, said Dr. McLeod."

The three men suffered financially unable to work for more than a year, as the travel ban prevented him to participate in job interviews. Mr. McLeod is eager to find a new job in the financial services industry, but he admits that the controversy over what he said is careless report prepared for the Bahraini authorities by investigators of the United Kingdom could make finding difficult job.

Hibis, the British company compiled the initial report is currently be sued for libel by men, who see the action as a way to clear their names.

At this moment no legal action is contemplated by men against Bahrain himself and Mr. James M. McLeod each expressed their gratitude to the heir of the Emirate to personally intervene to obtain their release. Days before leaving the country meeting men gathered Bahrain, Minister of the Interior and the three say they will assist authorities in their investigations on the collapse of the Awal Bank.

They were informed by their lawyers and Foreign & Commonwealth not step to return to the country in the near future.

Mr. James and M. MacLeod in particular welcomed the work of local counsel group Zeenat Al Mansoori. "It is an amazing person and has worked for us, even though we often couldn't pay him, said Mr. James."

"Sometimes, when each of us think that we would never get out of it, and I don't know what I would have done if I had been in this situation on my own,"said Mr. MacLeod.""

The case of men is far from being unique and several expatriate bankers were conducted by travel bans. Glen Stewart, born in the U.S. CEO of another collapsed based on Bahrain Bank, the International Banking Corporation, which is also linked to Mr. al - Sanea, has also been prevented from leaving the country.

Mr. Stewart, the prohibition is intolerable, and in may he slipped the country's special forces who helped him escape to the South of the Iraq, where it was performed first in London and then to his home in California.

Mr. Stewart is currently pursuing through the International Court in Geneva of an unjustified ban order human rights Bahrain preventing them from leaving the country.

Speaking Sunday Telegraph a few days after his escape, Mr. Stewart describes in his "a runaway slaves" situation and critcised judicial system in the Middle East.

"Power in the Middle East is arbitrary and when someone decides to go after have no recourse whatsoever," he said at the time.

Bahrain, who has spent millions of pounds in advertising to present itself as a global financial centre, the cases are proven to be an embarrassment. Statement by Mr Hague and behind scenes of British diplomats activities is likely to have contributed to persuade the leaders of the country that the maintenance of the travel ban did more harm than good.

"I've lived in Bahrain 25 years and still have lots of friends it", said Mr. James, who, ironically, completed the purchase of a house in the country on the eve of the told him that he could return to the United Kingdom.

Counsel Mr. James' filed a complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority on ads paid by the Conseil de développement économique Bahrain describing the country as "Bahrain friendly company" and praised the "refreshing tolerance" and "charming diversity.

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