London-June22(BNA)Bahrain made history winning Wokingham Stakes race for the time ever as part of the Royal Ascot Festival, being held in London, Britain. Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa and Shaikh Salman bin Rashid Al-Khalifa presented the victory to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa. Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Head of the Commonwealth attended the event. Read more [...]

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Editor’s note: Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte are the members of the band 3OH!3. They were recently invited by Navy Entertainment to play for the U.S. troops in Bahrain and Djibouti. Their new album, “Omens,” is out now. They are on Twitter. Djibouti has a sour taste. And I'm not speaking figuratively. I'm speaking of the mixture of sunscreen, bug spray, and copious amount of dirt that collects on your face. This second layer eventually melts under the African sun and becomes Read more [...]

Manama, June 22 (BNA)-- In a press conference held yesterday, Mr. Mohammed Ali Al Qaed, the eGovernment Authority CEO and Chairman of the 2013 United Nations Public Services Forum’s Organizing Committee, announced the latest details of the 4-day forum which will kick off under the patronage of His Majesty the King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa on June 24. It will be held in coordination with Bahrain’s eGovernment Read more [...]

By Tom Hals (NEWS.GNOM.ES) – To many in the West, a fatwa is often associated with the 1989 religious edict against author Salman Rushdie. But, in what may be a first, a party has cited the term in a U.S. bankruptcy court, citing a “fatwa” as a reason to prevent Goldman Sachs from making a loan to bankrupt Bahrain investment firm Arcapita Bank BSC. Earlier this month, Bankruptcy Court Judge Sean Lane in New York confirmed Arcapita’s reorganization in what many experts said was the first Read more [...]

Washington, June 21 (BNA)— Bahraini Ambassador to the USA Huda Nonoo received a group of students from American and international universities, in cooperation with the International Youth Leadership Conference organisation.She reviewed with them friendly relations between Bahrain and the USA and spotlighted the situation in Bahrain and the outstanding role played by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Read more [...]

When European Union ministers meet their counterparts from the Gulf Cooperation Council states for a summit in Bahrain on June 30, the dismal state of that island kingdom's human rights record needs to have a prominent place on the agenda. Despite King Hamad's claims of reform, Bahrain is clearly heading down the road of greater repression and the EU ministers should make a point of clearly and publicly saying so. For starters, Europe should call for the release of political prisoners – among Read more [...]

New Delhi: State-run telecom operator BSNL has signed four international roaming agreements in May with service providers in Bahrain, Guinea and Saudi Arabia."We already have presence in these countries. The agreement is to strengthen our presence there and provide more choice for customers," BSNL Chairman and Managing Director RK Upadhyay told PTI.The company provides international roaming service to its post-paid service users.Under the new agreement, BSNL has partnered with Orange in Guinea Read more [...]

June 21, 2013 -  Morpho has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bahrain Airport Company in regards to cooperation on aviation security. This particular MoU establishes the framework of a two-phase project involving Morpho’s participation in the 2014 Bahrain Air Show and the operational testing and evaluation of MorphoPASS by the Bahrain Airport Company. Under the terms of the agreement, Morpho will showcase a selection of its advanced security solutions at the air show. The Read more [...]