Friday, May 3, 2024

Bahrain

Amphibious ‘Duck Bus’ to make a splash in Bahrain!

PEOPLE in Bahrain will soon be able to step into the world of amphibious travel when a distinctive yellow bus splashes its way across the Manama coastline. The Bahrain Duck Tours, an ambitious project backed by the Bahrain Tourism...

Give Bahrainis a chance to teach

NEW legislation that would prioritise jobs for Bahrainis in private schools and institutes was yesterday referred to the National Assembly by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince Prime Minister. The amendments to the 1998...

Bahrain registers two Covid-19 Deaths

The Health Ministry has announced the deaths of two Bahrainis, a 72-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman, from Covid-19 today. This takes the total number of deaths to 431 in the kingdom .

VACCINE FOR ALL: Bahrain ‘will work with WHO on equitable access’

VACCINE FOR ALL: Bahrain will continue to work in partnership with the world to protect lives from Covid-19, said HRH the Crown Prince Prime Minister. “Ensuring equitable access to vaccines will be a critical factor in how rapidly the...

Bahrain mourns death of veteran footballer

A veteran Bahraini football player died early this morning. Defender Faisal Abdulaziz lost his long battle with illness. He was 52. Mr Abdulaziz used to play as a forward for Muharraq early in his career. He also captained Bahrain’s national team when...

Covid curbs extended

MANAMA: Bahrain has decided to extend Covid-19 curbs for three more weeks. The decision was announced after a meeting of the National Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus to review latest developments, including the increase in active cases and efforts...

BIC to host F1 pre-season testing

Bahrain is set to stage the Formula 1 pre-season testing for the first time since 2014, in addition to the first race of the season. The Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) confirmed in a statement that ‘The Home of Motorsport in...

Bahrain approves Sputnik V vaccine

Bahrain has approved a fourth vaccine for Covid-19. The decision to authorise the emergency use of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine follows data provided by the manufacturer, results of an expanded study, and a process of review and evaluation of...

797 new Covid-19 cases registered in Bahrain on Wednesday

Bahrain yesterday recorded 797 new cases of Covid-19 alongside 436 recoveries and four fatalities. Two Bahraini women, aged 64 and 66, an expatriate man, 60, and an expat woman, 79, died yesterday, taking the total deaths to 391 . Also...

Latest Gold Rate in Bahrain in Bahraini Dinar, 09 February 2021

Tuesday: Today Gold Rate in Bahrain (BHD) Today Per tola is BHD 261.27 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is BHD 224.00. Usually people opt for purchasing gold rates in Bahrain per tola according to their needs and...

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The Extraordinary General Assembly of the Saudi National Bank approved authorizing the Board of Directors to distribute interim dividends...

Abu Dhabi Airlines acquires stakes in 3 companies

100% of the shares of Etihad Airways Engineering Company, 100% of the shares of Amerc, and 50% of the shares of GAL were transferred...

Dubai International Airport announces the return to normal operation after the rain

Five arriving flights were diverted to Dubai International Airport on Wednesday-Thursday night, and nine arriving flights and four departures were cancelled. Announce Dubai international airport...

The UAE records the lowest level of growth in the non-oil sector in 8 months

Heavy rainfall had a more severe impact on the pace of growth of new orders in the UAE, although the production sub-index rose slightly...

UAE banks increase their financing for trade and industry to exceed 748 billion dirhams

Traditional banks accounted for about 680.8 billion dirhams, or 82.2% of the credit financing granted to the trade and industry sectors in the UAE...