Tunis, Jan. 8 (BNA): The Arab Lawyers Union (ALU) praised the Bahraini people’s historic stance in confronting the Iranian interference by underscoring loyalty to the nation and leadership and sending a message to the world that they stand one rank with the leadership in facing the Iranian flagrant interference in Bahrain’s affairs. This came in a report by the union which was submitted after the inauguration of the union’s permanent office Read more [...]

Credit: www.facebook.com/BahrainEndurance13 Many of triathlons most talked-about athletes in 2015 come from the Bahrain Endurance Team. Members Jan Frodeno and Daniela Ryf took the Kona titles last year and Brent McMahon, currently the sole Canadian on the team, placed ninth as a Kona pro rookie. He also placed 2nd at Ironman Arizona in November. After a year of making history and racking up podium finishes at triathlon’s major long distance races, the Bahrain Endurance Team has earned worldwide Read more [...]

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – "It’s easier to work with [the US Navy]" because the ships are unable "to make port calls at our usual ports," said French Navy Lt. Guillaume Florczyka, who oversaw the resupply, according to the release. The deployment of the Charles De Gaulle in early November took on added significance as it came a week after the massacre of 130 people in Paris by terrorists affiliated with Daesh, which is outlawed in Russia. The port call this week included three other Read more [...]

KUNA publishes a book titled (His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah: A Humanitarian Leader) to commemorate the UN honoring of Kuwait’s leader

Bahrain to do away with subsidies on utilities March onwards Friday, 08 January 2016 08:59 Bahrain is the third lowest in household rates for electricity and water among the six GCC countries. (Image source: Rory/Flickr)Bahrain has approved the removal of subsidies for electricity Read more [...]

Manama, Jan.8(BNA): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain strongly condemns the terrorist bombing that targeted a police training center in Zliten in Libya, which claimed the lives of dozens of innocent people, expressing its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to all the injured as a result of this terrible terrorist act aimed at Read more [...]

Kuwait, Jan 7 (BNA): Kuwait's Minister of Information also Minister of State for Youth Affairs, Sheikh Salman Al-Sabah, praised the diversity of tourism in Bahrain and the employment of Bahraini cultural heritage in tourism's favour. In a statement to Kuwait News Agency today following concluding his visit to Bahrain to attend the inauguration ceremony of Manama, the Capital of Gulf Tourism 2016, the Kuwaiti minister expressed great pride in the Read more [...]

Officials in the tiny Gulf nation of Bahrain said Wednesday they busted an Iran-backed “terror” cell that was planning imminent attacks inside of the country. Bahrain is ruled by a Sunni monarchy but is populated with a Shiite majority. Bahrain is one of the 11 nations that have either downgraded ties with Iran or severed them completely over the past week. The Sunni-Shia discord comes following Saudi Arabia’s high-profile execution of Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr. Iranian citizens retaliating Read more [...]

Manama, Jan.7 (BNA): His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, today met the Ambassador of the United States to the Kingdom of Bahrain, His Excellency William Roebuck, at Gudaibiya Palace. During the meeting, His Royal Highness emphasised the importance of continuing to support all efforts to protect the region's security Read more [...]

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Bahrain (TRA) has released its latest retail price benchmark study of telecommunications services in Arab countries. The study was commissioned by TRA on behalf of the Arab Regulators Group (AREGNET), and it was undertaken by Strategy Analytics. The study shows that the prices of telecommunications services in Bahrain continue to compare well with other GCC and Arab countries. Bahrain also improved during 2015 against developed countries in the Read more [...]