Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain, May 26 (UPI) -- Bahrain's Shiite opposition party al-Wefaq accused the country's security forces of destroying more than 30 places of worship since May, party officials said.  

MANAMA, Bahrain, May 26 (UPI) -- Bahraini investor Fouad Shuwaitar signed a $63.8 million deal to build a miniature Disneyland project in Muharraq, officials in Bahrain said Saturday. Trade Arabia newspaper said the massive project will see the ...  

MANAMA, Bahrain, May 26 (UPI) -- Smart Pay, the leading payroll solution from UAE Exchange, has been launched in Bahrain, Promoth Manghat, the company's vice-president, said Saturday.  

The Bahraini regime forces backed by troops from Saudi Arabia once again have attacked protesters in the tiny Persian Gulf littoral state, Press TV reports. Security forces on Friday fired teargas and sound grenades at the demonstrating crowds in several ...  

MANAMA, Bahrain — Three young men were slumped on a living-room mat, groaning with pain from nuggets of birdshot lodged in a cheek, a forehead and under the lid of an eye. Bahrain's nightly protests had exacted their reliable toll. Friends had dragged ...  

[JURIST] A court in Bahrain on Thursday sentenced [Gulf Times report] Zainab Al-Khawaja, the daughter of jailed pro-democracy activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] to one month in prison for trying to organize an anti-government protest, according to Bahraini opposition groups. The court also fined her $530 on Monday on a separate charge of insulting a government employee. Zainab Al-Khawaja refused to pay the fine...  

MANAMA, Bahrain — Bahraini opposition groups say the daughter of a jailed hunger striker has been sentenced to one month in prison for a confrontation with the police during a protest rally. Zainab al-Khawaja was accused of abusing a policewoman during a ...  

MANAMA, Bahrain, May 24 (UPI) -- The government of Bahrain said it plans to invest $10 billion in its energy sector and attract $10 billion more from outside investors in the next 15 years. Presented By: Amplify Your Brand During Small Business Week for a Buck   Do you need more media exposure for your small business? What business doesn’t? We want to honor you, “Mr. & Mrs. Small Business Owner.” During Small Business...  

MANAMA, Bahrain, May 23 (UPI) -- The Economic Development Board issued its Bahrain Economic Quarterly report Wednesday recording a net improvement in all key economic sectors, officials said. The Gulf Daily News said the EDB estimates that ...  

During the Universal Periodic Review of the human rights situation in Bahrain by the UN Human Rights Council two days ago in Geneva, the Islamic Republic of Iran's delegation called on the Bahraini authorities to "free all political prisoners, put a stop to arbitrary arrests of government opponents and end the impunity reigning in the country."  

BAHRAIN's delegation to the 2012 Sport Accord Convention, being held in Quebec City, Canada, continued its series of meetings with senior sports officials attending the week-long event. This is the third time that a delegation from Bahrain is ...  

The Bahrain All-Share Index gained 0.70% to hit 1,145.39 Thursday, halting a week-long declined. Islamic financial institutions Al Baraka Banking Group and Ithmaar Bank advanced 9.20% and 6.90%, respectively. Nass Corporation lost the most (off 0.69%). According to National Bank of Abu Dhabi's Chief Economist and Head of Research Dr. Giyas Gokkent, "assets of the consolidated Bahraini banking system were up +0.8% m-o-m in March to $200.4bn...  

Youths threw petrol bombs at police cars during skirmishes before dawn, prompting authorities to flood Shi'ite villages around Manama with police reinforcements backed by helicopters. Police fired tear gas at two dozen protesters near the former ...  

Bahraini opposition groups say the daughter of a jailed hunger striker has been sentenced to one month in prison for a confrontation with the police during a protest rally. Zainab al-Khawaja was accused of abusing a policewoman during a ...  

MANAMA, Bahrain—A jailed Bahraini activist who has been on a hunger strike since February has made his first public appearance in months, attending a court hearing in a wheelchair. Abdulhadi al-Khawaja appeared frail, but spoke in a clear ...  

Bahraini opposition groups say the daughter of a jailed hunger striker has been sentenced to one month in prison for a confrontation with the police during a protest rally. Zainab al-Khawaja was accused of abusing a policewoman during a demonstration last ...  

MANAMA, Bahrain, May 22 (UPI) -- Bahrain Tuesday amended its ... Prime Minister Khalifah ibn Sulman al-Khalifah and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa met to discuss the situation and warned against those who "sold their souls to become ...  

[JURIST] Bahrain informed the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website] on Wednesday that it would seek to address its controversial human rights record. Bahrain stated that it would consider several measures [AP report], including ceasing to torture prisoners, releasing political prisoners and joining the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website]. In total, Bahrain stated that it would consider 176 recommendations...  

MANAMA, Bahrain, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bahrain 's energy sector is posed for significant growth over the next several years, the country's Energy Minister Dr. Abdulhussain Mirza said. "Although being one of the smaller countries in the ...  

Bahraini activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja has described his imprisonment as a "crime" as he attended his trial for the first time since launching a hunger strike, arriving in a wheelchair.  

Bahrain's human rights minister, Salah bin Ali Mohammed Abdulrahman, led a delegation this week that told the 47-nation council the government is moving quickly to improve its human rights record after allegations of abuses by Bahraini security ...  

Iran stressed the need for democracy in Bahrain during talks with world powers in Baghdad over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, Iranian negotiator Saeed Jalili said at a press conference in the Iraqi capital. To contact the reporters on ...  

DUBAI (Reuters) - Jailed Bahraini activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, on hunger strike for more than three months, was brought to court in a wheelchair on Tuesday when the retrial resumed of 13 men imprisoned over protests that rocked the island last ...  

DUBAI: A Bahraini court has granted bail to leading activist Nabeel Rajab, who is charged with insulting authorities in the Gulf Arab state, but he is still being held pending trial for another ...  

MANAMA, Bahrain, May 23 (UPI) -- Security was tightened in Manama, Bahrain, for an appeal by 13 men jailed in an alleged Iranian-backed coup attempt, officials said Wednesday. The Gulf Daily News said all suspects, including opposition activist ...  

Tens of thousands of mainly Shi'a have joined a march in Bahrain to denounce proposals for closer unity between the Sunni-ruled kingdom and neighboring Saudi Arabia. Protesters chanted "Bahrain is not for sale," as they marched outside the capital, Manama.  

Bahrain faced calls at the United Nations on Monday to release its political prisoners, including prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab who is charged with tweeting insults against the government.The Gulf kingdom came under scrutiny by members of the UN Human Rights Council, which is examining Bahrain's rights record as part of its four-yearly review process.  

the petition said. Activists were further angered by Sheikh Nasser's reaction following the arrest of Mohammed Hubail, who plays for Bahrain's national football team, in April 2011 for taking part in pro-democracy protests. Upon learning that Hubail had ...  

She has long, flowing brown hair enveloping a round, friendly face and was wearing a knee-length black skirt and a red wool jacket. After months of requests, Nonoo, 47, had finally consented to a one-on-one interview, the only one she granted to ...  

The Bahrain All-Share Index declined 0.78% to 1,138.32, as financials weighed on the Manama-based gauge. On a year-to-date basis, the measure fell back in the red zone (off half a percentage point). Islamic financial institution Ithmaar Bank plummeted 9.38% to $0.145. Bahrain Telecommunications, known as Batelco, added 0.42% to reach BD0.48. On May 20, Batelco and Omantel signed a partnership agreement. Building on existing agreements, this...  

MANAMA, Bahrain — A defense lawyer says bail has been granted for a jailed Bahraini rights activist but he still must face another court hearing this week. Mohammed Ahmed says bail was set on Sunday at 300 dinars ($798) for Nabel Rajab, who ...  

Bahrain’s hospitals are becoming centers of terror and distrust as government officials use them to identify, torture and arrest protesters, doctors and nurses for their involvement in the ongoing uprising against the ruling Al Khalifa family.  

MANAMA, Bahrain — Three young men were slumped on a living room mat, groaning with pain from nuggets of birdshot lodged in a cheek, a forehead and under the lid of an eye. Bahrain’s nightly protests had exacted their reliable toll.  

MANAMA, Bahrain, May 21 (UPI) -- Energy Minister Abdul-Hussain Mirza said Bahrain was launching a pioneering solar project in Awali, seeking to rely solely on solar energy to power up the city. "It could lead to Bahrain building a factory to ...  

GENEVA -- Bahrain has agreed to consider recommendations to release political prisoners, outlaw torture and join the International Criminal Court, a move that could open it to international prosecutions of alleged abuses, the U.N.'s top human ...  

Bahrain, May 23: Bahrain Kannada Sangha is one of the most active expatriate clubs in Bahrain for the past 35 years, conducting various entertainment and cultural programs in the island. On 18th of May 2012 was also a memorable day for all the Kannadiga ...  

A defense lawyer says bail has been granted for a jailed Bahraini rights activist but he still must face another court hearing this week.Mohammed Ahmed says bail was set on Sunday at 300 dinars ($798) for Nabel Rajab, who was arrested earlier this month as part of the Gulf kingdom's crackdowns on dissent.Rajab faces charges of using social media to insult Bahraini authorities and encouraging protests. Bahrain's majority Shiites began an...  

A deal has been entered by The National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA), the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), and Caspian Energy Holdings with Petra Solar in order to construct a 5MW solar energy power station in Bahrain over the next nine months.  

Traffic at Bahrain International Airport rebounded in the first quarter, after a year-earlier slump as regional unrest spread to the island nation. Total passengers rose 12 percent in the period to 2.06 million, the country’s civil aviation ...  

The Arab League called on Tehran on Monday to halt what it described as a media campaign against Bahrain over a proposal for political and military union between Gulf Arab states. Saudi Arabia has been pushing the idea of closer Gulf integration to contain Shi'ite Muslim unrest in Bahrain and counter the influence of regional Shi'ite power Iran. Riyadh's initial goal appears to be a merger with Bahrain, where majority Shi'ites have been...  

NOGA, Bapco and Caspian Holdings signed an agreement with Petra Solar, a technology company focused on providing reliable, cost effective smart energy solutions to the electric supply industry. The project will leverage smart solar technology developed in ...  

MANAMA: Bahrain's energy companies spend more than $25 million every year in training their employees, it was revealed yesterday. Energy Minister Dr Abdulhussain Mirza said the training is conducted in order to prepare staff for the challenges of the future.  

MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain issued arrest warrants on Wednesday for 20 people accused of injuring policemen and civilians with homemade bombs during months of pro-democracy unrest in the island kingdom. In another sign of a crackdown on dissent, well known activist Nabeel Rajab appeared in court charged with using the online messaging service Twitter to insult authorities, his lawyer said. Bahrain has been in turmoil since protesters, mainly...  

GENEVA — Bahrain has agreed to consider recommendations to release political prisoners, outlaw torture and join the International Criminal Court, a move that could open it to international prosecutions of alleged abuses, the U.N.’s top human rights ...  

Accepting the registration of the opposed trademark application violates the provisions of the law, international treaties and Paris Convention, as it is confusingly similar to opponent's well known trademark that has been registered prior to filing the ...  

DUBAI May 23 (Reuters) - Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) plans to scale back its operations in Bahrain, spurred by political unrest in the country and becoming the latest foreign bank to relocate staff to Dubai, three sources familiar with ...  

MANAMA, Bahrain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Distributed Smart Solar Energy Project in Awali breaks new ground by bringing both solar power and smart grid technology as a first step towards building a smart city in the Gulf  

(CNN)-- Protesters in Bahrain marched through the streets Friday to criticize government plans to boost cooperation between the island state and Saudi Arabia. The proposed unity plans have heightened already tense relations between Manama and ...  

MANAMA, Bahrain — Tens of thousands of protesters in Bahrain have joined a march to denounce proposals for closer unity between the unrest-torn Gulf Kingdom and neighboring Saudi Arabia. An Associated Press journalist estimated the demonstration ...  

ABU DHABI May 23 (Reuters) - Bahrain, troubled by ongoing social unrest, is planning to issue a $1.25 billion bond in the second or third week of June, a central bank official said on Wednesday. The conventional bond will have a tenor of between ...  

MANAMA: More than 30 senior accounting and finance professionals from Bahrain's insurance sector took part in a briefing on International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) Insurance Contracts Project (IFRS 4 Phase II). Hosted by Bahrain ...  

MANAMA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of mainly Shi'ite protesters rallied in Bahrain on Friday against proposals for closer ties with other Gulf Arab countries, a plan pushed by Saudi Arabia to contain dissent in Bahrain and counter Iran's regional influence. In Iran, thousands of protesters also rallied against the plan, state television showed, and an influential cleric denounced the idea as an "ill-fated plot". Protesters in Bahrain chanted...  

Big tourism plans unveiled for Bahrain FortTrade ArabiaThe Manama and Northern Municipal Councils have revealed a blueprint that includes seafood restaurants, fishing equipment and souvenir shops, a maritime museum and cafes focused on the arts. However, before work can start 64 families will have to be ...and more »  

Tehran, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Tens of thousands of Iranians marched today in Tehran against Saudi Arabian hopes to annex Bahrein profiting from diplomatic frictions with the small Persian Gulf ...  

A prominent rights activist jailed in Bahrain says his detention is a political act aimed at weakening the uprising against the Gulf kingdom's rulers.Nabel Rajab also told a judge on Wednesday that authorities seek to muzzle free expression as part of crackdowns against opposition groups.Rajab, the president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, was arrested May 5 and charged with using social media to insult Bahraini authorities and...  

The fear that has struck [the] Al Saud and Al Khalifa [regimes] is like the one held by the Zionists, and all of them are indeed worried about the wave of Islamic tendencies.” Iranian lawmaker Mohammad Karami-Rad The proposed plan for a possible merger ...  

The government plans to build residential buildings in various parts of Bahrain for widows and divorcees. An agreement has been reached between the Housing Ministry and the Supreme Council for Women to finalise the designing of those buildings to meet the ...  

MANAMA: BUPA Insurance Limited has launched its new health insurance in Bahrain. The event, at the Sheraton Bahrain Hotel, was attended by senior company officials and those from its local partners Al Ahlia Insurance Company. VIP customers and ...  

(MENAFN) US Petra Solar stated that it will develop a solar project in Bahrain along with Bahrain's National Oil & Gas, Bahrain Petroleum and Caspian Energy Holdings, reported Arabian Business. The developer of distributed solar projects said that the ...  

GENEVA (AP) Bahraini officials have defended the troubled Gulf kingdom's record before the U.N. Human Rights Council, saying it has moved to investigate abuses and compensate victims since majority Shiites began an uprising in February 2011 seeking to end the  

America is very embarrassed towards the situation in Bahrain because many voices are asking for human rights and are asking the American administration why they do not do anything to help the people in Bahrain to get democracy and human rights and equality.”  

Thousands of people demonstrated in Tehran on Friday to protest a proposed union of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, in the first step toward closer links among six Arab monarchies across the Gulf.The authorities had urged citizens to protest what was called an "American plan to annex Bahrain to Saudi Arabia and express their anger against the lackey regimes of Al-Khalifa and Al-Saud," the dynasties ruling the two countries.  

New York, May 17, 2012--A journalist who criticized Bahrain's proposed union with Saudi Arabia was seized from his home near Manama on Wednesday and his whereabouts are unknown. The Committee to Protect Journalists called today for his immediate release....  

Bahraini Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has declared Manama's support for a Saudi plan to unify the six Arab states of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council, a report says. According to a report published by the Saudi newspaper al-Riyadh on Sunday, the Bahraini premier said the "option of a union has become urgent." Riyadh is reportedly seeking to initially merge with Manama in line with a proposal to unify the six Arab...  

Fars News AgencyCleric: Muslims Not to Accept Annexation of Bahrain to Saudi ArabiaFars News AgencyAddressing a large congregation of worshippers on Tehran University campus on Friday, Kazem Seddiqi said people of Bahrain and the region as well as all Muslims of the world will never accept the conspiracy of union between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.Muslims worldwide will not put up with KSA-Bahrain merger bidPress TVIranian protesters denounce...  

The government of Bahrain condemned on Sunday Iran's continued "flagrant meddling" in Gulf affairs after the Islamic republic slammed plans for union between the Shiite-majority kingdom and Saudi Arabia.The cabinet "stresses that Iran's continued flagrant meddling in the internal affairs of the Gulf Cooperation Council is categorically rejected at official and public levels," a statement carried by BNA state news agency said.  

GENEVA — Bahraini officials defended the Gulf kingdom’s record before the U.N.’s top human rights body Monday by insisting that the government has moved to investigate alleged abuses and compensate victims during the 15-month uprising by ...  

DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahraini opposition activists said they blocked roads with burning tyres on Thursday to demand the release of women prisoners, many of them locked up during more than a year of protests against the island kingdom's rulers. Bahrain's ...  

“With the GLC’s final arrival on our shores, we are thrilled to showcase Bahrain as a haven for entrepreneurship, and hope to also use the occasion as a further catalyst to engender entrepreneurship in Bahrain and persist in engaging with the local ...  

MANAMA: Real estate specialist Cluttons is expanding its Bahrain residential lettings team. The Bahrain office felt a need to expand its residential team to complement the existing management instructions and take advantage of the upturn in the ...  

The king of Bahrain, whose regime has been accused of rights abuses, was among nearly 50 foreign royals at a lunch on Friday to mark the diamond jubilee of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. The protesters called King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa the "Butcher of Bahrain".  

MANAMA: Bahrain Property Developers Association (BaPDA) is continuing its preparations for its first property development exhibition BaPDEX 2012. The event will be held at Seef Mall from Thursday to May 30. Property developers in Bahrain have ...  

Union with Saudi Arabia "is a demand by the people of the GCC" AFP: Bahrain on Thursday warned Iran to stop interfering in its internal affairs while affirming its support for a union between the six nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Foreign ...  

Iranian MPs on Monday condemned a planned union between Saudi Arabia and fellow Sunni-ruled Bahrain, news agencies reported."Bahraini and Saudi rulers must understand that this unwise decision will only strengthen the Bahraini people's resolve against the forces of occupation," they said in a letter, referring to Saudi military support for Manama.The letter, read out in the 290-member parliament and signed by 190 MPs, warned that "the crisis...  

Prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab was arrested on 5 May at Bahrain International Airport in relation to tweets he posted. May 8, 2012 uaa12812.pdf  

"Manara Developments" took on the platinum sponsorship of Bahrain Real Estate Exhibition (BAPDEX 2012) which will be held on the 24th-30th of May 2012 under the patronage of the Deputy Prime Minister His Excellency Shaikh Khalid Bin Abdulla Al Khalifa.  

Iran has called on its people to stage rallies after this week's Friday prayers to protest against what it described as a US plan to annex Bahrain to Saudi Arabia. The Islamic Propagation Coordination Council, which organises state-backed protests, urged Iranians "to protest against the American plan to annex Bahrain to Saudi Arabia and express their anger against the lackey regimes of Al-Khalifa and Al-Saud."Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation...  

Iran has summoned Bahrain's top diplomat in the country to relay its concerns over the unrest in the tiny island nation.The late Thursday report by the official IRNA news agency says an official in Iran's foreign ministry met the Bahraini charge d'affaires to express the concerns and also to relay a rejection of Bahraini claims of Iran's meddling in Bahrain's affairs.Iran and Bahrain occasionally summon each other's envoys in protest since the...  

Manama-May-19(BNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has today urged Bahrainis not to travel to Lebanon at the moment as a cautionary measure for their safety, given the unstable security situation in ...  

MANAMA, Bahrain — A prominent rights activist jailed in Bahrain says his detention is a political act aimed at weakening the uprising against the Gulf kingdom’s rulers. Nabel Rajab also told a judge on Wednesday that authorities seek to muzzle free ...  

Britons Damon Cheasley and John Moore will embark on a mammoth journey from Times Square in New York to Los Angeles on Friday in a Lamborghini Spider featuring the Bahraini flag, the country's map and emblem. They are taking part in the 2012 Gumball 3000 ...  

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran criticized on Tuesday plans by Gulf Arab leaders to form a closer political, economic and military union to counter Shi'ite Muslim discontent in Bahrain, warning such move would "deepen the wounds" in the island state. Gulf Arab countries held a summit in Riyadh on Monday to establish closer union between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, which sent troops in March last year to help squash the uprising in Manama, but failed to...  

Hyderabad, May 21 : After successfully contributing to the Urdu readers in Hyderabad and Bangalore in India, the Siasat Daily has launched its publication simultaneously from Bahrain and Qatar to fulfil the long-standing demand and requirement of the ...  

DUBAI (Reuters) - A court in Bahrain on Monday fined Zainab al-Khawaja, the daughter of a prominent opposition activist, for insulting a government employee and her lawyer said she was still detained pending trial in a different case. Bahrain, a U.S. ally that hosts Washington's Fifth Fleet, has been in turmoil since a democracy protest movement led by its majority Shi'ites erupted last year after revolts in Egypt and Tunisia. Its Sunni Muslim...  

Bahrain's Information Affairs Authority has issued a letter strongly objecting to an article published on Al Jazeera English's website citing a forensic report that concluded a Bahraini man was electrically tortured before his drowning in January.  

Persian Gulf Stocks: Ithmaar Bank of Bahrain, Tabreed of U.A.E.BloombergThe following shares were active in the Persian Gulf region. Stock symbols are in parentheses. Ithmaar Bank BSC (ITHMR) plunged 14 percent, the most since Bloomberg started tracking the shares in 2006, to 19 cents after the Bahrain-based investment ...and more »  

A prominent human rights activist, arrested by Bahraini authorities at the weekend, is due to appear in court on Sunday, according to the Bahrain Center for Human Rights. Nabeel Rajab, who was arrested at Manama airport after attending a human ...  

Twelve of their names have just been released. So where is 14-year-old Ahmed Salah Issa, Hossein Hassan Ali, aged 18, Ahmed Ali Mohsen, 25 and Badria Abda Ali, a woman of unknown age? And where is Hani Mohamed Ali, 27, Mahdi al-Mahousi, 24, Mohamed ...  

Indeed, on the eve of the crown prince’s visit to Washington, security forces arrested Nabeel Rajab, the head of the nongovernmental Bahrain Center for Human Rights, on his return from meeting in Lebanon with the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.  

Indeed, on the eve of the crown prince's visit here, security forces arrested Nabeel Rajab, the head of the non-governmental Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, on his return from meeting in Lebanon with the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.  

Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/21/2012 -- This report gives detailed information on the Bahrain power market. It examines the country's power market structure and provides historical and forecast numbers for generation, capacity and consumption up to 2030.  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranians rallied Friday to denounce efforts by Bahrain's Sunni rulers to forge closer ties with Saudi Arabia, a pact the Shiite powerhouse Iran claims would go against the will of the tiny island nation's majority Shiites. Iran's anger is ...  

“Denmark demands that Danish-Bahraini citizen and human rights activist Khawaja be freed,” said Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt at a press conference. “According to our information, Khawaja’s condition is very critical,” she adde  

For more than a year, the government of Bahrain has done whatever it can to crack down on human rights activists, often expanding its reach to online dissidents. In January, for example, we wrote about the arrest of Zainab Al-Khawaja, a prominent activist both online and off, as well as attacks on Nabeel Rajab, the president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights. Today, the crackdown continues. On May 5, Nabeel Rajab was arrested at Bahrain’s...  

Iran warned on Tuesday that Riyadh's plans to form a union with Manama would deepen the crisis in Bahrain, a day after Saudi Arabia told Tehran to keep out of its relations with the tiny Gulf kingdom."Any kind of foreign intervention or non-normative plans without respecting people's vote will only deepen the already existing wounds," foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said in a statement carried by Iranian media.  

TEHRAN - Iran has called on its people to stage rallies after this week’s Friday prayers to protest against what it described as a US plan to annex Bahrain to Saudi Arabia.The Islamic Propagation Coordination Council, which organises state-backed protests, urged Iranians “to protest against the American plan to annex Bahrain to Saudi Arabia and express their anger against the ...  

An endless cycle of peaceful protest and violent crackdown has endured for now 15 months in Bahrain, the tiny Arab island nation where a U.S.-backed Sunni minority rules over a Shia-majority population. Less visible than the geopolitics (Saudi Arabia has ...  

One hundred and ninety Iranian MPs issued a statement on Sunday strongly condemning the decision made by Persian Gulf Arab states to discuss a proposal for a closer political union among them that could begin with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.  

Bahrain's Defense Minister Muhammad bin Abdallah Al Khalifa has said that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's cabinet was working extremely well. Talking to the AA correspondent on Friday on the occasion of the 2nd Istanbul World Political Forum ...  

DUBAI: Bahrain has extended the detention of rights activist Nabeel Rajab for participating in a January anti-government rally, his lawyer said on Sunday, after he was arrested over tweets deemed insulting to the government. Rajab was detained earlier this ...  

Bahraini authorities have arrested Nabeel Rajab, rights activist and foremost critic of the Al Khalifa regime, as they continue their brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters. It comes after he was interviewed on Julian Assange's ...  

Manama: Bahrain has lodged a protest over statements by the Iranian parliament speaker and a lawmaker to integrate Bahrain into Iran. "We strongly condemn the statements by Speaker Ali Larijani and lawmaker Hossein Ali Shahriari over Bahrain and we ...  

The UPR should focus on Bahrain’s routine suppression of basic political rights like freedom of association as well as the grave human rights violations committed in the brutal 2011crackdown against pro-democracy protesters. Countries should ...  

MANAMA: Bahrain will attract more than $20 billion investments in the energy sector in the next 15 years, it has been declared. Energy Minister Dr Abdulhussain Mirza said in addition, between $8bn and $10bn will be spent by Bahrain on the modernisation of ...  

Buckingham Palace has released a guest list for the Sovereign Monarchs lunch being held at Windsor Castle - the biggest gathering of foreign royals in the UK since the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding last year. Bahrain's King Hamad Al-Khalifa has ...  

Bahraini security forces fires tear gas and birdshot on Saturday to disperse protests staged in Shiite villages in solidarity with jailed opposition activists, witnesses said.Dozens took to the streets in several villages following calls by the February 14 Coalition -- a youth group that works mainly on cyber social networks with no public leaders.Witnesses said that some demonstrators burned tyres and garbage containers in the middle of the...  

This charge too appears to be political and in any case cannot justify detaining Rajab during the investigation phase, Human Rights Watch said. The Bahraini Code of Criminal Procedure as well as international law limits ...  

Around 80 per cent of pupils come from Bahraini families, with British, Irish and American children represented among the 20 per cent expat group. The English national curriculum is taught for numeracy and literacy, with minor adaptations made for children ...  

Rajab said the union, first put forward in December by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, could begin with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. “This union could start with two or three” members, she said. The Bahrain minister ...  

Citi hosted its Middle East Research Day event at Kempinski Ixir Hotel with the aim of sharing the views of its leading economists and analyst on the current global economic environment. The event was well received by the attendees, representing the Central Bank of Bahrain and leading corporate and financial institutions.  

(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) The 8th Middle East Refining and Petrochemicals Conference & Exhibition (Middle East Petrotech 2012) is expected to host over 3,000 downstream oil and gas professionals from May 20 23 at the Bahrain International Exhibition ...  

One monarchy to rule them all.  The Gulf Cooperation Council: The royalist answer to the United Arab Republic?The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met  to discuss a series of proposals, including the formation of a union between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.  While the decision was delayed this move is still the potential continuation of a long running geopolitical shift speed up by unrest.  If taken to the fullest extent, Bahrain would become the...  

Bahrain police fired tear gas and birdshot during overnight clashes with protesters demanding the release of jailed opposition activists, wounding several demonstrators, witnesses said on Friday.The clashes broke in Shiite villages around the capital Manama when hundreds of demonstrators flooded the streets chanting anti-regime slogans and calling on the authorities to release the prisoners, the witnesses said.  

[JURIST] Bahraini authorities on Monday arrested [BCHR press release] prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, according to the country's Interior Ministry [official website, in Arabic]. According to his lawyer, Rajab was arrested for messages he posted on Twitter [website] criticizing the Interior Ministry. Rajab is the president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) [advocacy website], a group that has been critical of the...  

Amnesty International urged Bahrain on Tuesday to "immediately" release prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab who was arrested over tweets deemed insulting to the government."Nabeel Rajab is a prisoner of conscience and he must be immediately and unconditionally released," said Philip Luther, head of the Middle East and North Africa programme at the London-based watchdog."This is the Bahraini authorities' latest attempt to clamp down on...  

GFH recently became the first Islamic investment bank in the Middle East to be listed on the London Stock Exchange. Established on 16 October 1999 in the Kingdom of Bahrain, GFH is committed to the Islamic Sharia philosophy of wealth management and a well ...  

DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are expected to announce closer political union at a meeting of Gulf Arab leaders on Monday, a Bahraini minister said, a move dismissed by the opposition as a ruse to avoid political reform. The decision is ...  

MANAMA Oman TV bagged four gold medals in the 12th Gulf Radio and TV Festival held ... Oman Radio also has won three silver medals for the programmes Tariq Al Hareer (the Silk Road), Esh Saleman (Live Safe), and Menhag Al Haiat (the Approach of the Life).  

Human rights campaigners were horrified that William, Kate and other members of the Royal Family deferred to Hamad Al-Khalifa, whose regime has been accused of violently repressing pro-democracy activists. The Queen, who had been advised by the Foreign ...  

Of the Bahraini firms, nine operate in the sharia-compliant segment of the market, offering takaful and retakaful services, while two others provide captive insurance services. Overall, the insurance sector represents more than one-third of Bahrain's ...  

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC ... where it is very much the people of Bahrain wanted their own democratic system to take place but Mrs. Clinton as we see is selling weapons and Obama the civil rights activist and Noble Prize recipient ...  

While I am pleased that the administration is continuing to withhold tear gas, small arms and other crowd control items from the Bahraini security forces, this arms sale sends the wrong message. The government of Bahrain ...  

Bahrain is not for sale,” protesters chanted as they marched along a main ... have been discussing a Saudi proposal that would lead toward some form of closer political union. The first step in this process would be the union of Bahrain, which has ...  

DUBAI/RIYADH, May 13 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are expected to announce closer political union at a meeting of Gulf Arab leaders on Monday, a Bahraini minister said, a move dismissed by the opposition as a ruse to avoid political ...  

TWO Bahrain-based adventurers have pledged to lead expeditions across the world to raise money for children with autism. Bahraini Noora Al Nusuf and Briton Paul Henson have set up the Bahrain Charity Adventure, which aims to support the Bahrain Society for ...  

DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain has arrested a prominent human rights activist and critic of the country's ruling family, the Interior Ministry and an activist said on Sunday, as the authorities escalated a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. Bahrain ...  

despite statements by Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifaon state television that, “It is among the rights of citizens of Bahrain to gather and march peacefully.” The Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI), appointed by King ...  

Iran hardened its tone against a plan to unite Bahrain with Saudi Arabia, calling on its people to protest Friday against what it described as a US plot to annex the tiny Gulf archipelago. The Islamic Propagation Coordination Council, which organises state ...  

Furthermore, when Mohammed Hubail, Bahrain's national football team player, was sentenced to two years imprisonment, Sheikh Nasser tweeted, "If it was up to me, I'd give them all life." Meanwhile, the All Party Parliamentary Group for Democracy in Bahrain ...  

Anonymous fights for human rights in Bahrain. Tango down: Anonymous takes down key government websites after the arrest of human rights activist Nabeel Rajab. The Twitter account of Operation Bahrain @Op_Bahrain reports that websites ...  

Nabeel Rajab, one of the subjects interviewed in Assange's "The World Tomorrow" to be aired on Tuesday this week, has been arrested in Bahrain. Recently interviewed by Julian Assange on the upcoming episode of "The World Tomorrow", Nabeel Rajab, a human ...  

Bahrain's premier has backed Saudi Arabia's plan for the creation of a Gulf union, a report said Sunday, but the nation's Shiite opposition is demanding the proposal be put to a referendum.The "option of a (Gulf Cooperation Council) union has become urgent," Bahraini Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman was quoted as saying by the Saudi Al-Riyadh daily.Khalifa said the six GCC nations, whose foreign ministers were meeting in Riyadh ahead...  

Manama: May 14 -- (BNA) His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa the Prime Minister met in Gudaibiya Palace today in the presence of Prime Minister of the friendly Kingdom of Thailand ...  

As of 2010, residential construction was the second-largest market in the Bahraini construction industry, having been overtaken by infrastructure construction. Over the forecast period, residential construction is projected to register robust growth ...  

Samah Allam from Al Watan newspaper, Ahdeya Ahmad, the head of Bahrain TV 55, and Aisha Al Siddiq, from Al Ayam, secured the third, fourth and sixth highest scores to be among the eight journalists elected by their colleagues to the board of the BJA ...  

A dead man's body was found in a Shiite village where Bahraini security forces put down an overnight protest, Bahrain's largest Shiite opposition bloc Al-Wefaq said Saturday.In what would be the first death in protests coinciding with a controversial F1 Grand Prix, "the body of martyr Salah Abbas Habib" was found in Shakhura where security forces had "brutally attacked" demonstrators, Al-Wefaq said.  

MANAMA, Bahrain - Bahrain and China signed an agreement on Sunday to build a Chinese-themed retail shopping mall that is expected to host 100 Chinese companies and businesses. With a total leasable area of approximately 32,000 square meters, the shopping ...  

It comes after he was interviewed on Julian Assange’s “The World Tomorrow.” Nabeel Rajab, the president of the BahrainCenter for Human Rights was detained at Bahrain’s international airport on his return from Lebanon. The authorities have not ...  

Jailed Bahraini dissident Abdel Hadi Khawaja, on hunger strike for more than three months, is well but still continues his fast to protest a life sentence, his lawyer said on Thursday."Abdel Hadi can walk. He is conscious and moves around normally," the lawyer, Mohammed al-Jishi, told AFP after meeting with his client for the first time in more than 45 days."He is pursuing his hunger strike and subsides on liquids for his survival," said Jishi...  

DUBAI (Reuters) - The wife of a jailed Bahraini activist said on Wednesday she was worried about the fate of her husband after more than two months of hunger strike but the Interior Ministry said he was in good health. Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, one of 14 men ...  

While much of the world's focus has been on the civil war in Syria, the island kingdom of Bahrain continues to shake with anti-government protests that started in last year's "Arab Spring." While it has received less attention, human rights ...  

Held at the embassy, more than 100 people attended the workshop, including U.S. Department of State officials, embassy officials in Washington and university faculty. In a speech to participants, Bahraini Ambassador to the U.S. Houda Nonoo said she ...  

The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is sending the wrong signal to the government of Bahrain in proceeding with a partial sale of new arms to Manama, according to human rights activists and some lawmakers here.  

Bahrain and China plan to develop a retail and wholesale trade exhibition center in Manama, Bahrain, that will feature 100 Chinese businesses. The center, called Dragon City, will deliver in 2014. It will be managed by the Chinamex Middle East Investment ...  

Pro-Bahrain monarchy supporter Lubna Sulaipeekh has told ITV News that the King Hamad of Bahrain's attendance at the Queen's Jubilee lunch is "appropriate" as Britain and Bahrain have "always had good relations". The leaders of the world's eight ...  

BANGKOK, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra hailed her Bahrain visit as successful and voiced satisfaction with her discussions with Bahraini leaders, Thai News Agency reported on Tuesday. Yingluck who was on an official visit to ...  

Manama, Bahrain, May 10 th, 2012: Bahraini retail and commercial banking institution, BMI Bank today announced the renewal of its key sponsorship of the 'Banks in Bahrain' reception at the 2012 joint International Monetary Fund/World Bank Conference to be ...  

The head of Bahrain Centre for Human Rights has been arrested on arrival at Manama airport from Lebanon.Nabeel Rajab was approached at the immigration area by two plain-clothed men and two police officers who produced an order from the public prosecutor for his arrest, one of his colleagues told Al Jazeera.Bahrain's Interior Ministry said in a stat...  

MANAMA, Bahrain -- A Bahraini defense lawyer says the retrial of 20 medical professionals on allegations of aiding the Gulf kingdom's uprising has been adjourned for a month. The doctors and nurses had been sentenced to prison terms of between ...  

Responding to criticism about its decision to allow the King of Bahrain to attend the Queen's Jubilee lunch, a Foreign Office spokesman said that maintaining a close relationship with Bahrain allowed it to "have a full and frank discussion on a ...  

The Crown Prince’s eclipse is the principal untold story of Bahrain’s aborted Arab Spring. In recent years, he had been on a quest to loosen Bahrain’s dependence on Saudi Arabian oil and weaken Saudi Arabia’s friends within the Bahraini ...  

Petty Officer Second Class Jorge Luis Velasquez, 35, of Houston, died as a result of a non-combat related incident in Manama, Bahrain, the Department of Defense announced today. Television station KTRK, quoting the sailor’s family, reported that he died ...  

Headline Title:  Bahrain: Free activist arrested over 'insulting' tweets 08 May 2012 A prominent human rights activist detained for posting tweets deemed "insulting" to Bahrain's Ministy of Interior must be released, Amnesty International said.Nabeel Rajab, the director of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, was arrested on...  

MANAMA, Bahrain, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last week, Bahrain's Embassy in Washington, D.C. held a workshop in conjunction with the Association of International Educators' Embassy Dialogue Committee to report on the country's progress with reform. Held at the embassy, more...  

Petty Officer Second Class Jorge Luis Velasquez, 35, from Houston, died in Manama. Reports circulated that he accidentally fell from a balcony, but details surrounding his death were not released by authorities. He supported Operation Enduring ...  

MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain began a civilian trial of 13 protest leaders on Tuesday but adjourned the session because hunger striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja and another defendant were too ill to attend, lawyers and witnesses said. Last week the Gulf ...  

BAHRAINI rights activist Nabeel Rajab, a leader of protests against the authorities in the Gulf kingdom, is to be detained for one week for "insulting a statutory body," his lawyer told AFP today. "The representative of the public prosecutor has ordered ...  

AFP - Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab, a leader of protests against the authorities in the Gulf kingdom, is to be detained for one week for "insulting a statutory body," his lawyer told AFP on Sunday. "The representative of the public ...  

MANAMA, Bahrain, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bahrain's King, His Majesty Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, met with 16 Bahraini priests and ministers today and reaffirmed the country's commitment to religious freedom. His Majesty King Hamad praised the churches' roles in the...  

Den prominente menneskerettighedsaktivist, Nabeel Rajab, er blevet anholdt i Bahrain lørdag eftermiddag, skriver Washington Post. Han skulle have været gæst i Wikileaks-grundlæggerens kontroversielle talk show tirdag.Nabeel Rajab leder Bahrains Center for Menneskerettigheder, som forsøger at gøre opmærksom på de bahrainske sikkerhedsstyrkers brutalitet over for befolkningen. Helt fra begyndelsen af opstanden i landet har Nabeel Rajab været med...  

Manama, Bahrain: Leading telecom and broadband provider, VIVA Bahrain, announced yesterday it's latest innovation as part of its efforts to enhance it's customers experience, the all new 'Platinum Plan; loaded with benefits and designed to give more ...  

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran on Thursday summoned Bahrain's charge d'affaires to complain about a statement from the Gulf country which accused Tehran of violating its sovereignty, state television reported. The diplomatic row started after Tehran criticized efforts by Gulf Arab states to forge closer political and military union. One of the project's aims was seen as countering Iran's growing influence in the Middle East. Bahrain responded to Iran...  

"In light of our own U.S. national security interests, the United States has decided...to release additional items and services for the Bahraini Defense Forces, Bahrain's Coast Guard, and Bahrain's National Guard. And the purpose of this is to help Bahrain ...  

DUBAI (Reuters) - Protesters trying to march to the heart of Bahrain's capital clashed with riot police on Friday, witnesses said, hours after a massive show of force by the mainstream Shi'ite Muslim opposition. They said dozens of youths threw stones at ...  

In news released earlier this afternoon by the Department of Defense, it was learned that Petty Officer Second Class Jorge Luis Velasquez, 35, of Houston, Texas, died as a result of a non-combat related incident in Manama, Bahrain.  

The Bahrain administration has arrested a prominent human rights activist and critic of the country's ruling family as the authorities cracked down on pro-democracy protesters. Police arrested Nabeel Rajab, head of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR ...  

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - The prime minister of unrest-wracked Bahrain says Gulf Arab leaders are ready for closer ties on security and foreign policy issues to confront pressures such as Arab Spring uprisings and tensions with Iran. The Gulf Cooperation Council is scheduled to meet Monday in Riyadh to examine ideas for greater union.  

But the proposed union between the regional kingpin Saudi Arabia and the fellow Sunni-ruled kingdom of Bahrain has been slammed by legislators in Shiite Iran. The exact nature of this union, first floated by Saudi King Abdullah in December, remains unclear ...  

Turkish Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin received Bahrain's Interior Minister Rasid bin Abdallah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa in Ankara on Wednesday. Sahin told reporters that Al Khalifa's visit would have positive contributions in relations between Turkey and Bahrain.  

A BAHRAINI accused of spying for Iran used the money he earned from espionage to set up a cleaning company and salon, a court heard yesterday. The 47-year-old leaked high-level information on Bahrain's military, Interior Ministry and US Naval Base and was ...  

(05-05) 06:11 PDT MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -- Bahraini officials say four policemen have been injured in a blast in the violence-wracked Gulf kingdom. A series of small-scale explosions have taken place in Bahrain in the...  

Pursuant to the resolution of Bahraini Saudi Bank BSC (BSB) shareholders in their Extraordinary General Assembly meeting held on 22 December 2011 to merge its business with Al-Salam Bank-Bahrain BSC (ASBB), and the resolution of ASBB's Extraordinary General Assembly meeting held on 4 May 2009 approving the merger with BSB, ASBB hereby wishes to notify that the merger has been completed.  

The GuardianRecently Arrested Human Rights Activist Nabeel Rajab Gave Exclusive Interview ...MarketWatch (press release)Nabeel Rajab is the leading human rights activist from Bahrain and the founder of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights; right prior to the air of his interview to Julian Assange he was arrested by the Bahraini government forces and will now stand trial for ...Bahrain arrests main human rights activist Nabeel RajabRTBahrain's...  

DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain has arrested a prominent human rights activist and critic of the country's ruling family, the ministry of interior and an activist said on Sunday, as the authorities cracked down on pro-democracy protesters. Police arrested Nabeel Rajab, head of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), when he returned from Beirut on Saturday evening, Sayed Yousif Almuhafda, a member of the BCHR told Reuters. "The police arrested...  

Nabeel Rajab detained on his return from Beirut, and authorities are also holding a leader of the pro-democracy protestsA prominent human rights activist and critic of the Bahrain's ruling family has been arrested, the country's interior ministry said on Sunday, as the authorities escalated a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.Bahrain, which is ruled by a Sunni Muslim monarchy, has been in turmoil since activists mainly from the majority...  

Four Bahraini policemen were wounded in a "terrorist" attack in a Shiite village, one of them critically, the kingdom's interior ministry said on Saturday."Four policemen injured including one critically in a terror blast in Bani Jamra," west of the capital Manama, the ministry said on Twitter, without giving further details of the attack or its perpetrators.Ministry officials were not immediately available for comment.  

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dc69wb/bahrain_oil_and_ga) has announced the addition of the "Bahrain Oil And Gas Report Q2 2012" report to their offering. BMI View: Bahrain has a far smaller oil ...  

The Bahraini crown prince met with U.S. officials this week. Nuland did not specify what would be sold to Bahrain, but Bloomberg News reported that the equipment includes air-to-air missiles and ammunition.  Bahraini dissidents and rights ...  

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The prime minister of unrest-wracked Bahrain says Gulf Arab leaders are ready for closer ties on security and foreign policy issues to confront pressures such as Arab Spring uprisings and tensions with Iran.  

Customers in Bahrain have yet another door of convenience opened for them. UAE Exchange, the leading global remittance and foreign exchange brand, inaugurates its 11th branch in Bahrain. The new branch, located on Exhibition Road, is the new link that ...  

Hundreds of youths gathered in mainly Shi'ite villages outside the Gulf state's capital Manama, some masked and throwing petrol bombs towards rows of riot police, they said. Related Bahrain protesters clash with police outside capital A device ...  

The US government has decided to resume weapons sales to the Bahrain regime despite an ongoing violent crackdown on a Shiite majority uprising against the ruling Sunni minority. According to RT, the US will begin sending the regime: "...six harbor security patrol vessels, air defense communications equipment systems for Bahrain's ground-based radars, AMRAAM air-to-air missile [...]  

MANAMA, Bahrain — Bahraini activists convicted of trying to overthrow the state claimed Tuesday they faced abuse in custody and were forced to sign confessions, a defense lawyer said as a civilian court began a full review of their trials ...  

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — A jailed Bahraini rights activist will not end his nearly three-month hunger strike despite a court-ordered review of his conviction and life sentence, his wife said Tuesday as sporadic clashes broke out around the Gulf kingdom. Khadija al-Musawi said her husband, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, told her that Monday's court decision does not ...  

London, Asharq Al-Awsat – Bahraini King Hamad Bin Isa al-Khalifa ratified a number of amendments to Bahrain’s constitution on Thursday that had previously been approved by the Shura and Representative  

A Bahraini man has been found dead after clashes with riot police in the village of Shakhoura, just a day before the Formula One Grand Prix in the country. According to Bahrain's main opposition bloc, al-Wefaq, the 37-year-old man's body was found on the roof of a building. It said Habib was part of a group who were beaten by police during clashes late on Friday night, Al Jazeera reports. ...  

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The prime minister of unrest-wracked Bahrain says Gulf Arab leaders are ready for closer ties on security and foreign policy issues to confront pressures such as Arab Spring uprisings and tensions with Iran. The Gulf ...  

MANAMA, Bahrain—A prominent human rights activist has been arrested by Bahraini authorities, a statement said Saturday, in a move that could further escalate the nearly 15-month-old unrest between opposition groups and the rulers of the Gulf kingdom.  

Rajab was detained earlier this month for releasing tweets deemed insulting to the government, but the public prosecution ordered his detention extended by "one week" on Saturday for participating in the January demonstration, his lawyer Mohamed al-Jishi said.  

Bahrain International Airport (BIA) recently welcomed IAG Cargo, through its brand British Airways World Cargo, the new Boeing 747-8 Freighter (747-8F) jet airliner which touched ground in the region for the very first time. The 747-8F is the fourth ...  

Al-Wefaq, Bahrain's main opposition bloc, has said that a Bahraini man has been found dead after clashes with riot police in the village of Shakhoura, a day before the Gulf state stages its Formula One Grand Prix.Al-Wefaq named the dead demonstrator on Saturday as Salah Abbas Habib, 37, and said his body was found on the roof of a building.It said ...  

Dissidents continue to organize protests against the government of Bahrain, a Persian Gulf kingdom known for its pearl fisheries but also for its large scale oil production and its hosting of the U.S. Fifth Fleet. Bahrain is an island of 1.2 million inhabitants off the north coast of Saudi Arabia, to which it is connected by a causeway. The tiny kingdom has been the focus of a power struggle between its two important neighbors, Iran and...  

Tour Kicks off in Bahrain on May 30 and Travels across GCC Governor of Central Bank of Bahrain to Deliver Keynote Address The first Member Roadshow of the GCC "Board Directors Institute" (BDI) is set for May 30, 2012, in Manama, Bahrain.  

MANAMA (Reuters) - A Bahraini court has ordered a retrial for jailed hunger striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja and 20 other men convicted of leading an uprising last year, but an opposition leader said the gesture was not enough to defuse resurgent unrest. The turmoil threatens the stability of Bahrain, an ally of Saudi Arabia and the United States in their stand-off with Iran, and sparked Saudi calls for a union of oil-exporting Gulf Arab states to...  

The first Member Roadshow of the GCC 'Board Directors Institute' (BDI) is set for May 30, 2012, in Manama, Bahrain. The theme is 'Celebrating 5 Years of Corporate Governance Excellence in the GCC.' The roadshow will feature keynote address from the Governor of Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), Mr. Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj.  

The USA is reportedly resuming some weapon sales to Bahrain, which were suspended in October 2011 after Bahrain and Saudi Arabia crushed civil unrest in that country. The weapons reportedly include air-to-air missile and ammunition, but not HMMWVs or anti-tank missiles. Bahrain is the home base for the US Navy’s 5th Fleet. The Long War journal [...]  

First Flight Couriers Ltd.,India’s largest domestic and international courier company, with over 1000 offices and a workforce of more than 10,000 employees across India,has today launched its Bahrain office. First Flight’s decision to locate in Bahrain ...  

24x7 News reported that the economic powerhouse China and the Kingdom of Bahrain on Sunday signed an agreement to build a brand new Dragon City in Bahrain. According to a senior official representing the Chinese side, the project expected to be up and ...  

A Bahraini activist who has refused food for months and a score of others convicted of plotting against the Persian Gulf state were granted new trials on Monday, meeting a key demand of human rights groups who have argued that their previous ...  

MANAMA, Bahrain — A prominent human rights activist has been arrested by Bahraini authorities, a statement said Saturday, in a move that could further escalate the nearly 15-month-old unrest between opposition groups and the rulers of the Gulf ...