THE Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Medical University of Bahrain (RCSI Bahrain) held an orientation week for around 100 newly-enrolled nursing students. During the week students were introduced to several aspects of university life at RCSI Bahrain. Several presentations about the nursing programme, registration information, the university's peer assistance learning programme, and health and safety regulations were also given. The majority of the new students are sponsored by Tamkeen. Other Read more [...]

MANAMA: A giant cargo ship docked in Bahrain for the first time yesterday, to ensure smooth trade with the Far East. The Hanjin Port Kelang docked at the Khalifa Bin Salman Port carrying 6,600 containers, transporting cargo worth millions. It is a mother ship of Hanjin, one of Asia's largest shipping companies that will send four such vessels a month. The company has added Bahrain to its destination list thanks to the Al Sharif Group, one of Bahrain's leading shipping agents. The South Korean Read more [...]

BAHRAIN have withdrawn their bid to host the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, reports PATRICK SALOMON. This was announced last night by Bahrain Football Association (BFA) vice-president for administrative and financial affairs Ahmed Al Nuaimi. Bahrain have pulled out to make way for the other GCC national federations who are interested in hosting the quadrennial Asian Football Confederation (AFC) showcase, according to Al Nuaimi. Bahrain's untimely withdrawal leaves only seven countries still vying to host Read more [...]

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Bahraini people are protesting on Friday and asking the law enforcement to take the killers of their martyrs into custody and punish them accordingly. Based on this, the Bahraini people have protested in the Al-Diraz area, in which the protestors were holding the pictures of Shaheed Sadiq Sabat and Bahraini flags.  It is noteworthy that a protest was organized in the southern region of Manama against the murder of Shaheed Sadiq and protestors, while raising slogans against Read more [...]

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The event will be held at Al-Sanabis Hussaynia (religious center) on Saturday, September 7, olamaa.net website reported. Vice-president of the council Sheikh Mahmoud Al-Aali as well as a number of scholars and local officials will take part in the conference.It is aimed at discussing the issues related to Hajj and Hajj pilgrims, elevating coordination among officials of Hajj batches, and raising awareness about the importance of Hajj and its important role in the life of Read more [...]

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - On Wednesday, the al-Wefaq movement said designating the Manama regime to host the tribunal casts doubt on the credibility of the institution.The group said: “Al-Wefaq revealed that there are more than 55 types of human rights violations that have been perpetrated by the regime in Bahrain against citizens, including natural and fundamental human rights”, adding, “This entrenches the idea of Bahrain being the human rights black hole.”The Arab League foreign ministers Read more [...]

LONDON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Protesters in Bahrain may use Molotov cocktails or improvised explosive devices during protests planned Friday, the British government said. The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office said opposition groups in Bahrain have called for more public demonstrations in Manama. The warning said it expected protests in the country to be ongoing. Dozens of people were killed during a 2011 uprising against the Sunni-led monarchy and human rights groups have said demonstrations Read more [...]

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