Edgar has won four of five fights since moving up to featherweight and he is a former UFC Lightweight Champion."Frankie is a different creature with a different mindset", his manager, Ali Abdelaziz, told Yahoo Sports.ESK: Mendes thinks this is a great match-up for him, but I just don't see it. Sure, his wrestling should allow him to nullify Edgar's takedown game, but it's not like the former lightweight champ has to put him on the canvas to get the victory.Conor McGregor's featherweight title showdown Read more [...]

The airline currently operates scheduled services to 42 destinations in 23 countries across Africa, Asia and Europe. PHOTO: AFP MULTAN: Gulf Air, Bahrain’s principal flag carrier, is going to start its operations at the Multan International Airport (MIAP) on December 14, 2015. Gulf Air would become the seventh international airline to start operations at MIAP. PIA, Shaheen Air International, Fly Dubai, Airblue, Qatar Airways and Emirates already conduct operations in Multan.“Initially, Gulf Read more [...]

Bahrain: Thousands of people from all nationalities and walks of life turned up to celebrate Bahrain’s National Day and His Majesty King Hamad’s accession to the throne yesterday at a “This is Bahrain” event. After touring a number of foreign capitals around the world to showcase Bahrain’s cultural diversity, the ‘This is Bahrain’ roadshow has taken place in-country for the first time – featuring more than 150 stands representing embassies, ministries, schools, Read more [...]

Bahrain: The Indian School Bahrain held its 37th annual Sports Day yesterday at its Isa Town campus. More than 6,000 students took part in the event which is the culmination of a month-long series of competitions in 120 individual track and field events such as shot-put, discus throw, javelin throw, long jump and relay races. The event started with an opening ceremony during which the school’s flag was hoisted by chairman Prince S Natarajan. Dressed in colourful costumes of various Read more [...]

Bahrain: Tek Bahadur Thapa from Nepal became the proud owner of a Nissan Patrol car awarded by VIVA. Three other customers won cash and gold prizes as the telecom company concluded its international calling weekly raffle promotion. “I thought I was dreaming when I first received a call from VIVA that I had won. This is my first win and that too a car, it is such a happy moment for me and my family and a dream come true for us. Thanks to VIVA, we will end the year on a happy note,” Read more [...]

The General Secretariat in Al Wefaq National Islamic Society discussed local, regional and international developments in its regular meeting at the Society’s headquarters and highlighted on the following points: Marking the International Anti-Corruption Day which is observed on the 9th of December of every year, the General Secretariat in Al Wefaq highlighted the increasing pace of various forms of financial administrative corruption in different ministries and governmental bodies as Read more [...]

OVER 1,200 people took part in the Middle East GAA League in Bahrain last week in what is reportedly the biggest ever gathering of GAA players outside of Ireland and the USA. There were 151 matches in the latest round of the league, which has grown considerably since launching six years ago, with the players made up of both locals and Irish immigrants. James Kennedy, Chairperson of Middle East GAA, has been involved since the start of the project and has described the growth in interest as ‘phenomenal’. He Read more [...]

The Bahrain insurance market grew by 5 percent during 2014, compared with 2013, with gross premiums/contributions registering BD270.76 million (£473.16 million) in 2014, according to the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB). According to the CBB, a significant part of this increase was due to a surge in medical insurance, which increased from BD40.83 million in 2013 to BD48.59 million in 2014, showing an increase of around 19 percent and representing almost 18 percent of the total premiums/contributions Read more [...]

Officials and committee members at the event Majlis boost for SMEs in Bahrain MANAMA, 1 hours, 0 minutes ago Tags: Bahrain | SME | boost | Majlis | Read more [...]

Al Zayani with dignitaries and guests at the launch Key reforms to boost foreign investment in Bahrain MANAMA, 1 hours, 6 minutes ago Tags: Bahrain | investment | reforms | foreign | boost | Read more [...]