Bahrain: Sai battles past Jaber

Sai Raghav B. claimed victory over Jaber Abdul A’al in under-12 boys’ section of the fourth E.K. Kanoo Junior Open Tennis Championship 2016 at Bahrain Tennis Club in Juffair yesterday.  In a tough encounter, Sai Raghav.B held off Abdul 6-7(3), 7-6(3) 10-4.  The second game of the section saw Mohammed Al Shehabi  easily beat Fares Hajjar 6-0, 6-0.  Meanwhile, Belt Ken managed to defeat Alkhan Mohammed 7-5, 6-2 while the last game of the section saw Sparsh Parmar defeat Kazuma Read more [...]

Bahrain: QATAR DOWN JAPAN

Qatar claimed an important 29-24  victory over Japan in the 17th Asian Handball Championship  at Khalifa Sports City in Isa Town yesterday. Qatar faced stiff resistance from Japan during the first half of opening round match of Group ‘A’ which includes Oman, Syria and South Korea. Japan, however, were unable to take the lead as Qatar’s attack led by Zarko Markovic, Rafael Capote and Mahmoud Hassaballa kept the first half in their team’s favour (16-12).  The second half saw Read more [...]

Chocolate wars: Nestle loses bid to trademark KitKat shape – Austin American

Nestle has lost a long-running court battle to trademark the four-finger shape of its KitKat chocolate bar in Britain.The Swiss food giant first tried to register the trademark in 2010, but the application was opposed by rival chocolate maker Cadbury U.K. Ltd.The case was previously dismissed by other courts including the European Court of Justice. Britain's High Court on Wednesday upheld those decisions, ruling that the shape of a KitKat bar has not "acquired a distinctive character" enough to satisfy Read more [...]

Emirates to display two-class configured A380 at Bahrain International Airshow

in Events Posted 20 January 2016 · Add CommentEmirates will display its two-class configured A380 at the fourth edition of the Bahrain International Airshow (BIA).  This is the first time that the two-class A380 comes to the Kingdom. The aircraft on display will allow both trade visitors and the general public to familiarise themselves with the new double-decker. Khalid Al Haddad, vice president commercial operations, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain for Emirates, said: “The Bahrain International Read more [...]

GCC working on joint missile defence -Bahrain

Gulf Arab states are cooperating on regional missile defence and hope to announce the results soon, a Bahraini officer said on Wednesday, suggesting progress in long-stalled efforts to create a cross-border approach to counter Iran's growing missile capabilities. Past attempts have stumbled due to strains within the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) but US and Gulf officials say the time has come to push ahead as Arab nations start to mount more joint military missions. Gulf Read more [...]

Indigenous fighter and helicopter to fly at Bahrain Air Show

India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft - Tejas - will take part in the three-day Bahrain International Airshow starting tomorrow. Two limited series production aircraft will take part in the show to enthral the visitors of various countries during the flying display through a series of aerobatic manoeuvres, HAL Chairman and Managing Director T Suvarna Raju said. "It is important that indigenous aircraft fly outside India in international air shows. HAL is proud to Read more [...]

Gás lacrimogêneo brasileiro foi usado contra manifestantes no …

Pelas redes sociais, ativistas divulgaram fotos das bombas de gás lacrimogêneo usadas para reprimir o protesto. Elas têm o logo de uma empresa brasileira (Foto: Divulgação/ Twitter) Nas semanas que se seguiram à execução do clérigo xiita Nimr Baqr Al-Nimr pela Arábia Saudita, uma série de protestos eclodiu no mundo árabe. Al-Nimr era voz da minoria xiita do país e crítico constante da monarquia saudita. Sua execução causou mal estar na região e levou ao rompimento das relações Read more [...]

Asian Handball Championship: Bahrain battle to victory over UAE

BAHRAIN claimed a vital 28-26 win against UAE  in the 17th Asian Handball Championship at Khalifa Sports City in Isa Town yesterday. The third round match in Group B, which includes Saudi Arabia, Iran, China and Lebanon, saw Bahrain set pace in one of their toughest encounters of the tournament.  Jassim Al Salatna made good use of a fast break to give Bahrain the opener.  Both teams outsmarted each other in the first 10 minutes of the game and UAE went on to take the lead for the Read more [...]

Top speaker to conduct workshop

Bahrain: TEDx speaker, trainer and consultant Aditya Maheswaran, who was the first runner-up at the 2015 World Championship of Public Speaking, will conduct a workshop on Friday to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Indian Chartered Accountants of Bahrain (ICAB) Toastmasters Club (TMC). The workshop is open to toastmasters, members of the Bahrain Chapter of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the general public. It will be held between 4pm and 7pm at the Al Fanar Read more [...]