City Centre Bahrain, the largest shopping, leisure and entertainment destination in Bahrain, is offering the chance to win 10 exclusive couple's packages this month. Running till February 7, visitors can purchase BD100 ($263.4) or more worth of Gift Cards and enter a raffle draw. The package offers the perfect day together with a delicious dinner at the Westin Hotel’s beautiful pool side, entertainment with a VIP cinema experience, a relaxing couple’s spa package at Heavenly Spa Read more [...]

SHARJAH 4th February 2016 (WAM) -- The volleyball team of Sharjah Ladies Club SLC came first in the volleyball competition in the 3rd Arab Women Sports Tournament AWST hosted by Sharjah from February 2nd -12th after beating Bahrain's Al Muharraq Club then clinching a 3-0 win over Al Qalamoon Lebanese Club. The SLC volleyball team had first defeated the Palestinian Al Ebdaa team 3-0. In the table tennis competition the SLC team came first with a 3-0 win over the Jeddah Green Sports team followed Read more [...]

Work on a plant to make solar panels will begin within months in Bahrain with commercial operations set to commence in September, the company launching the project says. Metals of Bahrain (Meba), whose core business is engineered castings, says it is diversifying with the new venture, which will utilise technology and production machinery from a European company that designs and develops manufacturing lines and equipment for photovoltaic panels.  “The project is named Solar One, Read more [...]

Meba to build 15-MW PV panel factory in Bahrain - report Feb 4, 2016 09:59 CET by Militsa Mancheva Solar module. Author: Oregon Department of Transportation. License: Creative Commons, Attribution 2.0 Generic. February 4 (SeeNews) - Engineered castings maker Metals Read more [...]

Long-serving staff members at KPMG in Bahrain were honored recently at a special award ceremony, held at the firm’s headquarters. Accolades were presented to 15 employees to acknowledge their long-term commitment and valuable contribution to the firm’s growth over the past 47 years.Mr. Jamal Fakhro, the managing partner of KPMG in Bahrain, presented the awards, and said:    “It gives me immense pride to   recognize our employees Read more [...]

Home Commodities News Article Feb 03 2016 more articles from Photo Credit:Reuters/Denis Balibouse * New refineries coming onstream from Algeria to Oman * Existing regional capacity already under-utilised * Middle East, N.Africa demand growth at around 4 pct a year By Maha El Dahan DUBAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Substantial new refining capacity for sugar coming onstream in the Middle East in the next few years is far in excess Read more [...]

Bahrain digital communications solutions provider Batelco said recently that more Bahrani mobile phone users will be able to find service, thanks to the installation of the region's first LTE AIR site. AIR stands for antenna integrated radio and uses specialized towers that combine broadcasting functions that would normally require two separate towers. Batelco officials said the smaller, simplified AIR towers are easier to install and maintain, less of a blight on the environment and are Read more [...]

CaptionDr Jassim Haji, Gulf Air Director Information Technology, and Michael Korbacher, Director Google for Work, at the event.   Doha: Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, recently partnered with Google to sponsor Google CSI: (Creative Skills for Innovation) Lab, during GITEX Technology Week - the largest Information Technology exhibition and conference in the Middle East. Google CSI:Lab are user-centred classes focused on sophisticated problem-solving Read more [...]

<!----> India's Electrosteel Castings, the world's third largest producer of ductile iron pipes and ancillary products, on Wednesday inaugurated its new $6.6 million warehouse in Bahrain. The company, listed in Singapore as well as the Bombay and National Stock Exchanges, is India's largest producer of pipes, and is a supplier to over 50 countries. The Bahrain facility will act as Electrosteel's regional hub for sales and distribution activities to the Middle Eastern markets, a statement Read more [...]

Manama, Feb. 3 (BNA): His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa returned to Bahrain from Saudi Arabia after attending the opening of the 30th National Festival for Heritage and Culture at the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. The Ministry of National Guard organises the annual festival at Al-Janadriyah, under the auspices of the Saudi monarch. HM the Read more [...]