Khaleeji Commercial Bank (KHCB) has opened its eighth branch in Bahrain, in Zinj area. The official opening ceremony was attended by Hussain Sharaf, Director of Islamic Institutions Supervision Directorate at the Central Bank of Bahrain, Dr. Ahmed Al Mutawa, Chairman of the KHCB’s Board of Directors, Khalil Al Meer, Chief Executive Officer, senior members of the management team and media representatives.

DUBAI: A senior member of Saudi Arabia’s royal family said on Wednesday that Gulf states should work on acquiring nuclear know-how to balance any threat from Iran.Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former intelligence chief, also told a security conference in the Bahraini capital Manama, that the Gulf states should be prepared for any possible outcome from Iran’s nuclear talks with world powers.“We do not hold any hostility to Iran and do not wish any harm to it or to its people, who Read more [...]

MANAMA: Bahrain has been ranked high in an annual global technology survey for network readiness index 2014. It is among three GCC countries that have made it to the top 30 list for the third consecutive year. Qatar is ranked 23, the UAE (24) and Bahrain (29). Saudi Arabia and Oman stood at 32nd and 40th position respectively. INSEAD, the leading international business school, in partnership with the World Economic Forum and the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, Read more [...]