AL ETTIHAD and Al Malkiya both squeezed into the quarter-finals of His Majesty the King's Cup football tournament last night following nail-biting victories. Ettihad registered a 4-1 penalty shootout win against Al Ahli after both second division teams played to a 3-3 deadlock at the end of extra-time at the Shaikh Khalifa Sports City Stadium in Isa Town. Malkiya, on the other hand, defeated Bahrain Club 1-0 at the Al Ahli Club Stadium in Mahooz. With yesterday's results, Ettihad became only the Read more [...]

ABU DHABI: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) can confirm that on Feb.22 Dr Kristian Coates Ulrichsen was prevented from entering the UAE to speak at a conference organised by the American University of Sharjah (AUS) and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).Coates was scheduled to speak on the current political situation in Bahrain. The UAE is a strong supporter of efforts by the government Read more [...]

Geneva-Feb25(BNA)Bahrain Permanent Representative in Geneva Dr. Yusuf Abdulkarim Bucheeri today attended a high-level discussion session marking the 20th Anniversary of the 1993 Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. The event was held on the sidelines of the 22nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), being held in the UN Palace in Geneva from February 25 to March 22. Bahrain Permanent Representative in Geneva Read more [...]

Two Bahrain-based journalists, including a reporter for The Associated Press, were blocked from entering the United Arab Emirates on Monday under apparent new restrictions by Gulf Arab states. Reem Khalifa and her husband, Mansoor al-Jamri, chief editor for Bahrain's independent Al Wasat newspaper, said they were told by authorities at Dubai International Airport that they were on a list to deny entry. No further explanations were immediately given, Read more [...]

(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) hosted on Sunday a meeting for a trade delegation from Bahrain aimed at cementing the economic and trade relations between the two countries. The meeting was chaired by HE QBA Chairman Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, and attended by Bahraini Ministry of Industry and Commerce's assistant undersecretary for domestic trade Hamid Yusuf Rahmah, as well as members of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry. HE Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Read more [...]

"Major disagreements emerged Sunday" after the opposition asked that a representative of the king, and not only of the government, join the talks, according to a participant of the talks on Monday.The opposition argues that Bahrain’s Al Khalifa monarchy "monopolizes all powers" in the tiny Persian Gulf state and a national dialogue would be worthless without a representative from the king. "The absence of authority, specifically a representative of the king, leaves the talks short of a key role Read more [...]