A Bahraini municipal councilman has criticised what he called “improperly dressed” gatherings of foreigners in a coastal area in the conservative country and urged action to promote good behaviour in …
UK Fintech Fasset Will be Tokenizing Hard Assets via Blockchain Tech as Part of Bahrain’s Fintech Sandbox Program
The project is part of Bahrain’s Fintech regulatory sandbox program. The permit was issued by the reserve bank of Bahrain. According to a release, this marks the first time that this type of project …
Palestinian ambassador: UAE and Bahrain have rewarded Israel’s illegality with normalization! (E928)
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the Palestinian Ambassador to the UK Husam Zomlot He discusses the coronavirus situation in occupied Palestine, the Abraham Accords signed by the UAE, …
Lebanon, Bahrain record new virus-related fatalities
Health authorities in Lebanon and Bahrain confirmed additional deaths Tuesday from the coronavirus pandemic. The Lebanese Health Ministry said 10 fatalities and 1,105 infections were registered, …
‘Bye bye Palestine’?
Papers in Israel and the Gulf hail deals signed by the UAE and Bahrain normalising ties with Israel. But for Italy’s Communist paper Il Manifesto, it signals the end of hope for a two-state solution.
UAE: Palestinian state at ’67 lines a must despite peace deal with Israel
Palestinians have charged that the UAE and Bahrain had betrayed them by singing normalization deals with Israel.
UK’s Fasset gets Bahrain nod to test blockchain platform
UK-headquartered Fasset, a provider of blockchain-powered platforms for the financing of sustainable infrastructure, has received authorisation to test its solutions for the tokenisation of hard …
UAE: Palestinian state at ’67 line a must despite peace deal with Israel
Palestinians have charged that the UAE and Bahrain had betrayed them by singing normalization deals with Israel.
GCC bond market pipeline promising; Bahrain, Oman likely next to issue debt
The pipeline for bond issuances by GCC governments looks strong as Oman and Kuwait are expected to be the next countries to issue the debt instrument. James Swanston, economist for the Mena region at …
Coronavirus: Bahrain extends payment of 50% of private sector salaries
Bahrain’s government is extending payment of 50 per cent of Bahraini citizens’ salaries working in parts of the private sector impacted by coronavirus crisis until the end of the year, a cabinet …