Bahrain News

Manama: A Bahraini MP has called for common prayers between Sunnis and Shiites as a practical popular move to thaw tension and overcome the mistrust that has threatened ties between the two communities in ...

First Energy Bank , the world's first investment bank focused exclusively on the energy sector, held its first shareholder meeting at the Banyan Tree Resort & Spa.

Manama: Resisting intense pressure from businessmen and contractors, Bahrain's labour minister has ruled out any exception to the ban on outdoor work during the hottest hours of July and August.

In a recent survey of network managers, more than 80% revealed that they already deployed or plan to deploy QoS on their network within a 12-month time frame in order to ensure optimum application performance.

EPCglobal Inc, a subsidiary of the global standards organization GS1, today announced the successful completion of the second phase of its Transportation and Logistics Services Industry Action Group RFID Pilot ...

MANAMA: The initial private placement offering for First Energy Bank has been finalised at $1 billion due to a significant increase in investor demand, Gulf Finance House announced yesterday.

MANAMA: The Central Bank of Bahrain has announced that the BD5 million monthly issue of government treasury bills has been oversubscribed by 240 per cent.

MANAMA: Lightspeed, the Bahrain telecommunications operator, has launched a range of new Internet services based on Livebox.

The Associated Press Monday, June 9, 2008; 9:44 AM MANAMA, Bahrain -- A U.S. Navy ship rescued a small boat carrying about 70 people, some suffering from severe dehydration, in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen ...

MANAMA: The cost of fixed-line telephone calls are more expensive in the GCC than elsewhere while mobile costs are cheaper.

Bahrain's state-run news agency reports that the tiny Gulf state is getting ready to open an embassy in Baghdad.

The Bahrain News Agency quotes the foreign minister as saying the island kingdom 'is in the phase of naming an ambassador' to Baghdad.

Bahrain would be the second Gulf country to announce sending an ambassador to Iraq since Saddam Hussein's fall following the United Arab Emirates.

On Thursday, Emirates' foreign minister announced in Baghdad that his nation is to send an ambassador next week. Many countries have diplomatic missions but no ambassador in Baghdad.

MANAMA: Police yesterday arrested an alleged drug dealer after a car chase. The Bahraini in his 20s was approached by an undercover police officer following a tip-off, said a Public Prosecution spokesman.

Under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Hasan Fakhro, the minister of Industry & Commerce in Bahrain, Confex International SAL and Magnum Events & Exhibitions held The Business and Financial Forum on June 3, 2008 at ...

MANAMA: Police were last night looking for a driver who fled the scene after his car caught fire on a busy highway.

MANAMA: Bahrain-based International Investment Bank saw net income increase to $5.4 million in the first quarter of the year, compared with $5m for the same period last year.

A December 15, 2006 file photo shows Huda Nunu at the National Assembly in Manama MANAMA: Bahrain's anticipated appointment of a Jewish woman as ambassador to the US - ' the first for an Arab country - ' is not ...

By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief Published: May 30, 2008, 00:05 Manama: Bahrain has moved one step closer towards appointing the first Jewish ambassador from the Arab world to the United States after the ...

Bahrain's state news agency says that King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa issued a royal decree appointing a female Jewish lawmaker to the post of ambassador.

MANAMA: A Labour Fund-initiated project to provide innovative financing support for Small and Medium Enterprises has received a major boost with another financial institution joining the ranks.

Middle East airline Gulf Air says it has placed a firm order for 35 new passenger jets from Airbus, a deal that will more than double the number of Airbus planes in its fleet.