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Dominant Bahrain youth team hand Oman drubbing
Gulf Daily News Online
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BASKETBALL – BAHRAIN’S youth basketball national team were dominant last night in their opening game of the U16 Asia Cup Gulf Basketball Association (GBA) Qualifiers 2025, which is being hosted by the kingdom. The nationals more than doubled the...
NBB and Fab Lab Bahrain launch initiative to empower innovators
Gulf Daily News Online
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The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) has partnered with Fab Lab Bahrain to launch the second edition of the TechStride programme, an educational initiative that aims to empower young Bahrainis with practical knowledge and hands-on experience in...
New campaign to improve all Bahrain’s bus shelters
Gulf Daily News Online
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A nationwide call to upgrade Bahrain’s bus shelters – particularly those in residential and commercial neighbourhoods – has been launched, with demands for air conditioning, improved safety features and enhanced accessibility. The move has...
Bahrain: Free Ashura Transportation Service Launched
Gulf Insider
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July 2, 2025
The Jaafari Endowments Directorate has announced the launch of a free transportation service for mourners during the Ashura season of 1447 AH (2025 AD). The initiative includes a network of six main routes transporting participants to the Revival...
Bahrain declares two-day public holiday for Ashura, extends break to Monday
The Times of India
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Bahrain has announced a two-day public holiday for Ashura, as declared by Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. Ministries and public institutions will be closed on Saturday, July 5th, and Sunday, July 6th, 2025. With Saturday already a...
Bahrain: Civil Defense extinguishes Apartment Fire
Gulf Insider
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July 2, 2025
Civil Defense teams swiftly evacuated a multi-story residential building in Bahrain Bay after a fire broke out in one of the apartments. The blaze was contained and extinguished without any reported injuries. The National Ambulance was present at...
Bahrain Arbitration Goes Global
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Bahrain’s influence in the field of international arbitration is set to take centre stage in London later this month, as the Gulf Commercial Arbitration Centre, headquartered in Riffa, prepares to host a...
Pakistan’s Muhammad Asif to face Indian cueist in IBSF World Masters final
Dawn
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July 18, 2025
Pakistani cueist Muhammad Asif has advanced to the final of the International Billiards & Snooker Federation (IBSF) World Masters Snooker Championship 2025, being held in Manama, Bahrain, the federation said on Thursday. According to the IBSF,...
Bahrain: Fraudulent Ties Woman Jailed For Forging Marriage To Gulf Man And Claiming His Child
Gulf Insider
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July 2, 2025
An African woman who forged a marriage certificate to claim a Gulf man as her husband and father of her child has been sentenced to three years in prison and will be deported. The forged document, bearing an authentic stamp from the Foreign...
Bahrain Gets Digital Boost as Oman Tech Giant Expands Reach
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT| Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com A major tech breakthrough for Bahrain’s consumer market is on the horizon, with the announcement that MHD-ITICS, a leading technology division under Oman’s Mohsin Haider Darwish Group, will expand its...
Bahrain Bourse attains “CIO Legend” Award Global CIO 200 Summit – Bahrain Edition for Chief Information Officers
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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SK TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Bahrain Bourse attained the “Chief Information Officer Legend Award” during the Global CIO 200 Summit – Bahrain Edition 2025, held under the patronage of the General Sports Authority and organized by...
Bahrain looks to raise $658mln in new bond issue
Zawya
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The Government of Bahrain is looking to raise BD 250 million ($658 million) in its latest development bond offering, which opens for subscription today, July 2, 2025. The new bond issue, listed on the Debt Primary Market, offers investors a fixed...
Bahrain: Co-Founder Wins BD20,000 After Board Ousting
Gulf Insider
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July 2, 2025
A Bahraini co-founding partner has been awarded BD20,000 in damages after being removed from the board of a company he helped set up, denied his salary, and shut out of its records in breach of the original agreement. The High Civil Court of...
Bahrain look to bounce back
Gulf Daily News Online
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FOOTBALL – BAHRAIN’S women’s football national team are back in action today for their second Group C match in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers. The Bahrainis are set to take on their counterparts from Turkmenistan as they hope to bounce...
Gulf Air signs agreement with Boeing for B-787 Dreamliner aircraft
AvioNews
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July 18, 2025
Boeing and Gulf Air have announced a deal for the purchase of 12 B-787 Dreamliner aircraft with options for an additional six, as part of the further development of the Bahrain-based carrier’s international network. Once finalized, this order will...
Bahrain Joins Global Vaccine Push
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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Mahir Haneef TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Bahrain has joined world leaders in renewing their commitment to global health equity at a high-level summit in Brussels, where over $9 billion in pledges were announced to support Gavi,...
Bahrain Shines Abroad
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Bahraini artist Rashid Al Khalifa has opened his solo exhibition, Quintessence, at QGallery in Berlin, offering European audiences a bold reimagination of Gulf artistic heritage. Running until August...
Bahrain to host health expo
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com The Ministry of Health has announced the launch of the Kingdom’s first-ever Public Health Conference and Exhibition, scheduled to take place from November 6 to 7 at the Gulf Convention Center, Gulf...
Bahrain takes part in UN financing forum
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Her Excellency Noor bint Ali Alkhulaif, Minister of Sustainable Development Chief Executive of the Bahrain Economic Development Board, participated in the United Nations’ Fourth International Conference...
Bahrain Chamber joins ICC WCF Council
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry has secured its membership in the ICC World Chambers Federation (WCF) General Council for the term from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028. The Chamber’s Chief...