Bahrain
November 1, 2012
Bahrain’s ruler King Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa has issued a decree allocating BD185 million ($490.9 million) funding to support the ailing national airline Gulf Air, after a serious of troubling setbacks.
October 31, 2012
The Bahraini artist produces abstract pieces from everyday surroundings.
October 29, 2012
As protests continue in Bahrain, Eid provided a brief glimmer of hope for hoteliers as top hotels seeing high occupancy rates during the holiday.
October 25, 2012
As protests in Bahrain continue, gold traders are trying to secure their incomes, by using trade fairs and Foreign Direct Investment, but will international companies take the bait and work in a country that is committing human rights abuses?
October 22, 2012
The Bahraini artist uses women are the bedrock of her artwork and the color red as their supporting character.
October 21, 2012
Cyber crime in Bahrain is being caused by insiders, a top interior Ministry official has claimed. Current policies give employees high-level access to a company's information technology systems, enabling them to attack system.
The Lebanese singer has caused uproar in the Gulf state after she shunned a photo shoot with their Prime Minister and refused to speak to fans.
October 18, 2012
In further trouble for Bahrain's national flag carrier, Gulf Air has suspended flights to Nairobi, Kenya, for "commercial reasons", a statement said. The airline is facing financial trouble as the King of Bahrain has forced through the recapitalisation of the state-backed company.
October 17, 2012
The star is heading to Bahrain to take part in the Arab Jewelry Exhibit.
October 15, 2012
Kuwait has offered to fund several key infrastructure development projects in the Bahraini Kingdom, in a deal expected to be worth $273 million.
Bahrain's ruler has demanded that Gulf Air, the national carrier, to be recapitalized after the furor of mounting debts, the Manama-based daily Al Bilad has reporte.
October 10, 2012
Bahrain must improve its services to Hajj pilgrims to ensure that pilgrims are able to perform rituals without difficulty, his Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa said yesterday.
The Bahraini artist uses his sculptures and fine prints to unfold meanings in winding stories.
October 9, 2012
Bahrain's national airline, Gulf Air, is being allowed to continue to operate despite mounting losses. The government is desperately seeking to secure additional funds as any reduction in service or shut-down would be a deep embarrassment to the regime.
October 2, 2012
As doctors are jailed, and protests continue, Bahrain is planning a big push for urbanisation, with schemes to build new infrastructure being introduced in 2013