THE UAE will be fighting to keep their semi-final hopes alive tonight when they take on Kuwait in the fifth Huawei GCC National Teams Under-23 Championship. The Emiratis lost to hosts Bahrain in their opening group 'A' fixture on Thursday night, and today must win against their Kuwaiti counterparts in order to have any chance of moving on from the preliminary round. Kuwait are playing their first game today and a win would put them and Bahrain through to the semi-finals, with the Emiratis suffering Read more [...]

BAHRAIN'S under-17 handball team today look to extend their remarkable show at the second Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, China. The nationals will kick-start their campaign in the quarter-final stage, where they take on Syria in Pool 'A' opener this afternoon. Coached by Adel Al Sabba, Bahrain made it to the quarter-finals round robin stage after coming on top in Group 'C' with an all-win record. They will now play in Pool A in the quarter-finals along with Group 'A' winners Qatar, Group 'B' runners-up Read more [...]

Middle East

Manama, Aug. 16. (BNA) – The Kingdom of Bahrain has expressed full-fledged support for the statement of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdulla bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on the current situation in Egypt. In a statement issued today, the Kingdom said it fully backed King Abdulla’s stances in support of brotherly Egypt’s “legitimate right to defend the vital interests of its people and protect them”, and against attempts Read more [...]