ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Singapore-listed MTQ wins approval to operate in Gulf state's oil and gas industry.
ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation has issued a tender (Tender No. 7/2008) last month for the supply, installation and commission of 10 KW solid state digital (DVB - T) transmitters for CH44.
ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Decision to postpone open trucks ban angers human rights activists in Gulf state.
Pope Benedict XVI Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
» 01/05/2009 13:57 BAHRAIN – VATICAN The Pope had expressed a desire to see a new place of worship built in the Gulf kingdom when he met Bahrain’s first ambassador to the Holy See. The kingdom is home to some 80,000 Catholics, mostly migrant workers from Asia. This year will mark the 70th anniversary of the country’s first church, inaugurated on Christmas night 1939. Manama ( AsiaNews ) – Bahrain will...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bahraini blogger Ammar writes: “Israeli forces launched a ground offensive against Hamas, which probably means a larger death toll over the next few days. I don't understand the way Hamas thinks.”
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
An Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander is calling on Islamic countries to use oil as a weapon to end the fighting in Gaza.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
An Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander is calling on Islamic countries to use oil as a weapon to end the fighting in Gaza.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
Innovation in health care: An interview with the CEO of the Cleveland Clinic Delos “Toby” Cosgrove discusses innovation in health care-including a key role for top executives to play in reducing the nation’s health care burden. March 2008 • Brendan C. Buescher and Paul D. Mango As a leading medical institution in the United States, the Cleveland Clinic [...]
TravelDailyNews.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
While the recent global economic downturn has led to nervous times in other industries, Bahrain’s MICE (Meetings, Incentive Travel, Conferences and Exhibitions)
Zawya.com - Top Regional News (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
Shaikh Mohammad Bin Essa Al Khalifa, Chief Executive of Bahrain's Economic Development Board, hailed the start of construction of the "Friendship Causeway", which will link Bahrain and Qatar, as a boost for Bahrain's role as an ideal access point for international companies to develop their business in Gulf economies.
Telco, Internet and IT (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
New regulations to set up phone masts in the Muharraq Governorate in Bahrain have been given an initial approval, pending backing from environment authorities. Under the new regulations, masts would have to be set up away from schools, kindergartens and hospitals and antennas should be no less than 2.5m above the ground. The telecommunications companies are also expected to adhere to international...
ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
Billed as world's longest marine causeway, $3bn project set to start soon - economic chief.
ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
“Significant” number of users still not registered
ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Turkish-based Koton set to open eight new stores in Dubai, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
YaLibnan (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dubai, UAE - An Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander is calling on Islamic countries to use oil as a weapon to end the fighting in Gaza, echoing a similar call days earlier by lawmakers in Bahrain. The demands by Mirfaysal Bagherzadeh, a brigadier-general in the elite Iranian military unit, are unlikely to lead to an immediate embargo as they don't come from the oil rich Persian Gulf nations' top...
