Dubai - Two men, a German and a Filipino, have drowned after the boat they were aboard sank in Gulf waters off Bahrain, the official BNA news agency quoted the coast guard as saying. Another four passengers, whose nationalities were not given, were rescued following the incident Friday near the King Fahd Causeway linking the archipelago with Saudi Arabia. They were said to be in good health. Details were not immediately available on the Read more [...]

Manama: Bahrain on Sunday afternoon said its security forces had foiled a terror plot aimed at destabilising the country. “As part of the Ministry of Interior’s plan to inform the public about the latest security developments and as part of the steady efforts to reinforce security and stability, the security authorities have succeeded in foiling a terror plan to undermine the security of Bahrain through a series Read more [...]

Manama, June 7 (BNA): Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) will organise, in cooperation with the Supreme Council of Women (SCW), a seminar entitled "The integration of women and equal opportunities." BCCI Board Member and Head of its side in the joint committee with SCW Shaikha Hind bint Salman al-Khalifa said that the seminar will shed light on integrating women's needs in the development Read more [...]

Bahrain has imposed a ban on Indian manufactured Maggi noodles of Nestle, media reported on Sunday. The move follows a health ministry-ordered seizure of hundreds of packets of Maggi noodles, which reportedly found their way on to shop shelves in Bahrain through local traders, Gulf Daily News reported. Maggi noodles are at the centre of a health scare in India after laboratory tests revealed they contained lead at levels far higher than the legal maximum. Last week, health Read more [...]

Work is due to start on a new British naval base in Bahrain, a senior official has confirmed. Outgoing British Ambassador Iain Lindsay told Gulf Daily News that the new facility aims to deter regional threats and maintain security in the Gulf and wider region. It is expected to accommodate Britain's new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers and Type 45 destroyers. "Work on the first permanent British base in the region since 1971 is scheduled to start later in the summer," Lindsay told the paper. Lindsay Read more [...]

Video: https://youtu.be/bAMJoI_qRsI Niccolò Talamanca, Secretary General of No Peace Without Justice, called for the release of Sheikh Ali Salman describing the detention as absurd. Talamnaca said Sheikh Ali Salman is a well known public figure and his public and private statements were a message of nonviolence and conscious and responsible decision. He added that Salman took a clear political stance that nonviolent methods and methodology would be the best way forward for the country Read more [...]