Muscat, Dec. 23 (BNA): Information and Parliament Affairs Minister Isa bin Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi lauded strong fraternal relations between Bahrain and Oman and the leaderships' keenness to further bolster them. He was speaking at a meeting with his Omani counterpart Dr. Abdul Monem bin Mansour bin Said Al-Hasni, as part of his current visit to Oman. Both ministers discussed ways of boosting bilateral cooperation Read more [...]

Manama, Dec. 23 (BNA): Labour and Social Development Minister Jamil Humaidan received today outgoing South Korean Ambassador to Bahrain Jonha Yu. They discussed bilateral relations and their progress in various fields. The Labour and Social Development Minister lauded the efforts made by the South Korean ambassador to further consolidate bilateral cooperation. Meanwhile, the South Korean ambassador commended Read more [...]

Manama, Dec.23 (BNA): Bahrain’s festival for patriotic songs was held yesterday evening at the Cultural Hall. The Ministry of Information Affairs organized the celebratory event which was attended by more than 1000 people. Information and Parliament Affairs Minister Isa bin Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi stressed the crucial role of media and art in cultivating patriotism, conserving cultural identity, Read more [...]

The UAE recorded the highest inflation rate compared with the other GCC states as it hit 3.68%, followed by the State of Kuwait by 3.21%, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) by 2.4%, the Kingdom of Bahrain by 2.3%, the State of Qatar by 1.7% whereas the Sultanate recorded the low inflation rate by 0.43%. While comparing the inflation index during October and September 2015, Bahrain recorded the highest rate by 0.6%, the KSA by 0.3%, Qatar by 0.2% and Kuwait by 0.07%. The inflation index recorded Read more [...]

Zain Bahrain, the most innovative telecom operator in the Kingdom, hosted Startup Bahrain’s 9th Startup Evening as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week in Bahrain. The guest speaker was the inspiring and brilliant Dany El-Eid, winner of the MIT EF Pan Arab Competition that was held last year and founder of pixelbug, the startup behind colorbug, the augmented reality app that brings children’s coloured drawings to life.Held at Zain Read more [...]

Our correspondent Islamabad: Progress on the initiative for establishment of a state-of-the-art medical university in Islamabad was jointly reviewed here on Tuesday during a meeting between Kingdom of Bahrain Ambassador Mohamed Ebrahim Mohamed Abdulqadir and Minister of State for Health Saira Afzal. It was agreed that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard would soon be signed between the two governments. The discussion took place when the Bahraini envoy called on the minister of Read more [...]

Bahrain: 24 men affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) have been accused of plotting a terror attack on a key Shi’ite mosque in Bahrain, a court heard.  Details of the high-profile trial emerged during the first hearing at the High Criminal Court yesterday, where seven of the defendants appeared to plead not guilty while the rest are at large.  Revoked All the defendants have been charged with joining the terrorist group, also referred to ISIL or Daesh, and calling to forcibly Read more [...]

Manama: A new Gloria Jean’s coffee house has opened at the Al Hayat Shopping Centre in Zinj.  It was inaugurated by general director of customs clearance and inspection Shaikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the presence of Suncity Ventures chairman Mohammed Fakhro and Abdulla Yousif Fakhro and Sons director Ahmed Esam Fakhro.  Bahrain-based Suncity Ventures is the Australian coffee shop brand’s franchise manager in Bahrain.  Suncity Ventures Group general manager Rodney Pearson Read more [...]

AJC Delegates Debate Risks of Political Islam with Persian Gulf Nations print Bahrain BayPhoto Credit: Wikipedia commons An AJC leadership delegation exchanged views on the threats posed by political Islam and the strategic ambitions of Iran in a just-concluded series of consultations in the Persian Gulf, a.k.a. Arabian Gulf. The 13-member group, led by AJC Board of Trustees Chairman John Shapiro and AJC Associate Executive Read more [...]

ISLAMABAD: An agreement is expected to be signed soon between Pakistan and Bahrain for establishing a state-of-the-art medical university in the capital. The decision was made in a meeting between Ambassador of Bahrain Mohamed Ebrahim Mohamed Abdulqadir and Minister of State for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Saira Afzal Tarar on Tuesday. The two jointly reviewed progress against an initiative to establish the medical university, according to a press release. The Bahraini Read more [...]