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The United Arab Emirates says it has barred a British scholar from entering the country because of his views on the uprising against fellow Gulf rulers in Bahrain. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, co-director of the Kuwait program at the London School of Economics, was due to speak Sunday at an Arab Spring conference co-hosted by the University of Sharjah. He was turned back at Dubai's airport on Read more [...]

25 February 2013, 7:10 GMT | Updated: 25 February 2013, 8:02 GMT Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has been holding 'Toyota Dream Car Art Contest' since 2004, to help children develop and express their creativity and showcase their artistic talents in drawing the car of their dreams. For the 2nd year, Ebrahim K. Kanoo, the sole distributor for Toyota and Lexus in the Kingdom of Bahrain, is inviting young talents of Bahrain to join this exciting global activity to compete and express their Read more [...]

02/25/2013| 03:02am US/Eastern Dr. Hassan Fakhro and a number of MOIC officials visited Elite Suite in Muharraq and Bahrain Flour Mills Company. 25 February 2013 Industry and Commerce Minister Dr. Hassan Fakhro and a number of MOIC officials visited Elite Suite in Muharraq and Bahrain Flour Mills Company. The Minister started his visit to Elite Suite in Muharraq, where he was received by Mr. Mohammed Daddabi, Dr. Fakhro noted government Read more [...]

Doha: Feb. 25 –- (BNA)-- Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, was received by His Highness the Emir, the Crown Prince and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the sisterly State of Qatar. The Foreign Minister's visit culminated in several outcomes the most important of which was the the signing of a framework agreement between the two brotherly countries regarding Read more [...]

MANAMA: Mode Bahrain has signed an agreement with an Ivory Coast firm to provide mobile wallet services. Using the solutions provided by MobiBanc, customers will be able to complete financial transactions through mobile phones, saving time and effort. "The agreement will help to facilitate terms of service of financial operations that Mode Bahrain provides to individuals, corporate clients and bankers," Mode Bahrain chief executive Ebrahim Janahi said. "We are pleased to sign this agreement, through Read more [...]

MANAMA: Batelco last night welcomed the government's decision to limit the upcoming long term evolution (LTE) capacity auction to those already operating in Bahrain. Batelco Group chief executive Shaikh Mohamed bin Isa Al Khalifa said the decision is crucial for commercially launching LTE in Bahrain. "Batelco is ready with the network technology in place and we hope to be successful in winning the required spectrum to deliver this much awaited advancement to our customers," he said. "We extend Read more [...]