Strategic sponsorship has been confirmed by Bapco for the upcoming Gulf Industry Fair (GIF) 2013 that will be staged in Bahrain next week. This follows the signing of a strategic energy partnership agreement with Hilal Conferences Exhibitions (HCE) for the show, being held from January 15 to 17 at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre (BIECC). GIF 2013 will be the fifth consecutive year that Bapco, as part of the National Oil and Gas Authority group of companies, has Read more [...]

Manama RELATED ARTICLES: Saudi funds $448m of Bahrain projects l Atkins to master-plan Bahrain housing project l New delays for Bahrain's $66m marina project Councillors in the Bahraini capital Manama have disputed an announcement that no major new developments will be launched in the city over the next two years, it was reported. The lack of new developments was raised by Manama Municipal Council chairman Majeed Millad Al Jazeeri, Read more [...]

Three beautiful goals by Omer Abdul Rahman, Ali Mabkhout and Mohammed Ahmed earned the UAE a long overdue 3-1 victory over Qatar in the opener of the 21st Gulf Cup at Khalifa Stadium in Manama, Bahrain on Saturday night.Khalfan Ibrahim drew first blood for the Maroons from the spot as early as in the 10th minute of the first half and Omer Abdul Rahman levelled the result with a lovely free kick from the top of the box in the 13th minute, before Ali Mabkhout doubled the score-line for the boys in Read more [...]

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) Iraq stunned Saudi Arabia 2-0 in the Gulf Cup opener for both teams on Sunday, dealing a blow to the tournament favorite coached by former Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard. In the other match, Kuwait swept aside Yemen 2-0 to join Iraq at the top of Group B. Iraq opened the scoring in the 18th minute when striker Younis Mahmoud set up Salam Shakir. The match remained up for grabs into the second half but an own goal from Saudi Arabia's Osama Hawsawi in the 72nd settled Read more [...]

MANAMA: Bader Al-Mutawa (left) of Kuwait escapes a tackle from Mohammed Ahmed Buqshan of Yemen during the two teams football match in the 21st Gulf Cup.—AFP

SHARJAH: UAE coach Mahdi Ali congratulated his players after their impressive start in the Gulf Cup which kicked off in Bahrain on Saturday. UAE came from behind to defeat Qatar 3-1 after Bahrain and Oman had played a goalless draw in the opening match of the 21st edition of the Cup.“My players have been training hard and I think they are very well prepared for this tournament,” said Mahdi whilst thanking his players Read more [...]

AMMONNEWS – Optimiza, one of the leading providers of information technology solutions in the MENA region, has recently completed the implementation of its industry leading "Aman" insurance management system for one of the foremost insurance companies in Bahrain, T’azur Insurance.Committed to perpetually deliver an unparalleled customer experience, Optimiza; a Jordanian company certified to CMMI level 3 for software development, managed to implement the entire system in record time. The implementation Read more [...]