Big organic market planned in Bahrain MANAMA, 2 hours, 38 minutes ago An organic food market is being planned for the island of Nabih Saleh, south of Manama. The market, which will only feature food that has been produced without the use of chemical fertilisers, pesticides or other artificial chemicals, has been proposed by one of the island's coastal landowners. He wants to use a patch of land where a building ban is in force to set up the market Read more [...]

Tenmou-backed ‘eat’ raises US$300,000 in second round of funding and launches consumer app : Saturday, January 31 - 2015 @ 13:28 Tenmou, the Kingdom’s First ‘Business Angels’ company today announced that, eat – an app that allows users to create restaurant reservations online, has raised US$ 300,000 in a second round of funding. With this additional capital, eat has raised a total of Read more [...]

A RECORD number of more than 200,000 shoppers is thought to have visited the 26th edition of the Bahrain Autumn Fair 2015. The figure shows an increase of five per cent compared with 2014. The fair, organised by the Arabian Exhibition Management at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre, attracted an average of 22,200 visitors daily. The nine-day exhibition opened on January 21 and ended on Thursday. The Bahrain Exhibition and Convention Authority said in a statement that more Read more [...]

RIYADH: Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal will tomorrow launch a pan-Arab satellite news channel. Bahrain-based Alarab will be the latest player in the Arabic-language television market, after Qatar-subsidised Al Jazeera became the first regional news broadcaster 19 years ago. It will also be a rival for Dubai-based Al Arabiya, established in 2003 and owned by Shaikh Waleed Al Ibrahim. Jamal Khashoggi, Alarab's general manager, said the new channel will be even-handed. "We are not going to take sides," Read more [...]

AN ART space which brought together local artists and musicians, Malja (sanctuary), was opened yesterday in Amwaj Islands. The non-profit venue put together by Red Bull Bahrain and designed by Bahrain-based Spoon Design Consultants includes a cafŽ, an art and dance studio, a gallery and a recording studio. The platform aims to provide artists an outlet to showcase their talents and is free to access for all residents of Bahrain and the region, while workshops and use of facilities will be on an Read more [...]