A CHERISHED landmark in the capital city Manama, the Sheraton Bahrain Hotel has been home to royal dignitaries, heads of state and key regional conferences since the 1980s. Strategically located in the commercial and diplomatic heart of the city and just seven km from the Bahrain International Airport, the hotel is also easily accessible from the King Fahd Causeway from Saudi Arabia. The Sheraton offers a direct link to the World Trade Centre, and the Moda Mall, one of the kingdom’s only upscale Read more [...]

BAHRAIN’S five-star hotel pioneer is pressing ahead with expansion plans, which will also see the group make its debut in the UAE with a luxury property in Dubai. Gulf Hotels Group’s chief executive and board member Aqeel Raees talks to TTN about its ambitions, business prospects and more… You hinted at the possibility of expansion at last year’s World Travel Market. Do you have any updates for us? We’ve purchased a plot of land in the Business Bay area of Dubai. We are now in the initial Read more [...]

Daniel Ricciardo: Just ten laps in two days at Jerez Daniel Ricciardo is confident Red Bull just require "a bit more time" to work on the problems afflicting the RB10 and will be fully up and running in 2014 at the first of the Bahrain tests in three weeks' time.Formula 1's dominant team of the last four years have endured a torrid start to winter testing as problems with Renault's all-new power unit along with associated cooling and packaging problems curtailed Read more [...]