Bahrain To Launch Its First Satellite This Year
Bahrain plans to launch its first satellite in the third quarter of this year, a Bahraini official has said.
“The satellite is expected to be launched to the International Space Station durin...
January 10, 20210643Category: General
Self-sponsorship Residence Permit To Be Processed Online
Nationality, Passport and Residence Affairs (NPRA) announced on Saturday that applying or issuing self-sponsored residence permits could be through its website www.evisa.gov.bh.
The service covers ...
January 10, 20210649Category: General
Labour Minister Stresses Keenness To Integrate Citizens In Private Sector
Labour and Social Development Minister and the Board of Directors Chairman of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, has stressed the importance of the projec...
January 09, 20210591Category: General
Random COVID-19 Testing Locations For January 9
On Saturday, January 9, the Ministry of Health will conduct random coronavirus testing in several areas in Bahrain during evening hours.
The evening period is from 4 pm (until the testing units las...
January 09, 20210652Category: Coronavirus
Bahrain Detects 397 New Cases On January 8
Out of 12,653 COVID-19 tests carried out on 8 January 2021, 397 new cases have been detected among 196 expatriate workers, 188 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 13 are travel related. There ...
January 09, 202101013Category: Coronavirus
Royal Team Only 3 Months Away From Conquering Everest
Bahrain’s Royal Guard team, the conquerors of the eighth highest mountain in the world, Mt Manaslu (8163m high), are now less than three months away from their next task – the climb to the...
January 09, 20210930Category: General
Bahrain-Qatar Ties To Be Restored, Says Foreign Minister
Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Dr Abdul Latif Al Zayani has announced that the Kingdom’s relations with Qatar will be reverted to what they were before June 5, 2017, Al Watan Newspaper reporte...
January 09, 20210561Category: General
Husband Not Entitled To Wife’s Pension, Says Shura Council
The Services Committee of the Shura Council yesterday rejected a draft law granting husbands a right in their dead wife’s pension. The committee ruled that the draft law is not equivalent to a r...
January 09, 20210536Category: General
Café Fined For Flouting COVID-19 Measures
A café and its director have been fined BD2,000 and BD1,000 respectively for flouting the mandatory precautionary measures.
The Public Health Directorate reported the café...
January 09, 20210546Category: General
Roma, Loeb Maintain Top 10 Overall Rankings In Dakar Rally 2021
Setting off from Riyadh, the Kingdom’s capital, towards Al Qaisumah, Bahrain Raid Xtreme faced a technically challenging day of driving, with winding stony tracks to navigate over the course of ...
January 09, 20210545Category: General
Expats Arrested For Stealing BD 2,300 Worth Jewellery
The Criminal Investigation Police arrested three expats, aged 34 to 45 years, for stealing BD 2,300 worth of gold jewellery in Juffair.
The Director-General of the General Department of Criminal In...
January 07, 20210622Category: Crime News
Random COVID-19 Testing Locations For January 7
On Thursday, January 7, the Ministry of Health will conduct random coronavirus testing in several areas in Bahrain during evening hours.
The evening period is from 4 pm (until the testing units las...
January 07, 20210727Category: Coronavirus
Bahrain To Implement Winning Ideas Of Government Innovation Competition
On 6 January 2021, the Health Ministry will evaluate the implementation of the winning ideas of the third edition of the Government Innovation Competition (Fikra).
The winning concepts include &lsq...
January 07, 20210662Category: General
Israel Appoints First Diplomat To UAE
Israel has appointed Eitan Naeh to set up a temporary mission in the United Arab Emirates, newspaper The Times of Israel reported.
He will be the first Israeli to receive a full diplomatic status i...
January 07, 20210541Category: General
NSA Begins Administering Moderna Vaccine In Phases
Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit (NMRTU) Bahrain began administering the Moderna vaccine on board Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain on Jan. 4.
The vaccine is being administered in phase...
January 07, 20210579Category: Coronavirus
Court Awards BD9,000 Payout To Sacked Expat
A Bahraini labour court has issued a verdict in favour of an Asian expatriate, ordering his employer to pay him nearly BD9,000 in compensation, a local media report said.
The employer, a commercial...
January 07, 20210585Category: General
Bahrain Detects 289 New Cases On January 6
Out of 11409 COVID-19 tests carried out on 6 January 2021, 289 new cases have been detected among 145 expatriate workers, 131 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 13 are travel related. There w...
January 07, 20210969Category: Coronavirus
Conrad Residences Bahrain Financial Harbour Expected To Open In 2022
Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton’s (NYSE: HLT) contemporary luxury hotel brand, today announced plans to bring the global brand to Manama, Bahrain following the signing of an agreement to ope...
January 07, 20210638Category: General
Two Restaurants Shut Down For Flouting Covid Measures
The court ruled to fine seven defendants and two restaurants BD 1000 to BD 2000 for flouting precautionary measures to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Chief Prosecutor of m...
January 07, 20210561Category: Coronavirus
