Manama, Dec21(BNA) The Supreme Council for Women (SCW) general-secretariat has taken part in the fifth training media course in Cairo, Egypt Bahrain Radio senior programme anchor and Bahrain TV programme anchor Shaikha Isa Al-Shaalan and Salwa Ibrahim Al-Yassi attended the training on December 15-19 held under the theme “Media Campaigns Skills”. The course is a core component of the Arab Women Media Strategy, advocated by the Arab Women’s Read more [...]

GFH Capital, a fully owned subsidiary of Bahrain based Gulf Finance House, has announced the completion of the acquisition of a prime central London residential property. Located in Kensington, the property is a Grade II listed building, overlooking the Queens Gate Gardens. This investment is in line with GFH Capital’s strategy to identify attractive opportunities in developed markets like the UK, where it has already made considerable investments. Hisham Al-Rayes, managing director of GFH Capital, Read more [...]

MUSCAT — The Al Thuraiya bank Muscat women’s and National men’s offshore sailing teams returned to the Sultanate upbeat this week after gaining immense experience and training opportunities in the specialised sailing discipline of match racing during  the annual Kingdom Match Race championships in Bahrain. The two Omani teams were among 16 Arab and international teams from the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Tunisia, Russia and Austria contesting the prestigious event during December Read more [...]

Sakhir (Bahrain), Dec 21 (IANS) — British driver Rupert Svendsen-Cook stormed back into the title fight with a dominant win in Race 4 of the MRF Challenge Round 3 at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) here Saturday. Svendsen-Cook won the race ahead of Shinya Michimi and Sam Dejonghe as his main title rivals faltered. Championship leader Tio Ellinas was given a drive through penalty for a jump start while Arthur Pic had to retire after a collision with Renan Guerra. Earlier in Read more [...]

Manama, Dec. 21. (BNA) – The Council of GCC Social Affairs Ministers has approved the establishment of a work team, under the chairmanship of Social Development Minister Dr. Fatima bint Mohammed Al Balushi, to study implementing joint GCC projects, including specialised centres for education, training, awareness-raising and capacity-building in various social fields. This came as Dr. Al Blushi participated in the 41st Read more [...]

Manama, Dec. 21. (BNA) – Chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Dr. Essam Abdulla Fakhro has affirmed BCCI's support for all initiatives aiming to empower Bahraini women economically and increase their contributions to the national economy. This came as a BCCI delegation visited the headquarters of the Business and Professional Women's Club (BPWC) where it was welcomed by its President Shaikha Read more [...]