Home News Article Feb 28 2013 more articles from In This Article Gulf Air Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air , which announced a restructuring strategy last December, spearheaded jointly by the airline's Board of Directors led by its Chairman Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, the Deputy Prime Minister and the airline's management, recorded restructuring progress within a month of its ongoing implementation. Despite a difficult Read more [...]

Bahrain National Holding posts $6m gains Manama, 1 hours, 59 minutes ago Bahrain National Holding Company (BNH) yesterday announced a consolidated net profit of BD2.33 million ($6.2 million) for 2012, compared with BD3.31 million ($8.77 million) for 2011. The decrease in net profits is primarily due to higher claims and a slight increase in operational costs, said a report in our sister publication, the Gulf Daily News. However, the group's comprehensive Read more [...]

Agri focus for Bahrain garden show Manama, 1 hours, 12 minutes ago Investing in Bahrain's agricultural industry will be highlighted this weekend as the country's largest and most colourful exhibition opened yesterday. The ninth annual Bahrain International Garden Show (BIGS) is being held under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad with the support of HRH Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of the King and National Initiative for Agricultural Read more [...]

IT is very obvious that Bahrain is losing the PR argument even with the current level of spending on PR. I agree with the Catholic/Protestant comparison and even today in West Scotland and Northern Ireland the depth of feeling is as bad as it has ever been. You only have to go to Rangers/Celtic match to more clearly understand the divide. Solving the Shia issue in Bahrain with the GCC super glued together as a Sunni entity is going to be a difficult one. The British government recognised a long Read more [...]

MANAMA: Bahrain's agriculture sector is ripe for investment. This was the message to the business community from the ninth Bahrain International Garden Show which opened yesterday at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre. Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of His Majesty King Hamad and president of the Supreme Council for Women and National Initiative for Agriculture Development, officially inaugurated the show which runs until Saturday. Princess Read more [...]

INVESTING in Bahrain's agricultural industry will be highlighted this weekend as the country's largest and most colourful exhibition opened yesterday. The ninth annual Bahrain International Garden Show (BIGS) is being held under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad with the support of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of the King and National Initiative for Agricultural Development president. The show, which will continue until Saturday, features a wide array Read more [...]