Bahrain

March 3, 2005

07:37 GMT

Reclamation work for the new Northern Town is set to begin by the end of this month. According to GDN, the timetable was revealed as Works and Housing Minister Fahmi Al Jowder Wednesday. Mr Al Jowder

March 2, 2005

07:24 GMT

Bahrain's Royal Court has warned municipal councillors to speed up procedures for families benefiting from a nationwide scheme to renovate and rebuild needy people's homes.

March 1, 2005

15:10 GMT

Bahrain Business Machines (BBM), the Bahrain operation of Gulf Business Machines (GBM), Distributor for selected IBM products and services in the region, held its annual Kick-Off meeting recently at N

07:07 GMT

The newly-built Mercure Grand Hotel in the Seef District opens its doors to on Tuesday. The 17-storey four-star property is part of French hotel giant Accor's network of 750 hotels in 47 countries.

February 28, 2005

14:27 GMT

A BD30 million (US$79.5 million) issue of Ijara sukuk (Islamic leasing bonds, placed by the Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA), has been oversubscribed by more than 50%.

13:53 GMT

Aluminium Bahrain, (Alba), has announced the launch of the ‘100 Day Safe Startup’ Challenge, one of the most ambitious challenges witnessed to-date by the global aluminium industry. The announcement w

12:22 GMT

The municipal council of the central region in Bahrain announced its principal agreement upon the establishment of more than 8,000 residential units on a 400 hectare area starching from north Salmabad

12:16 GMT

Bahrain has announced that 90 per cent of the Al Areen Desert Spa and Resort has been sold to local and international investors. The development company opened its headquarters in Manama recently and

February 27, 2005

12:01 GMT

Work to turn Hawar Islands into a world-class tourist destination is expected to start by the end of the current year. Area MP Mohammed Al Dossari told the GDN that Hawar Islands were the perfect plac