Manama: Feb. 13 –-(BNA)-- Aluminum Bahrain BSC (Alba) underlined its credentials as a strong advocate of Bahrain’s progressive march in social, political and economic reforms as the company marked the 12th anniversary of the National Action Charter with celebrations held at the HRH Princess Sabeeka Oasis on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. The National Action Charter of Bahrain was a document put forward by Read more [...]

Home Telecoms IT News Article Feb 13 2013 more articles from Reichle De-Massari, (RM, www.rdm.com), the Swiss cabling solutions specialist, has expanded into Bahrain due to the success of its Saudi office. RM - opened its Riyadh-based Saudi office last year and continues to see tremendous customer and project demand, having already begun or completed several large scale cabling projects. RM's expansion into Bahrain is also in line with its overall Read more [...]

Manama: Feb. 13 –-(BNA)-- The Kingdom of Bahrain's leadership, government and people celebrate throughout this week the 12th anniversary of the National Action Charter (NAC) which had been almost unanimously endorsed by 98.4%% vote of the Bahraini people in the 2001 nationwide plebiscite. This year's celebration of the National Action Charter's anniversary coincide with the resumption of National Consensus Read more [...]

DUBAI: Small carrier Bahrain Air said yesterday it was shutting down, blaming political unrest in the island kingdom and the government’s refusal to pay it compensation. The privately owned airline, launched in 2008, has four planes and was flying to about a dozen destinations in the Middle East and south Asia. It struggled to compete with Bahrain’s larger flag carrier, Gulf Air, and low-cost airlines in the region. Bahrain Air’s business was hurt by pro-democracy protests Read more [...]

DUBAI: Bahrain’s economic growth is expected to pick up sharply this year on the back of a stronger oil sector, large industrial investments and a robust regional economy, the government said yesterday. The Economic Development Board predicted gross domestic product would expand 6.2 percent this year before easing to 3.4 percent in 2014. It estimated GDP grew 3.9 percent in 2012, up from 1.9 percent in 2011. Bahrain has been recovering gradually since it was hit hard in the first quarter Read more [...]