Bahrain: A communications blackout lasting almost a week has hit mobile phone customers in an upmarket seafront development in Muharraq. Residents of Amwaj Islands who are signed up to one of the country’s biggest telecommunications networks told the GDN yesterday that they had been unable to make calls or access the Internet for the past six days. Concerns have been raised that the outage makes it impossible to contact the emergency services if required, as Read more [...]

Bahrain: Tamkeen has launched the third edition of its annual ‘Mashroo3i’ Youth Business Awards competition, at the Arab Open University, A’ali.  The contest targets Bahraini youth aged between 15 and 26 and aims to raise awareness of the importance of entrepreneurship amongst Bahrainis.  More than 200 applications have been received for the competition and winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on May 14. Read more [...]

Bahrain: Adliya's   popular dining district has been transformed into a haven for lovers of art and food. The Nest 2015, organised by Al Riwaq Art Space, sprawls across block 338 in Adliya and incorporates outdoor installations, art pieces and food stalls as well as workshops, film screenings and concerts. Project manager Mercedes Gonzalez Degaray told the GDN that this year’s affair was more challenging to put together than previous years.  “It was very, very challenging Read more [...]

Manama: Five feature events in a card of seven are the highlights of today’s horse racing at Sakhir. The richest race of the day - for the Gulf Petrochemmical Industries Company Cup (GPIC Cup) for locally bred horses which carries a cash prize of BD3,000 and to be run over 2,400 metres, starting at 4.30pm - has attracted the smallest field of five horses. Riyaah, owned by Shaikh Hamad bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, trained by James Naylor and to be ridden by Andrew Elliott, is the best bet Read more [...]

The director of an Orthodox European rabbinical association lit Hanukkah candles in the palace of the king of Bahrain. The Dec. 7 ceremony in Manama, Bahrain’s capital, was the first of its kind in the Persian Gulf nation’s palace since the establishment of Israel in 1948, according to a news release from the Conference of European Rabbis. Conference director Rabbi Moshe Levin, who was invited by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, recited the traditional blessings while lighting the candles Read more [...]

Manama, Dec.10 (BNA): The high – level international conference of ‘’ Women in Public Life: From Policies to Impact" held under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of the King President of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW) concluded in the Kingdom of Bahrain today. The Conference was attended by high-level international representatives including policy Read more [...]

Riyadh, Dec.10 (BNA): The 36th session of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member States issued today the final communique under chairmanship of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as follows: At the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the GCC Supreme Council held here in Riyadh its 36th session during the period 9-10, Read more [...]

Manama, Dec. 10 (BNA): A three-day visit by representatives from the Jordan Olympic Committee (JOC) concluded today. The main purpose of this trip is to observe the Bahrain Olympic Committee expertise in the field of sports, including sports federations affairs, administrative services, education and coaches preparation. JOC knowledge, training and education manager Narin Al Hajj Tass and Sport Federations Affairs Department head Rana Al Sa’ed Read more [...]

Manama, Dec. 10 (BNA): Thirty nine sports officials attended a course on sports psychology, which came to a close today. Participants included 16 from Saudis, three each from Kuwait and Oman, in addition to 17 from host country Bahrain. The four-day course was organized by the Sports Training Development Centre, which is under the Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) umbrella. It was conducted by centre director and International instructor Nabil Taha, Read more [...]

According to Manama Post website, Justice Human Rights Organization (JHRO) reported that over 5 percent of the detainees were children.  JHRO also reported that Bahrain witnessed more than 470 peaceful demonstrations in November, most of which were suppressed by the police. 5 demonstrators were shot by the regime forces, while many others were choked by tear gas used in the crackdown against the peaceful protests, the report added. It also noted that more than 500 Bahraini citizens have been taken Read more [...]