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INDONESIA and Monaco are set to make their debuts in this year's Al Bareh International Regatta 2013, due to take place from June 25 to 29 at the Bahrain Maritime Sports Association (BMSA) premises near Al Jazayer Beach. Both nations have signed up for the highly anticipated 20th edition of the race thanks to the outstanding reputation gained by Bahrain in hosting major international sailing competitions over the past years. The latest additions to this year's event bring the total number of participants Read more [...]

DAR Akhbar Al Khaleej and Chevron Bahrain have signed on as gold sponsors of the third Open Charity Football Penalty Shoot-out Championship, in aid of Special Olympics Bahrain, to be held on Saturday at the Shaikh Isa Sports City arena in Riffa. Dar Akhbar Al Khaleej general manager P J James handed over the sponsorship deed to chief organiser Cherian Mathews, in the presence of Special Olympics Bahrain national director Mohammed Al Matooq and the event's marketing coordinator Abdul Fattah Kamal. Meanwhile, Read more [...]

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, healthcare briefsJun 19, 2013 (Menafn - AME Info - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --TWO BAHRAIN HOSPITALS RECEIVE ACHSI ACCREDITATION: The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International (ACHSI) has accredited two Bahrain-based hospitals, KIMS Bahrain Medical Centre (KBMC) and the Royal Bahrain Hospital (RBH). The accreditation was given after both the private medical units met the requirements of the Australian Commission on Read more [...]

MANAMA, Bahrain, June 19, 2013 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Coinciding with the launch of the Bahrain Foundation for Organ Relief, the Kingdom is in the process of establishing its first organ donation database. The new database will involve the distribution of organ donor cards similar to those carried by people in the West.The Foundation is in the final stages of securing permission from Bahrain's Health Ministry to carry out the organ donation drive. The Minister of Health, His Excellency Read more [...]

DUBAI: A Bahraini court sentenced six people to 10 years in prison yesterday after they were convicted of carrying out a bombing that wounded two people, the official BNA news agency reported. The group were accused of “setting tires ablaze using a gas cylinder to create as much damage as possible to public and private property,” public prosecution chief Muhanna Al-Shayji was quoted as saying. They are also charged with “intentionally causing a fire for terrorist aims that wounded” Read more [...]