Highest Temperature Breaks Bahrain’s Record Since 1902
NOVEMBER has made its way into the record books as the warmest ever in Bahrain since 1902 – shattering the figures of 26°C in 1954 and 2017. The month had 14 days with a maximum temperature ...
December 08, 20200738Category: General
Jehan Daruvala Becomes First Indian To Win F2 Race In Bahrain
Promising Indian driver Jehan Daruvala created history when he became the first Indian to win a Formula 2 race during the Sakhir Grand Prix on Sunday. A thrilling battle against F2 champion Mick...
December 08, 20200568Category: General
Bahrain Outlines New Conditions In Providing Staff Accommodation
Bahrain’s Health Minister has issued around 40 new health conditions and special specifications that every employer has to strictly follow in providing their workers suitable, safe and liveable ...
December 07, 20200689Category: General
Royal Bahraini Air Force To Conduct Joint Air Exercise
Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) represented by the Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF) will carry out the joint air exercise with the US Air Force on December 6-10.
The exercise aims to increase military c...
December 07, 20200597Category: General
Move To Shift Public Holidays Is Rejected
A MOVE to shift public holidays that fall two days before or after a weekend with a view to reducing absenteeism at work has been rejected by the Shura Council.The services committee recommended rejec...
December 07, 20200599Category: General
Colleague’s Suicide Shock For Friends
A FRIEND has expressed shock over the death of an expatriate who appeared “happy” just hours before he was found hanged from a ceiling fan yesterday.Vishnu Keerthiveetil Ramanarayanan, 27,...
December 07, 20200604Category: General
Perez Takes First F1 Career Victory In Rolex Sakhir Grand Prix
Chaos reigned as Sergio Perez was the eventual winner of the Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain. The Racing Point driver, without a seat in Formula One next season, claimed victory amid one of the most dram...
December 07, 20200615Category: General
Cool Weather Expected In Bahrain Today
The Meteorological Directorate forecasts cool weather, with some clouds and rising sand in places.
Wind: Mainly northwesterly, 13 to 18 knots, reaching 22 to 27 knots at times.
Warning for str...
December 07, 20200589Category: Coronavirus
Random Coronavirus Testing Locations On December 7
On Monday, December 7, 2020, the Ministry of Health will conduct a random coronavirus testing in several areas in Bahrain during the morning and evening hours.
The morning shift is from 8 am to 1 p...
December 07, 20200593Category: Coronavirus
Bahrain Detects 192 New Cases On December 6
Out of 11,054 COVID-19 tests carried out on 6 December 2020, 198 new cases have been detected among 106 expatriate workers, 76 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 16 are travel related. There ...
December 07, 20200653Category: Coronavirus
Bahrain's New Medical Complex On Track For Q3 Completion
Work is moving at a steady pace on the BD12.1-million ($32 million) Muharraq Medical Complex project being funded by the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD).
The project includes a 100-bed long-...
December 07, 20200673Category: General
Bahrain And UK First COVID-19 Immunization Is Rolled Out
The U.K. Queen’s announcement comes just days after former US presidents Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton also pledged to get vaccinated for Covid19 on television to promote the safe...
December 07, 20200574Category: Coronavirus
Losing Victory Twice In Bahrain "really Bloody Hurt"
George Russell admits that losing out on a maiden Formula 1 victory in Sunday's Sakhir Grand Prix "really bloody hurt" following a tyre mix-up and a late puncture.
In his first appear...
December 07, 20200325Category: General
MPs Propose Strict Laws For Defaming People On Social Media
A committee in the Bahraini parliament has approved a draft bill criminalising slander and defaming people on social media.
The draft endorsed by the legislature’s Foreign Affairs, Defence an...
December 07, 20200569Category: General
Asr Prayers To Resume At Mosques Today
Mosques across Bahrain will be re-opened for Asr (afternoon) prayers starting today, the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments has said.
The re-opening is based on the decision of the...
December 07, 20200552Category: General
Doctor Arrested For Cheating Patients At Salmaniya Medical Complex
A doctor in Bahrain has landed in police custody for allegedly charging his patients for performing surgeries at Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) where services are free of cost for citizens.
The pu...
December 06, 20200698Category: General
BTEA Announces Plan To Sink Another Jet
Months before, when a rogue trawl-boat went berserk over Bahrain’s underwear park destroying a sunken Boeing 747, the news left many a people around the world heartbroken.
Now reduced to a pi...
December 06, 20200644Category: General
Unsettled Weather And Scattered Rain Showers
The Meteorological Directorate forecasts unsettled weather, with a chance of scattered rain showers; may become thundery at times.
Wind: Mainly easterly, 5 to 10 knots, reaching 13 to 18 knots, wit...
December 06, 20200572Category: General
