Manama, Jan 19 (BNA): Bahrain Center for International, Strategic and Energy Studies (DERASAT) Board Chairman Khalid bin Ibrahim Al-Fadhala has met with Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, on the sidelines of the Second West Asia Conference titled (Ideology, Politics and New Security Challenges in West Asia). Aspects of cooperation between the two sides were discussed, as well as topics Read more [...]

Manama, Jan 19 (BNA): The Kingdom of Bahrain this morning experienced the formation of heavy fog as a result of high relative humidity and low temperature associated with calm wind, where horizontal visibility dropped to less than 100 meters in places. It is expected that, during the next two days, the morning conditions will be suitable for the formation of fog due to that the relative humidity Read more [...]

Manama, Jan 19 (BNA): Southern Governor Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa has called for doubling national efforts to ensure the full success of the activities of Bahrain International Airshow 2016 (BIAS). This came as the Governor paid a visit to Sakhir camping Centre, where he met representatives from the security authorities at the Supreme Camping Season Committee, including the National Guard, General Read more [...]

Bahrain: Bahraini Mohammed Al Iraaj, 19, has won a Mini Cooper in the Fifa 16 Middle East Tournament which was the highlight of the Bahrain Gaming Experience 2016. He competed against 1,024 other participants. More than 6,000 gaming enthusiasts from the GCC took part in the three-day event which was organised by the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) in co-operation with Sony. Naser Al Rayes, who came second won $10,000 while Kuwaiti Ahmed Jaber won $5,000 in third Read more [...]

Bahrain: The Premier has urged concerted efforts to overcome current economic challenges.  This came as His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa yesterday received parliament chairman Ahmed Al Mulla, Shura Council chairman Ali Saleh Al Saleh, Shura Council members, MPs and senior officials. Former parliament speaker Dr Khalifa Al Dhahrani was present. The Premier said Bahrain, like other countries in the region, has taken exceptional decisions to Read more [...]

MANAMA —  Bahrain’s non-oil growth in Q3 2015 reached 3.3% according to the latest Bahrain Economic Quarterly (BEQ) issued by the Economic Development Board (EDB), with growth in the first three quarters as a whole reaching 4.2% in the non-oil sector. Overall growth in the economy reached 2.4% in the third quarter and 3% over the first three quarters as a whole. Growth was driven by the continued resilience of the non-oil sector. This performance was underpinned by robust Read more [...]

Manama, Jan. 18 (BNA): Personal Representative of His Majesty the King Shaikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Head of the Supreme Organising Committee of Bahrain International Air Show (BIAS), paid an inspection visit to Sakhir Air Base to get informed about the latest preparations for BIAS. He was accompanied by Sakhir Air Base Commander Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Bahussain Al-Musallam, Civil Aviation Read more [...]

Manama, Jan. 18 (BNA): His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa received at Gudaibiya Palace today Representatives Council Speaker Ahmed bin Ibrahim Al-Mulla, Shura Council Chairman Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh, members of the Shura and Representatives Councils and senior officials, in the presence of former Representatives Council Speaker Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Dhahrani. HRH the Premier Read more [...]

Manama, Jan.19 (BNA): Royal Court Affairs Minister His Highness Shaikh Ali bin Isa Al-Khalifa received Al-Madinah Province Governor His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud and discussed deep-rooted fraternal relations bonding the two countries and peoples in all fields. He lauded steadily-growing relations in all fields, hailing the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Read more [...]

Manama, Jan. 18 (BNA): Four of Bahrain’s sports associations will soon receive health insurance policies for their national teams’ athletes, the Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) announced yesterday. The committee has recently signed a one-year agreement with insurance company T’azur to provide health insurance facilities for all the sports associations across the kingdom. BOC, represented by its sports affairs directorate, has just finalized Read more [...]