Manama, Jan 6 (BNA): Kuwait's Minister of Information also Minister of State for Youth Affairs, Sheikh Salman Al-Sabah, has told Bahrain News Agency that declaring Manama, the Capital of Gulf Tourism 2016, is an important step in the promotion of tourism among the GCC countries. He said the outstanding inauguration ceremony of Manama, the Capital of Gulf Tourism 2016, patronized by HRH Prince Salman bin Read more [...]

"A secret terrorist plot aided by the so-called Iranian Revolutionary Guard and the Hezbollah terrorist organization was foiled," Bahrain’s BNA news agency reported."It targeted the security of the kingdom of Bahrain by (plotting to) carry out a series of dangerous bombings," it added.The Interior Ministry arrested six people. Two of the suspects managed to escape the country, with one of them finding refuge in Iran, it said.The “terrorist cell” was allegedly headed by twin brothers, Ali and Read more [...]

Bahrain Captures Terror Cell Linked to Iran, Nasrallah print The Bahraini Interior Ministry on Wednesday announced it foiled a terrorist plot that targeted the kingdom. Bahraini security detected the terrorist cell that was planning to carry out a series of bombings in the country. Bahrain identified the members of the cell, known as Al-Bassah group, which is the armed wing of the so-called al-Wafa’ Islam party. Read more [...]

MANAMA (Sputnik) — "As part of efforts to ensure security and counterterrorism fight, the Interior Ministry managed to uncover members of a secret terrorist group Quroob al-Basta, which received support from Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah," the press service said. According to the ministry, the group's members were involved in a number of deadly terrorist attacks, in particular, the bombing of a police bus on Sitra Island in July 2015, which Read more [...]

2014 Antrim IAAF International Cross Country, Greenmount Campus, Belfast 4/1/2014 Pictured (L-R) Almensh Belete (Third Place) Mimi Belete (Winner) and Maryam Jamai (Second Place) Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Presseye/Declan Roughan Former double Antrim International Cross Country champion Fionnuala McCormack will now face the 2014 winner Mimi Belete in Saturday week's big race at Greenmount. The inclusion of Bahrain's Belete means that the race - part of the World Series - now includes three Read more [...]

Manama, Jan. 6 (BNA): Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI)'s Businesswomen Committee headed by board member Afnan Alzayani has held its final meeting for the year ending December 31. The meeting commended the efforts of Khulood Abdulqader in designing the official logo of Bahrain Women’s Day 2015 and the golden memento coin for the Central Bank of Bahrain, while recalling Bahraini Read more [...]

Children among 34 dead after migrant boats…

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Clashes in majority Shia villages * Police use tear gas to disperse crowds* * Bahrain politcally volatile since 2011* Anti-government protests and clashes with riot police continued in various villages with a Shi’ite majority in Bahrain. Bahrainis march in Sitra for democracy and #humanrights#Bahrain pic.twitter.com/CZrvaqcFtJ— AlwefaqEN (@AlWefaqEN) January 1, 2016 Dozens of protesters came out on the streets wearing gas masks and carrying pro-Shi’ite flags. Tear gas and buckshot Read more [...]

Manama, Jan.5 (BNA): Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism will host an event entitled "The Inauguration of Manama, the Capital of Gulf Tourism 2016" tomorrow (Jan.6). The event will showcase the history and culture of Bahrain through the Kingdom's most important features and tourist destinations. A list of events and Read more [...]

Abu Dhabi, Jan.5 (BNA): Supreme Health Council (SHC) Chairman Lieutenant-General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa today started an official visit to the United Arab Emirates. He held a meeting with The Health Authority – Abu Dhabi (HAAD) Chairman Dr. Mugheer Khamis Al-Khaili and other senior officials on joint cooperation between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to develop Read more [...]