FROM LEFT: QA Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker; Qatar Civil Aviation Authority Chairman Abdullah Nasser Turki Al Subaey; Qatari Ambassador to Bahrain Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani; and Qatar’s Minister of Transport H E Jassim Seif Ahmed Al Sulaiti inside Qatar Executive’s new Gulfstream G650ER at the event.   DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) wrapped up a successful presence at the airline industry’s first airshow of the year in Bahrain on Saturday.  Hundreds Read more [...]

The jailed leader of Bahrain’s main opposition bloc, Sheikh Ali Salman who is currently serving four years for inciting disobedience, could face new charges over messages posted on Twitter. The Al-Wefaq chief has been “referred to the public prosecution following violations posted on his Twitter account”, the authorities announced Sunday on the official BNA news agency. Al-Wefaq denounced the move, saying it “violates the Bahraini constitution and national law, as well as international Read more [...]

in Airports Posted 24 January 2016 · Add CommentBahrain has awarded the a joint venture between the UAE construction company Arabtec and Turkey's airport specialist TAV, the main contract for its $1.1bn airport modernisation programme.Bahrain’s minister of transportation and telecommunications Kamal bin Ahemd Mohammed (centre) joined the CEO of Baharain Airport Company (BAC) Mohammed AlBinfalah (right) as the Bahrain air show (BIAS) drew to a close, to make the announcement.. "The airport Read more [...]

<!----> Bahrain has awarded a contract worth $1.1 billion to construct a brand new terminal at Bahrain International Airport to a joint venture of between the UAE’s Arabtec and TAV Construction from Turkey. The contract, which was signed at Bahrain International Air Show 2016 at Sakhir Airbase, includes the construction of the new passenger terminal building, the main services building and an aircraft bay. The deal is part of Bahrain airport's modernisation programme that will increase the Read more [...]

Manama, Jan 24 (BNA): Bahrain will host the third Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Human Resources Conference on February 24-25. The conference's secretary general Fahad Ibrahim Al-Shihabi said that Labour Minister Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan will patronise the event to focus on creativity management. Several speakers from the region will participate in the conference. Bahrain Society for Read more [...]

Manama, Jan. 24(BNA): A five-day training course focused on the I-link - an operational system that centralizes and continually enhances database features and helps make connections between seemingly unrelated investigations, by identifying common threads got underway today in Bahrain. Royal Academy of Police (RAP) Commander Staff Colonel Shaikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa opened the programme, which is attended by twenty trainees from Bahrain Read more [...]