Manama, Jan. 1 (BNA): A family festival kicked off yesterday at Prince Khalifa bin Salman Park in Hidd yesterday as part of Bahrain Shopping Festival, a major event in the kingdom. The family festival featured an array of activities including a bazar for locally-made products, children games and musical shows. The festival continued till today and witnessed the attendance of a large number of visitors from Bahrain and abroad. Organisers Read more [...]

Manama, Jan.1(BNA): His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa sent a cable of congratulations to Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir on his country’s National Day, wishing him abundant health and happiness. His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa extended cables of congratulations to President Al-Bashir, First Vice President Lieutenant-General Bakri Hassan Saleh Read more [...]

A court in Bahrain has handed down a death sentence to one activist and life imprisonments to 22 others in the latest instance of the regime’s intensifying crackdown on dissent and members of civil society.Bahrain’s Higher Criminal Court convicted the 23 Shias on Thursday in connection with the death of a policeman last year.The 23 people were found guilty of terrorism-related charges, including setting off the explosives that killed Read more [...]

A Bahraini jet fighter taking part in bombings against Yemeni rebels has been filmed crashing into a field in Saudi Arabia. The burning F-16 Fighter suffered a technical malfunction before spiralling towards the earth and crashing in a township near the port city of Jizan, Reuters reports. The pilot survived the crash. Video of the incident was uploaded to Twitter by Pakistani aid worker Khalid Khan on Wednesday. Yemen has been embroiled in civil war since the start of 2015, with the country currently Read more [...]

Manama, Dec.31 (BNA): A ceremony was held today to mark the 51st anniversary of the Palestinian revolution. The Palestinian Embassy in Manama hosted the ceremony in the presence of Foreign Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for GCC and Western States Affairs Dr. Dhafer Al-Omran, Arab and foreign ambassadors. The candle-lighting event was also attended by Mps, Shura Council members, leading Bahraini personalities, representatives of Read more [...]

Manama, Dec. 31 (BNA): UAE-based real estate investment and development company Eagle Hills, in partnership with local developer Diyar Al Muharraq, has revealed its flagship urban centre Marassi Galleria, a unique residential, hospitality and lifestyle shopping and entertainment destination. Anchored on the beach front, Marassi Galleria is located within Marassi Al Bahrain. Set to become one of the Kingdom’s Read more [...]

Manama, Dec. 31 (BNA): On the occasion of the end of the year (2015) and in anticipation of the new year (2016), several officials have spoken to Bahrain News Agency (BNA) in expression of their best wishes and high hopes for the new year to the Kingdom of Bahrain's leadership and people. The Governor of the Northern Governorate, Ali Ibn al-Shaikh Abdulhussain Al Asfoor wished the Kingdom's leadership and people all the best on the Read more [...]

Manama, Dec. 31 (BNA): The Bahrain Meteorological Directorate (BMD) forecasts a cold spell, partly cloudy and stormy weather to prevail in the kingdom as from Friday and lasting until Monday with a chance of downpours associated with high speed winds. The Directorate cautioned from strong, high-speed winds and urged everyone, especially seafarers, to take the necessary precautions. The Directorate said the Read more [...]

RIYADH — A Bahraini fighter jet taking part in the Saudi-led coalition battling rebel forces in Yemen crashed Wednesday in Saudi Arabia due to a "technical error," the alliance said.The F-16 jet crashed in the kingdom's southwestern Jazan region near the border with Yemen, the coalition said in a statement on the official SPA news agency.Bahrain's military confirmed that the jet crashed "while carrying out its national duty in defending the southern borders" of Saudi Arabia.The pilot Read more [...]

Security arbitrarily detained journalist Mahmoud Jaziri reporting for Al-Wasat newspaper from his house on Monday morning, Bahrain Forum for Human Rights said in a recent statement. He was taken to an unknown destination, it added.Activists claimed that the arrest was made in the wake of his publication in Al-Wasat on a bill recently proposed in Shura Council, Bahrain’s upper house of parliament, seeking to deprive families of government homes if the head of the household has his nationality revoked.Jaziri Read more [...]