New York, Sept. 26 (BNA): Chief Executive Officer of the Supreme Council for Environment Dr. Mohammed Mubarak bin Daina has participated in the high-level meeting held at the UN headquarters on "Minamata Convention on Mercury", a global convention aiming to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury. The objective of the event is to get more countries to deposit Read more [...]

Thousands of people have taken to the streets across Bahrain to call for the downfall of the ruling Al Khalifa regime and the establishment of a new government that would restore justice and equality in the Persian Gulf kingdom.On Friday, the demonstrators marched in villages of al-Daih, located six kilometers (3.7 miles) west of the capital, Manama, Ma’ameer, Karbabad and many Read more [...]

New York, Sept. 26 (BNA): Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa chaired the UN Post 2015 Sustainable Development Summit work session which officially adopted on its first day a new ambitious plan for sustainable development that will be the focus of the international community and governments in the next 15 days. Work will concentrate on attaining 17 goals, including Read more [...]

Hundreds of people flocked to a conference in Washington DC to learn about Bahrain’s culture, diverse society and business opportunities, a report said. The ‘This is Bahrain’ Conference and Exhibition was held at the Andrew W Mellon Auditorium yesterday by the Bahrain Federation of Expatriate Associations (BFEA) in collaboration with the American Chamber of Commerce Bahrain (AmCham Bahrain), reported the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication. To read further, please visit GDNonline.   Read more [...]