Businesses in Bahrain have expressed wide concern over the economic implications of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic with a majority of them foreseeing recovery in 12 months after the end of the Covid-19 …
India U-16 team clubbed with Korea, Australia, Uzbekistan in AFC meet
NEW DELHI: India were clubbed with Korea Republic, Australia and Uzbekistan in Group C at the official draw for the AFC U-16 Championship Bahrain 2020 held at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday …
AFC U16: India drawn in Group C alongside Korea Republic, Australia and Uzbekistan
The Indian team will have to negotiate tough opponents like South Korea and Australia… India have been drawn in Group C during the official draw of the AFC U-16 Championship Bahrain 2020 which was …
Daniel Kinahan: Bahrain royals drop Tyson Fury’s adviser
Tyson Fury’s controversial adviser has been dropped by the commercial sporting arm of Bahrain’s royal family after revelations about his alleged links to organised crime.Last week the Irish government …
Bahrain cuts ties with ‘senior figure’ in organized crime
The Bahraini sports company owned by a member of the royal family has distanced itself from Daniel Kinahan less than a month after signing the gangland figure as a “special advisor” to the company.
US Navy sailors’ Bahrain sex-trafficking scandal exposed in new report
A new report is shedding more light on the bombshell 2017 Navy sex trafficking scandal in Bahrain, which allegedly involved sailors housing and pimping Thai prostitutes in their taxpayer-funded …
UPDATE 1 -Kuwait and Bahrain urged to abandon ‘highly invasive’ coronavirus apps
Kuwait and Bahrain must stop using “highly invasive” COVID-19 apps which violate the privacy of hundreds of thousands of people by tracking them almost in real time, Amnesty International said on …
Insurers brace for tough times in UAE and across GCC
Insurers in the UAE and other Gulf countries are well-capitalised but demand for insurance will decline this year due to a delay in the rollout of mandatory health insurance in Oman and Bahrain, …
COVID-19 business relief: Bahrain Plans $470mln in emergency spending
Bahrain’s cabinet has agreed to a draft law to add up to 177 million dinars ($470 million) to the 2020 budget to address the emergency expenses required for mitigating COVID-19’s impact and curbing …
Privacy fears over COVID apps by Bahrain, Kuwait, Norway
Amnesty International has raised privacy and security concerns over “invasive” contact-tracing apps rolled out by Bahrain, Kuwait and Norway to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The UK-based rights …