Bahrain airshow 2016 tickets on sale

Manama, Dec. 7 (BNA): Tickets for the public area of the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS2016) are now on sale at all Batelco outlets – the airshow’s headline sponsor, the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications (MTT) has said. BIAS 2016 will offer its public visitors a festival of fun including daily flying displays that will provide up to four hours of spectacular aerial entertainment. Read more [...]

Ryf Makes History With $1 Million Win

By Paul MoorePublished 2 hours ago With a race win and the Triple Crown title at the Ironman 70.3 Middle East Championship in Bahrain today, Ironman World Champion Daniela Ryf made history by taking a a million-dollar prize. Bart Aernouts won the men’s race. Race recap from Bahrain Endurance 13: The Ironman 70.3 Middle East Championship was the last of the three races comprising the Nasser Bin Hamad Triple Crown series, where the athlete who wins all three is awarded a one million-dollar Read more [...]

HM King congratulated by HRH Crown Prince

Manama, Dec. 7 (BNA): His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received a cable of congratulations from His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, on the occasion of the Middle East Ironman Championship second position achieved by HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa the Representative of HM the King for Charity Works and Read more [...]

Marassi Al Bahrain’s first reveal

Home News Article Dec 07 2015 more articles from The first of five phases of the development will consist of 480 high-end residential apartments, luxury hotels, a world-class shopping destination, and a one kilometre-long beach open to the public Modern sales centre to open in Q1 2016, to showcase mixed-use lifestyle community development Manama: Eagle Hills, the private real estate investment and development company based in the UAE and developer Read more [...]

Atbahrain serves as Ironman 70.3 Middle East Championship Bahrain official …

Manama, Dec. 7 (BNA): Atbahrain, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat), announced that it served as the official travel and logistics partner for Ironman 70.3 Middle East Championship Bahrain, which took place on Saturday, December 5. Atbahrain was responsible for enabling and facilitating the visit of athletes and supporters from all over the world through Read more [...]

dnata in AIDA Cruises deal

Manama: dnata, a Dubai-based travel management company, has entered into a partnership with German cruise company AIDA Cruises to provide shore excursions to their guests in Bahrain. dnata expects to serve approximately 25,000 to 30,000 tourists to Bahrain over the next year as it services AIDAstella, one the ships in AIDA Cruises’ fleet which cruises the Gulf waters and has a capacity of 2,300 passengers. “The partnership with AIDA Cruises fits in with our strategic focus Read more [...]

Opportunities showcased to Chinese businessmen

Manama: Three Chinese business delegations visited Bahrain last week with a view to strengthening investment co-operation, the Economic Development Board (EDB) announced yesterday. A statement said representatives from the EDB discussed strengthening economic ties with members from the Quanzhou province, which included representatives of businesses in the areas of water treatment, logistics and retail. As part of the meeting, the delegates were briefed on the kingdom’s open Read more [...]

A trillion-dollar prize

Manama: An estimated $1 trillion worth of additional Sharia-compliant assets are scattered across segments like small savers, affluent wealth management, pension and retirement plans, Awqaf, infrastructure and trade finance, a top industry thinker has said. According to Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) board of trustees chairman Shaikh Ebrahim bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, this was in addition to the more-structured $2trn Islamic finance Read more [...]

Shaikh Nasser’s Ironman achievement lauded

Manama, Dec 6 (BNA): HM the King's Advisor for Youth and Sports Affairs Saleh bin Isa bin Hindi praised the interest of HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to attend the third leg of the Ironman Triple Crown, held in Bahrain yesterday, which highlights the royal support for the youth movement and for holding various sport activities in Bahrain that contribute to enhancing Bahrain capability to host major sport Read more [...]