The Bahrain health ministry has reported 672 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 245 recoveries. Of the new cases, 83 were among expatriate workers, 588 were contacts of active cases, …
Kushner says Saudi Arabia, Bahrain to allow all Israeli flights to use airspace
Saudi flights also able to use Israeli airspace; White House advisor says Arabs losing patience with Palestinian leadership, will do ‘what’s in their best interests’ …
Bahrain Offers Dollar Bond, Sukuk to Plug Growing Budget Gap
(Bloomberg) — Bahrain started marketing a three-tranche dollar bond to help plug one of the biggest budget deficits in the world.The Gulf nation is selling benchmark-size seven-year Islamic bonds as …
CBI to ‘locally prosecute’ Indian who committed fraud in Bahrain
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case to “locally prosecute” an Indian national, who allegedly embezzled funds worth 50,000 Bahraini Dinar or BD in the middle-eastern country …
Bahrain resolved to continue facing challenges to achieve sustainable development – FM
MANAMA: Bahrain’s economy has been spared an “unprecedented crisis” thanks to the government’s stimulus package, revealed the Finance Minister yesterday. But he urged that collective action was …
New laws set to shape e-commerce ecosystem in Bahrain
Mr Alzayani said Bahrain has been an early adopter of 5G or the fifth generation … The minister called on SMEs to adopt e-commerce channels, go for an accelerated business continuity plan, and …
Major savings as Bahrain MPs work online
“Will we continue remotely, return to a conventional way of conducting business, or a mixture of both? Now we can select any option, as we are prepared.” Mr Bunajma said the all parts of parliamentary …
Bahrain postpones reopening of public schools by two weeks
Public schools in Bahrain will now reopen on September 20, instead of the originally scheduled date of September 6. The re-opening of public schools has been postponed to test all administrative, …
Bahrain issues new back to school health guidelines
in co-ordination with the national team commissioned to follow up the reopening of educational institutions in Bahrain. This follows directives by the Government Executive Committee, chaired by His …
Unity ‘key to Bahrain’s handling of coronavirus’
Kingdom has won the praise of global bodies such as the World Health Organisation for its management of the Covid-19 challenges Bahrain’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been underpinned with …