Manama, Jan.16 (BNA) Council of Representatives Speaker Ahmed bin Ibrahim Al-Mullah paid tribute to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa for his call to stand united to defend the homeland and confront challenges. He hailed the constructive cooperation of the Government, chaired by His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa lauding the support of His Royal Highness Prince Read more [...]

Bengaluru, Dec 16: India's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas began undertaking practice sorties at Sakhir Airbase in Bahrain on Saturday.Two aircraft from Tejas flight-line - LSP-4 and LSP-7 - had reached the Sakhir Airbase on January 14, scripting a new chapter for India's fighter jet development programme.The Bahrain International Air Show (BIAS-2016) will begin from January 21-23 at the Sakhir Airbase."We were the first to land here and even the Sarang team from the Indian Air Force too had arrived Read more [...]

Bahrain came back from behind to draw with Maldives to secure a place in the semi final of the ongoing Bangabandhu Gold Cup in Bangladesh on Saturday. ').slideDown(500); $.ajax({ type: "GET", url: "../inc/comm_reply.php?nid="+mix_id[1]+"cid="+mix_id[2], cache: false, success: function(data) { $('#commextra_'+mix_id[2]).html(data).slideDown(500); } }); } else { $('#commextra_'+mix_id[2]).slideUp(500); $("#commextra_"+mix_id[2]).html(''); } }); $('.inapp1').live('click',function(){ id=$(this).parent().parent().attr('id').split("_"); // $('#comm_extra_'+cid[1]).slideUp(); if($("#commextra_"+id[1]).text()==''){ $('#commextra_'+id[1]).html(' Read more [...]

Manama, Jan. 16 (BNA): Tamkeen announced the launch of the KAIZEN quality consultancy programme, which will provide businesses with a number of opportunities to adopt the Japanese KAIZEN business framework to improve labour productivity and management. This programme will be implemented in cooperation with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The first element of the project will be a KAIZEN seminar which will be held on 30 January Read more [...]

Bahrain: A $3 billion mixed-use mega project on the Diyar Al Muharraq master-planned island city is expected to have its first residents within two years, it was announced yesterday. Marassi Al Bahrain, the 864,000sqm luxury development which will feature beachfront apartments, hotels, shops and a two kilometre-long public beach was officially inaugurated yesterday by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Read more [...]

Jacques Benade was pleased with the “massive” character his side displayed as they beat Bahrain 24-15 to make it two wins from two in the West Asia Championship. Eight penalties from South African fly-half Durandt Gerber saw Exiles come away unscathed from a buoyant Bahrain, who again showed following last week’s victory over Abu Dhabi Saracens that they have come on leaps and bounds since last season. The home side took the lead through Alister Crombie’s superb early try but six Read more [...]

Bahrain national handball team put in a high-quality performance last night to beat Lebanon 41-18 in front of a packed crowd  at the 17th Asian Men’s Championship at Khalifa Sports City in Isa Town. It was a first round match of Group ‘B’ which includes Saudi Arabia, Iran, UAE, and China. The tournament, hosted by Bahrain for the second consecutive time, also serves as a qualifier to the World Championships in France next January.  Qatar, as world runners-up along with the top Read more [...]

<!----> Ithmaar Development Company (IDC) has announced the signing of an agreement to design the Dilmunia Gateway Bridge which will connect the $1.6 billion Dilmunia island to Bahrain's mainland. The deal has been agreed with design consultancy firm Dar Al- Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners), a statement said. The agreement was signed between IDC Chief Executive and Member of the Board, Mohammed Khalil Alsayed and Dar AI-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners) Director of Operations Read more [...]

Manama, Jan. 15 (BNA): The 17th Asian Men's Handball Championship opened here today with the participation of 11 teams. The event, to run until January 28, also serves as qualifier for the 2017 Men's Handball World Championship in France. Two matches in Group B preceded the opening ceremony, with the UAE beating China 21-17 and Saudi Arabia outplaying Iran 26-21. Hosts, Bahrain, beat Lebanon 41-18. Group 'A' comprises Qatar, South Korea, Oman, Read more [...]

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