Home News Article Nov 29 2012 more articles from Manama, Bahrain. 29 November 2012 Under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Hasan Bin Abdulla Fakhro, The Minister of Industry Commerce, Kingdom of Bahrain and in presence of H.E. Mrs. Sabine Taufmann, The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bahrain and Dr. Robert Abel, CCO of M/s. Putzmeister Concrete Pumps GmbH, Germany, the "PUTZMEISTER service center show room" is launched in M.H. AlMahroos premises Read more [...]

I don't expect Andrew W.K. to be a jackass about things, considering that he seems to be very zen-like in his love of partying, but if I were in his shoes I'd probably more than a little pissed about having my cultural ambassadorship revoked. Apparently, Mr. W.K. is a better man than I. In an interview with Salon, he tells them that he "was disappointed because we were so excited about the trip and the events Read more [...]

Having unwittingly walked into the minefield that is Middle East politics earlier this month, reality TV star Kim Kardashian is now on a whirlwind tour of Kuwait and Bahrain. She is said to be hoping to pick up a bit of a political education to avoid putting her foot in it again, as well as to put in celebrity appearances at new branches of the Millions of Milkshakes chain opening up in the Gulf states. The Keeping Read more [...]

BATELCO, leading telecommunications provider officially opened Ideas Centre, an innovation centre to give visitors a sneak peak into the future of Information and Communication Technologies.The new Ideas Centre, located at Batelco headquarters in Hamala, was opened by Batelco Group Chief Executive Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa and Batelco Bahrain CEO Rashid Abdulla at a ceremony attended by Batelco Group and Batelco Bahrain senior executives, as well as members of Bahrain’s media. Batelco’s Read more [...]

It might be painful for party-evangelical Andrew W.K., whose trip to Bahrain was unceremoniously rejected by the U.S. State Department, to see professional celebrity Kim Kardashian hanging out in nearby Kuwait with no less than the U.S. ambassador himself, Matthew Tueller. According to the Daily Mail, Kardashian will make appearances at two new Millions of Milkshakes shops on her three-day trip to Kuwait and Bahrain. But after a Twitter gaffe concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Read more [...]

Bahrain ranked number one, alongside the UAE, in the Fraser Institute’s annual report on Economic Freedom of the Arab World. The Kingdom has been ranked first place since 2009, AME info online reported on Wednesday. In 2012 report, Bahrain improved its overall score to 8.1 out of 10 as to 8.0 in 2011, and topped in a number of categories, including ‘Access to Sound Money’, ‘Freedom to Trade Internationally’, ‘Labor Market Regulations’ and ‘Business Regulations.’ The report Read more [...]

Dubai , UAE - November 28, 2012:  Mubasher Financial Services (MFS), a leading regional brokerage firm with subsidiaries in the UAE, Bahrain and associate companies in Libya and Egypt, has been licensed as a Category 1 investment firm by the Central Bank of Bahrain. The upgrade is part of Mubasher’s expansion strategy, which has resulted in the firm opening up new markets for its institutional Read more [...]