FOOD import costs are expected to top the $1 billion (BD377 million) mark for the first time in Bahrain this year as the country increases its reliance on imported goods. According to London-based Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU), Bahrain is expected to spend an additional $100m (BD37.7m) on food every year from now until 2020 Ð when the import bill is forecast to hit $1.6bn (BD603m). In its latest report ÔThe GCC in 2020: Resources for the FutureÕ, the EIU, a forecasting and advisory services Read more [...]

ALL visitors to Bahrain are being screened as they enter the country in a bid to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. The news follows the death of a Saudi man in Jeddah yesterday, who authorities suspect contracted Ebola during a recent business trip to Sierra Leone. The Saudi Arabia Health Ministry said in a statement that the man, aged in his 40s, died in the intensive care unit of a specialist hospital at 8.45am after being admitted in a critical condition the day before with Òsymptoms Read more [...]

STUDENTS from Bahrain University have edged out teams from across the world to secure third place in a major technology competition. Alaa Mohammed Abdulraheem and Marwa Buheila, known as Team Butterfly, returned to Bahrain last night after competing in the finals of the Microsoft Imagine CupÕs innovation category, which was held at the Washington University in Seattle, the US. They received $5,000 for coming up with a nail polish mixer controlled by a personal computer or a mobile application, Read more [...]