Valentine's Day Staycations In Bahrain To Book Now
While we’d all love to jet off on a romantic escape, it seems like that’s off the cards for most of us in 2021.
The next best thing will undoubtedly be a Valentine’s Day staycatio...
February 04, 20210553Category: General
Bahrain Detects 553 New Cases On February 3
Out of 12,644 COVID-19 tests carried out on 3 February 2021, 553 new cases have been detected among 255 expatriate workers, 291 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 7 are travel related. There ...
February 04, 20210627Category: Coronavirus
New Traffic Signal Installed On Shaikh Zayed Highway
Works Ministry announced the installation of new traffic signal at the intersection of Shaikh Zayed Highway with Road 3029 (Near the Driver Training Centre) in A’ali.
The ministry said that t...
February 03, 20210620Category: General
Suspicious Objects Discovered At 2 Places In Bahrain
Two Suspicious objects found in Bahrain, one in Al-Naim area and the other in Jidhafs. The specialized teams have moved to the two sites and taken the necessary security measures.
Investigation has...
February 03, 20210590Category: General
IGA Launches Updated Version Of ‘eMeeting’
The Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) launched an updated version of its interactive conferencing system, eMeeting, which has been revamped to include several performance-enhancing feature...
February 03, 20210566Category: General
Bahrain Approves BD20 Child Subsidy
The House of Representatives yesterday approved a bill that grants a monthly BD20 allowance for each child of every head of a Bahraini family.
The subsidy will be given to the beneficiaries under t...
February 03, 20210614Category: General
Bahrain Detects 657 New Cases On February 2
Out of 14,104 COVID-19 tests carried out on 2 February 2021, 657 new cases have been detected among 330 expatriate workers, 321 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 6 are travel related. There ...
February 03, 202101013Category: Coronavirus
New Boat Ramp In North Sitra Provides Easy Access For Fishermen
The Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning has recently completed the construction of a boat ramp in Al Qarya Harbor in the North Sitra industrial area.
The harbour, enhanced ...
February 03, 20210650Category: General
Expat Woman And 3 Children, Arrested For Robbery
The General Directorate of Southern Governorate Police has arrested an expat woman and her three children for allegedly stealing mobile phones worth BD 500 from a shop in Riffa.
Legal proceed...
February 03, 20210573Category: Coronavirus
AGU’s Simulation Centre Awarded ‘best In The World’ In 2020
The Simulation and Medical Skills Centre at the Arabian Gulf University (AGU) was awarded by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) in the US as the best among the SSH-accredited centres for t...
February 02, 20210641Category: General
BTEA Hails Cabinet Decision To Support Tourism Sector
Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority (BTEA) has hailed the decision by the Cabinet to exempt tourism facilities from paying tourism fees for three months starting January.
BTEA Chief Executive ...
February 02, 20210616Category: General
India Extends International Flight Ban Air Bubble Pacts To Continue
India has announced an extension on the ban on international flights till February 28, but said certain scheduled flights will be allowed on air bubble agreements, said a report.
“Inter...
February 02, 20210580Category: General
Bahrain Detects 525 New Cases On February 1
Out of 11755 COVID-19 tests carried out on 1 February 2021, 525 new cases have been detected among 240 expatriate workers, 280 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 5 are travel related. There 4...
February 02, 20210547Category: Coronavirus
28-year-old Foreigner Suspected Of Killing His 47-year-old Mother
CID in cooperation with the Muharraq Police Department, and within limited hours of receiving the report, arrested a 28-year-old foreigner suspected of killing his 47-year-old mother at her residence ...
February 02, 20210602Category: Crime News
Bahrain’s Trade Balance Improves 8% In 2020
Bahrain’s trade balance improved by 8%, with the value of exports of national origin increasing by 4% and the value of imports decreasing by 4%, the 2020 foreign trade report issued by the Infor...
February 02, 20210385Category: Coronavirus
Bahrain Enforces 6-month Ban On Shrimping
Bahrain today announced the start of the ban on catching, trading or selling shrimp, which starts from February 1 to July 31.
The decision states that it is forbidden to catch shrimp in the territo...
February 01, 20210540Category: General
Mahmoud, Kingdom’s First Athlete To Qualify For Shot Put At Olympics
Twenty-year-old Bahraini, Abdel Rahman Mahmoud, is the Kingdom’s first-ever athlete to qualify for the men’s shot put competition at the Summer Olympic Games, confirmed yesterday by the Ba...
February 01, 20210790Category: General
UAE, Bahrain Open ‘Green Corner’ Heritage Site In Muharraq
The UAE and Bahrain have opened ‘The Green Corner’, a cultural project implemented as part of the initiatives commemorating the Founding Father, late Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and his rol...
February 01, 20210570Category: General
18 Arrested For Terror Bombing Plot In Bahrain
The Bahraini High Court has ruled sentences from five years to life on 18 Bahrainis for being part of a terrorist cell plotting to bomb key landmarks in the Kingdom, including the CID headquarters.
...
February 01, 20210591Category: Coronavirus
Bahrain Opens Bids For Raya Highway Phase One Revamp
Bahrain has opened bids for the first phase of the Raya Highway Revamp Project in Muharraq region of the kingdom, which is being implemented in three phases.
The scope of work includes redesi...
February 01, 20210554Category: General
