Bahrain Detects 339 New Cases On January 17
Out of 10,828 COVID-19 tests carried out on 17 January 2021, 339 new cases have been detected among 169 expatriate workers, 156 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 14 are travel related. There...
January 18, 202101037Category: Coronavirus
NPRA Reinstates Visa Extension Fees From January 22
Nationality, Passport and Residence Affairs (NPRA) announced today that the automatic and free extension of visiting visas would stop, adding that fee levies would resume from January 22.
The...
January 18, 20210671Category: General
David McGoldrick, Euro Motors General Manager
Just recently, we spoke to David McGoldrick, the General Manager of BMW Group in Bahrain to know more about their plans ahead of the year.
What were the greatest challenges BMW, and the motor indus...
January 18, 20210746Category: General
Euro Motors Launches Leasing Offer On Select BMW Models
Euro Motors (EM), the official importer of BMW Group vehicles in Bahrain, has kicked off 2021 with a remarkable leasing offer on select BMW models.
In cooperation with Zayani Leasing, customers can...
January 17, 20210617Category: General
Traffic Registers 3885 Motorcycle-related Violations
The General Directorate of Traffic announced on Sunday the registration of 3885 motorcycle-related violations and confiscation of 364 motorbikes.
The motorcycles belong to food delivery dri...
January 17, 20210697Category: Coronavirus
Abu Dhabi Adds Bahrain To Countries Exempted From Quarantine
Passengers travelling from countries, regions and territories exempted from quarantine has increased from 17 nations to 18, according to the updated list issued by Abu Dhabi’s tourism authority....
January 17, 20210562Category: Coronavirus
US Designates Bahrain, UAE ‘major Security Partners’
The US called Bahrain and the UAE “major security partners” early on Saturday, a previously unheard of designation for the two countries home to major American military operations.
A Wh...
January 17, 20210554Category: Coronavirus
Random COVID-19 Testing Locations For January 17
On Sunday, January 17, the Ministry of Health will conduct random coronavirus testing in several areas in Bahrain during evening hours.
The morning period is from 4am (until the testing units last)...
January 17, 20210573Category: Coronavirus
Bahrain Detects 248 New Cases On January 16
Out of 11017 COVID-19 tests carried out on 16 January 2021, 248 new cases have been detected among 114 expatriate workers, 117 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 17 are travel related. There ...
January 17, 202101012Category: Coronavirus
Delay In Delivery Of Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Shipments To Bahrain
Bahrain announced the shipment of vaccines manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTec, scheduled to arrive in the Kingdom in January, will not arrive on the initial agreed upon date with the company, due to produ...
January 16, 20210579Category: Coronavirus
Random COVID-19 Testing Locations For January 16
On Saturday, January 16, the Ministry of Health will conduct random coronavirus testing in several areas in Bahrain during morning and evening hours.
The morning period is from 8am (until the testi...
January 16, 20210629Category: Coronavirus
Bahrain Detects 209 New Cases On January 15
Out of 10,685 COVID-19 tests carried out on 15 January 2021, 209 new cases have been detected among 97 expatriate workers, 104 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 8 are travel related. There w...
January 16, 202101050Category: Coronavirus
Bahraini Man Stabs Expat Woman To Death
A 46-year-old Bahraini man stabbed a 38-year-old Asian woman to death over personal disputes, local media reported.
As soon as it was notified, the Southern Police Directorate launched invest...
January 16, 20210563Category: General
Roma Claims 5th Place For Bahrain Raid Xtreme Dakar Rally
Bahrain Raid Xtreme driver, Nani Roma, set out from Yanbu bound for Jeddah for stage twelve, the final stage of the Dakar Rally 2021.
Only 447km, comprised of 245km of road and 202km special stage,...
January 16, 20210543Category: General
Released Bahraini Citizens Return Home
The three Bahraini citizens, Sami Ibrahim Al-Haddad, Mohammed Yussef Al-Dossari and sailor, Habib Abbas, who had been arrested by the Qatari Coastal and Border Security at sea arrived here today after...
January 16, 20210582Category: General
Renovated King Fahd Causeway Mosque Reopens
The newlook King Fahd Causeway Mosque has today reopened its doors after undergoing BD1.2 million renovation work.
The mosque has been revamped and expanded by 60% to accommodate 630 worshipers. Th...
January 14, 20210613Category: General
Mobile Units Launched To Vaccinate The Elderly
The Ministry of Health launched mobile units to vaccinate the elderly against the Coronavirus. This was announced on their official Twitter account.
The ministry directs those wishing to take the C...
January 14, 20210558Category: Coronavirus
Doctors Jailed For Newborn Twins’ Death
Bahrain has sentenced a doctor to three years in prison, and two others to one year in jail, and set BD1,000 as bail for each of them to stop the execution after finding them guilty in causing the dea...
January 13, 20210689Category: General
Gulf Air Moves Entire Operations To New Airport Terminal
Gulf Air announces that starting from 28 January 2021, it plans to move its entire operations for inbound and outbound flights to the new Bahrain International Airport terminal which will provide a br...
January 13, 20210671Category: Coronavirus
Bahrain To Open 2021 F1 Season
Formula One organisers on Tuesday revealed a revised calendar for the 2021 season, in which a record 23 races have been retained, but the 2021 season will now start a week later with the Bahrain Grand...
January 12, 20210586Category: General