A Bahraini criminal court has sentenced two Asians to 10 years in prison and ordered them to pay a fine of BD5,000 each on charges of human trafficking, a prosecution official said today. The First …
PH envoy to Bahrain gets COVID-19 vaccine
Philippine Ambassador to Bahrain Alfonso Ver has received the coronavirus vaccine as part of the free immunization drive in the small Middle East state.
NYE: Bahrain orders 2 courts to handle Covid-19 violations during New Year celebrations
Bahrain’s Court of Cassation President, Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) Vice Chairman, Chancellor Abdulla bin Hassan Al Buainain on Tuesday issued an edict involving violations of Covid-19 mandatory …
Coronavirus: Bahrain Central Bank orders delay of loan installments by 6 months
Bahrain’s Central Bank has ordered all banks and financing companies to extend repayment of loan installments for a period of six months starting January 2021, as part of the government’s measures to …
Submarine USS Georgia, in Arabian Gulf, visits Bahrain
The submarine USS Georgia, in the Arabian Gulf as tensions in the area increase, visited Manama, Bahrain, the Navy’s 5th Fleet said on Monday.
USS Georgia Visits Bahrain
The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) completed a sustainment and logistics port visit in Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 27.
Uptake of Islamic finance in Bahrain, UAE, and Saudi rising
Bahrain, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia have ranked in the world’s top five Islamic finance economies, according to the latest annual Islamic Finance Development Indicator (IFDI) Bah …
Ariella Steinreich, the Jewish PR pro and the bridge among the UAE, Bahrain and Israel
Look no further than the historic Abraham Accords that was inked between the UAE and Israel – an unthinkable for sceptics, naysayers and geo-strategic policy wonks – in Washington on September 15 to …
Closures on Bahrain’s Sheikh Zayed and King Hamad Highway
Bahrain’s Ministry of Works, Municipality Affairs & Urban Planning closed one lane on the Sheikh Zayed Highway, to carry out improvement works on Sheikh Zayed Highway. One lane was provided between …
Saudis using Bahrain as conduit for business with Israel
Bahrain’s economy is heavily dependent on that of Saudi Arabia, making it an easy conduit for Saudi businesspeople to connect to Israel.