ABU DHABI: Unbeaten UAE take on holders Kuwait in the first semi-final of the 21st Gulf Cup at the National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain, on Tuesday.In the second semi-final, Iraq face hosts Bahrain at the same venue later in the evening.The UAE team led by coach Mahdi Ali, produced a brilliant performance in the group stages with victories against Qatar (3-1), Oman (2-0) and hosts Bahrain (2-1) and topped their group.Speaking Read more [...]

Bahrain head coach Gabriel Calderon says that the team to score first in their semi-final match today against Iraq will be able to dictate the tempo of the game.“It’s going to be close,” Calderon said today in his pre-match Press conference. “It depends on who scores first. Only then will we see the difference between the two teams. But Bahrain is in it to win it, and we will try our best to get the upper hand in the match.” Calderon said that Bahrain have been performing well so far in Read more [...]

As the UAE line-up for tomorrow's Gulf Cup semi-final against the defending champions Kuwait, Mahdi Ali has made it clear he will not be satisfied with anything less than winning the title. The Whites won all their group games, but the coach says that is not an "achievement". "Achievement for us is to win the championship," Mahdi Ali said. "I have participated in major tournaments like the London Olympics, but hopefully we will be able to win this game and then the cup. "It is premature to think Read more [...]

In 1968, at the Mexico Olympics, the Bahraini contingent at the Games approached the Fifa president, Sir Stanley Rous, with an idea. Prince Khalid Al Faisal Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, and Sheikh Muhammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, the head of the Bahrain Football Association, proposed a new tournament to unite the Arabian Gulf nations of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar. Rous gave his blessing, and the seed was sown for what would grow to become the Gulf Cup of Nations that we see today. At the Read more [...]

The programme is offered as part of Tamkeen's initiatives aimed at enhancing the capabilities of Bahrainis and making them employees of choice. The first group of graduates is comprised of 50 Bahrainis who have completed the programme requirements to get the NEBOSH certificate, an internationally-accredited OHS certificate issued by the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH).Many of the graduates also secured employment opportunities with several leading companies Read more [...]

Manama, Jan. 14. (BNA) -- Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) conducted its fourth weekly draw in the BIC Early Bird promotion on Sunday and five new winners came away with valuable prizes. BIC’s Early Bird Discount offers a 15 per cent reduction on tickets to the 2013 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX, and all buyers will get a chance to enter a raffle each week plus a grand raffle for a chance to win a brand Read more [...]

The bills, carrying a maturity of 91 days, are issued by the CBB, on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The issue date of the bills is 16th January 2013 and the maturity date is 17 April 2013. The weighted average rate of interest is 0.95 per cent, compared with 0.97 per cent for the previous issue on 9th January 2013. The approximate average price for the issue was 99.761 per cent with the lowest accepted price being 99.755 per cent. This is issue No.1426 (ISIN BH00051644U1) of Read more [...]