Adventurous diners in Bahrain will be hoisted 50 metres in the air as part of ‘Dinner in the Sky’,  a Belgium-based concept that has taken place across the world, next month. The once-in-a-lifetime experience is being organised by Bin Faqeeh Real Estate Investment Company in celebration of the launch of Layan, a residential and commercial development project, reported the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication. To read further, please visit GDNonline.   Read more [...]

Newly-wed Syrian couple Nada Merhi,18, and Hassan Youssef,27, pose for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs on Friday. A Syrian photographer thought of using the destruction of Homs to take pictures of newly wed couples to show that life is stronger than death. – AFP RIYADH: With rebel forces facing the prospect of a crushing defeat by Syria’s Russian-backed regime, their allies Saudi Arabia and Turkey may send in limited numbers of Read more [...]

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Photo Credit: United States Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Julian Carroll, Wikipedia Commons. By Eurasia Review February 6, 2016 Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks on February 8 with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa who will be in Russia on a working visit, the Kremlin said on Saturday. According to the Kremlin, the conversation between Putin the Bahrain royal is to focus on stepping up bilateral cooperation Read more [...]

The Bahrain Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has issued strict guildelines on the SIM-card enabled telecommunications services registration in bid to safeguard consumers from fraud and identity theft related crimes. The TRA had issued the regulation on December 31, 2015 as part of its initiative to safeguard consumers from fraud and identity theft related crimes. TRA director for cyber security directorate Dr Khalid Bin Daij Al Khalifa said: "The issuance of this regulation is Read more [...]

Muscat: Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, recently partnered with Google to sponsor Google Creative Skills for Innovation (CSI) lab, during Gitex Technology Week — the largest information technology exhibition and conference in the Middle East.Google CSI Lab is focused on sophisticated problem-solving techniques that aid in developing an innovative mind-set teaching people how to tackle complex problems/opportunities and foster an innovation culture in a work environment.Gulf Air’s Read more [...]

Manama, Feb. 6 (BNA): Personal Representative of His Majesty the King for Charity Work and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sport (SCYS), President of Bahrain Olympic Committee and Honorary President of Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation (BREEF) Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa crowned winners of HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Endurance Race Cup for 120 km which Read more [...]

Syria will resist any ground incursion into its territory and send the aggressors home "in coffins", its foreign minister said on Saturday, in comments clearly aimed at Sunni Arab countries that have said they were ready to join such an operation. Read more [...]

The tiny Persian Gulf island kingdom of Bahrain followed Saudi Arabia's lead on Friday by announcing that it's ready to send in ground troops to fight the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria.  Bahrain is ready to deploy troops "in concert with the Saudis" the kingdoms ambassador to Britain, Sheikh Fawa bin Mohammed al-Khalifa, said in a statement quoted by Reuters.  The United Arab Emirates is also ready to commit ground troops, he added.  Mr. Fawaz also said that the six-member Gulf Read more [...]

AhlulBayt News Agency - The tiny Persian Gulf state of Bahrain says it is ready to deploy ground forces to Syria under the Saudi leadership as foreign-backed militants are losing ground in the face of the Syrian army advances.  The announcement by Bahraini Ambassador to Britain Sheikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa on Friday came after Saudi Arabia said it was ready to send troops to Syria.In a statement, Sheikh Fawaz said Manama would commit troops to operate “in concert with the Saudis” Read more [...]

Bahraini ambassador to Britain Sheikh Fawaz bin Mohammed al-Khalifa said in a statement late on Friday that Bahrain would commit troops to operate "in concert with the Saudis" under what he called the international coalition against terrorism. He added that the United Arab Emirates, a fellow member of the Saudi-dominated (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC), was also ready to commit troops, echoing an assertion made late last year by UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash. Read more [...]