(Repeat for additional subscribers) Jan 15 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency)Fitch Ratings has affirmed Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company's (Mumtalakat) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and senior unsecured rating at 'BBB'. Fitch has also affirmed Mumtalakat's Short-Term IDR at 'F3'. The Outlook on the Long-Term IDR is Stable. Mumtalakat's USD750m 5% notes, due 30 June 2015, and MYR300M Sukuk, due 3 October 2017, have been also affirmed at 'BBB'.Mumtalakat's Read more [...]

Manama: Jan. 15 – (BNA): The Abdurrahman bin Kanoo Cultural Centre organized a public cultural discussion forum themed "Inter-faiths tolerance and its impact on national peace" in coordination with the Bahrain Co-existence and Inter-faiths Tolerance Society. The forum hosted lecturers Al-Sheikh Ibrahim Mattar, Priest Hani Aziz, MP Nancy Khadoori and journalist Buthaina Khalifa Qassim. The forum was attended Read more [...]