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"...

Bahrain-based Gulf International Bank (GIB) has announced further progress in the implementation of its expansion strategy to position itself as a pan-GCC bank.

GIB said it is now in its final stages of completing the necessary steps to convert its branches into a locally incorporated bank in Saudi Arabia, its largest market.

In May 2017, the bank received approval from"...

BANKS and other financial institutions in Bahrain have been warned of a highly co-ordinated attack being planned on ATMs around the world in the coming days.

The Central Bank of Bahrain, the nation’s financial regulator, has instructed all retail banks, financing companies and other entities in the kingdom to inform customers about the possibility of cyber criminals carrying out a sophisticated scheme using malware to access personal bank"...

HMS Shoreham left Faslane in Scotland to start her 5,700 nautical mile journey in June and as ever, leaving home was emotional, but once at sea, the crew were able to focus on their individual and team role.

Dylan Toomey is a clearance diver on board and spoke to Forces Radio BFBS' Chris Keen about the very intense Operational Sea Training the crew had to undertake before deploying:

“Pre-deployment"...

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....

Bahrain News Agency (BNA) has won the best Arab news agency award during the 10th edition of the Arab Tourism Media Awards 2018, held in Oman recently.

The award-distribution ceremony was organised by the Arab Centre for Tourism Media (ACTM), under the patronage of Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al Rowas, advisor to His Majesty the Sultan for Cultural Affairs, with the participation of more than 55 journalists and media professionals specialised in the field of tourism from all over the Arab world.

An Arab"...

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"...

Chinese giant Huawei has announced the Bahrain launch of its new nova 3 and nova 3i smartphones.

The devices are powered by artificial intelligence (AI) in overall functioning and camera features, claims the maker.

The new range of smartphones also has dual front (24MP+2MP) and dual back cameras, powered by AI enhancements helping to create selfies at the first click by"...