Oman’s Le Guen, a former boss of French side Lyon and Scottish outfit Glasgow Rangers, said: “This being the first match possibly put the players under pressure. I am not happy with the team’s display, but now we need to think about the next match against Qatar on Tuesday, where hopefully we can do better.

Manama, January 6th (BNA) –Undersecretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Abdullah Abdullatif Abdullah met today with a diplomatic delegation from the friendly Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, headed by Ambassador CAHM Wijeratne, on the occasion of Sri Lanka's decision to open an embassy in the Kingdom of Bahrain. At the beginning of the meeting, Ambassador Abdullah welcomed the Sri Lankan delegation, and expressed Read more [...]

A ceremony to mark this accomplishment was held at the HRH Princess Sabeeka Oasis on Thursday, January 3, 2013.It was attended by Alba's Chief Executive, Tim Murray, Chief Operations Officer, Isa Al Ansari, Acting Chief Finance Supply Chain Officer, Ali Al-Baqali, Chief Support Functions Officer, Basem Al-Sharqi, Chairman of Alba's Labour Union, Ali Al-Binali as well as other senior officials.Commenting on this milestone, the company's Chief Operations Officer, Isa Al-Ansari, said, "Alba's Read more [...]

Manama: Jan. 6 -- (BNA) Under the auspices of Minister of Works', HE Engineer Essam bin Abdullah Khalaf, the Arabian Engineering Tools' Fair is scheduled to be inaugurated tomorrow (Monday 7th January) at the Bahrain International Exhibitions and Conventions Center hosted in the Kingdom of Bahrain in the period 7-9 January 2013, aimed to attract the best importers and effective contributors in infrastructure Read more [...]

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) The United Arab Emirates opened its Gulf Cup campaign with a 3-1 win over neighboring Qatar while Bahrain played to a scoreless draw against Oman on Saturday. Qatar scored in the 11th minute when Khalfan Ibrahim slotted home a penalty. But the UAE answered two minutes later, when Omar Abdulrahman drew his side level. The UAE took the lead in the 28th through Ali Mabkhout, and Mohamed Ahmad Gharib put the result beyond doubt with a goal in the 66th for the 2007 champion. The Read more [...]

Gasquet downs Davydenko for Doha title

UAE came from behind to notched an impressive 3-1 win over Qatar in the opening match of the Gulf Cup in Manama, Bahrain on Saturday. Bahrain and Oman played out a scoreless draw in the other match. UAE handed the advantage to Qatar in the 11th minute when Khalfan Ibrahim slotted home a penalty. Qatar's lead lasted just two minutes as Omar Abdulrahman lashed home from 20 metres into the left corner. The Whites took the lead in the 28th minute thanks to a brilliant effort from Ali Mabkhout Read more [...]