DUBAI – The 2013 MEED Quality Awards for Projects, in association with Ernst Young, have announced the national winners of the only GCC-wide awards program that recognizes completed quality projects. Thirty of the highest quality projects in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been declared national winners. These projects were short-listed by an esteemed panel of judges, all respected experts in the projects industry, Read more [...]

UAE finished their Group B fixtures to remain unbeaten as they thrashed Bahrain by a massive 114 runs in their last league match in the Asian Cricket Council Twenty20 Cup in Nepal on Sunday.This meant UAE finished on the top of Group B table with four wins and eight points and will now face Nepal in the semi-finals on Tuesday. Afghanistan, who finished below UAE will play Group A table toppers Hong Kong in the other. Batting by choice, UAE piled on a massive 226 for five in 20 overs with opener Read more [...]

Paris-March31(BNA)His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, today met the principal speakers of the Bahrain International Symposium at Gudaibiya Palace. During the meeting, His Royal Highness emphasised the importance Bahrain places on building bridges between differing points of view and establishing common Read more [...]

Manama, Mar. 31. (BNA) – Minister of State for Information Affairs and the Government's Official Spokesperson Samira bint Ibrahim bin Rajab expressed sincere condolences and consolation on the sad demise of the late Bahraini media figure Mrs. Karima Zaidani who passed away today after a media career laden with creativity, giving and patriotism. Mrs. Rajab said that the Bahraini and GCC media Read more [...]

Manama, March 31 (BNA) -- Bahrain's Royal Endurance Team riders Abdulrahman Al Zayed and Raed Mahmood clinched podium finishes in the CEI de Fontainebleau 2013 Endurance Horse Ride in Fontainebleau, in France. Al Zayed completed the 130km ride on top amidst participation of more than 80 riders from France and other European countries, finishing ahead of teammate Mahmood who came third. They came from France, Qatar, Oman, Portugal, Malaysia, Spain, Read more [...]

WAM Manama,31st March 2013 (WAM) - The Kingdom of Bahrain hosted today the second meeting of the GCC e-government ministerial committee comprising the ministers in charge of e-government in the GCC countries. The GCC Secretary-General, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, in his inaugural speech at the meeting, stated that e-transactions have become one of the contributories in communities development and an essential pillar thereof which has a great impact on socio-economic, cultural and political Read more [...]

Manama-March30(BNA)A company suspected of importing a consignment of rotten frozen Australian meat has been referred to the Public Prosecution for legal action. Bahrain Livestock Company has imported the five-ton consignment today (March 30, 2013), the Ministry of Municipalities and Urban Planning said today. Competent health and veterinary control authorities ordered the quantity, which included 267 carcasses, Read more [...]