Dubai (AFP) - Bahrain set a two-week ultimatum Thursday for the return of citizens fighting as jihadists abroad, saying they will be charged under the Gulf kingdom's anti-terror laws if they do not.An interior ministry statement said Bahrainis "currently in conflict zones... on the pretext of jihad" must "return to the country within two weeks".Those who do not come back "will be pursued under the law pertaining to the protection of society from terrorist acts", it Read more [...]

Manama, March 27 (BNA)-- Bahrain clinched today five prizes at the conclusion of the 13th edition of the Gulf Radio and Television Festival which was hosted by Bahrain over three days. The winning programmes are the children's radio programme "Child Magazine", "Hawa Al-Bahrain", the Environment and Rubbish Recycling Studio programme, "Manama-Culture" and "What's Aliya's Opinion". A O Q BNA 2025 GMT 2014/03/27 Read more [...]

Posted March 28, 2014 07:31:37 There is a vote of confidence in the Hunter's aluminium sector, with a $60 million cables manufacturing plant being commissioned at Tomago today.Bahrain-based Midal Cables International has built the manufacturing plant at Tomago which will use molten metal from the nearby aluminium smelter. It will use the molten aluminium to make rods, wire and conductors. Midal Cables managing director Hamid Al Zayani says the plant Read more [...]

By Sally Saar  International perceptions of Bahrain can be deceptive. After two decades of unprecedented change, Sally Saar documents the evolution of the notorious Gulf State, the social tolerance and the role of women in guiding its future.   I have lived in Bahrain for over two decades – half my life. Having spent such an important part of my life here, I call Bahrain home. When I first arrived on the island, the airport was the size of a luxurious mansion with the same door used for Read more [...]