For more than a year, Saudi Arabia and its allies—especially the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt, collectively referred to as the Quartet—have led a relentless, and seemingly counterproductive campaign against Qatar in a feckless attempt to bully and intimidate Doha. In addition to a blockade, the Saudis are allegedly moving forward with a plan to dig a canal on their border to turn"...

Electricity and Water Affairs Minister Dr. Abdulhussein bin Ali Mirza received in his office Polemaris Consulting Company Chairman Riyad Hassan Al Rahma and its Executive Director, Hassan Riyad Al Rahma.


The two sides discussed the possibility of benefiting from the services of the company in the field of information systems.

Dr. Mirza said they welcomed cooperation with local companies and institutions in all areas that fall within the purview of electricity, water and renewable energy sectors"...

Twenty-five government schools across Bahrain are undergoing maintenance works to be ready for the new school year 2018-2019.


The Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Ministry is carrying out the plan which was agreed with the Ministry of Education under the 2028 school maintenance programme.

“The maintanance work aims to ensure the safety of the school buildings, and lengthen their life span and improve the internal environment”, said maintenance director Huda Mirza....

Director-General of Ports Security, member of the Supreme Haj and Omra Committee and head of security committee, Brigadier Maher Buali has announced that as part of the security and safety of pilgrims in the holy cities, the security panel has begun inspection visits to tents in Minna and Arafah.

These visits aim to check the safety measures at those tents, he said.

The committee has also regulated the entry of Bahrain's vehicles and buses and met the managers of Haj caravans to inform them about"...

Gulf finance ministers said on Wednesday they would support Bahrain’s financing needs after reviewing its proposed fiscal balance programme at a meeting in Manama.

“The ministers reaffirmed their countries’ commitment to supporting the financing needs of a fiscal balance programme with targeted indicators,” they said in a statement.

The ministers"...

Southern Governor, HH Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, has highlighted the kingdom’s leaders’ unwavering support for Bahraini youth.

Under the leadership of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and thanks to the support of His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and follow-up of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier, the kingdom allocates unlimited interest in youth,"...

The two-month ban on hauling and selling mackerel fish has today taken effect in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Ministry announced the ban which will run until the 15th of October.

“The ban aims at consolidating the reserves of mackerel and maintaining the marine bio life”, said the Directorate of Agriculture and Marine Resources.

Under the two-month ban, selling mackerel fish will be prohibited in public places. Violators"...

At least 64% of Al Buhair's 227 residential project's construction has been completed on a total space ​​31 hectares and the entire project's construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year, Housing Minister Bassem bin Yacoub Al Hamar, said.
Al-Hamar added that the project is one of the main housing projects within the ministry's work programmes of building 25,000 new homes in collaboration with the private sector under the Government Action Plan (2015-2018) and the ministry continues"...

Secretary General of the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) Dr. Khalifa bin Ali Al Fadhel received the UK’s Deputy Ambassador Moqbel Ali and Head of the Programmes Department at the British embassy Chris Thompson. The meeting was attended by NIHR Assistant Secretary General Yasser Ghanim Shahin.

Dr. Khalifa bin Ali Al Fadhel welcomed the Deputy Ambassador, lauding the outstanding role of the British embassy in boosting cooperation between the two friendly countries.

The meeting spotlighted"...

Bahrain Society for Voluntary Work (BSVW), in partnership with Princess Seeta bint Abdulaziz Award for Excellence in Social Work, will organize on September 8-10 the first international conference on excellence in social and volunteer work.

Minister of Labour and Social Development, Jameel bin Mohammed Humaidan, will patronize the conference entitled (Toward distinguished institutional work).

Al Sindi said the conference will focus on cooperation strategy and establishing relations and agreements,"...