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Media experts present their views for an ethical new media

Manama: May 17 -- (BNA) Participants in the academic seminar held on the sidelines of the 12th Gulf Radio and TV Festival hosted in the Kingdom of Bahrain today (17 May 2012) described modern media ... ...

Bahrain Bourse Daily Trading Performance

Manama, May 17. (BNA) -- The Bahrain All-Shares Index closed today at 1.151.52 points, marking a decrease of 4.79 points below its previous closing. This decrease is due to the fall in the ... ...

Bahrain warns Iran against meddling in its affairs

Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa made the remarks a day after Iran called on its people to protest on Friday against the union that Gulf officials say will start with Bahrain ... ...

Merkel Holds Telephone Talks with New French Premier

Berlin, May 17. (BNA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel today held telephone talks with the new French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. The two sides expressed their countries joint desire to ... ...

Measurement and Evaluation Committee discusses the numerical strategy to apply in schools.

Manama, May 17th (BNA) -The Measurement and Evaluation Committee held a meeting chaired by undersecretary for Educational Affairs and Curriculum, Dr. Abdullah Yusuf Al Mutawa, where they discussed ... ...

HM the King’s Diplomatic Advisor receives French Ambassador

Manama, May (BNA) -- His Majesty the King's Advisor for Diplomatic Affairs and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Bahrain Centre for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (BCSIES) ... ...

Tunisian Premier Receives Italian President

Tunis, May 17. (BNA) -- Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali received here today the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano. The latest political developments in Tunisia, bilateral cooperation and ... ...

Waqf Fund Holds Its 16th Board of Trustees Meeting

Manama, May 17. (BNA) -- The Waqf Fund, a Bahrain-based special fund to support Islamic finance training, education and research, held its 16th Board of Trustees meeting. The board took stock ... ...

184115 travellers enter Kingdom of Bahrain within a week.

Manama: May 17 -- (BNA) The Assistant Undersecretary for Ports, Search and Follow-up in the General Directorate Nationality, Passports and Residence (GDNPR) stated that the total number of ... ...

Capital Governorate Citizens Praise Results of GCC Summit

Manama, May 17. (BNA) - The fruitful results of the Consultative Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), hosted recently by Saudi Arabia, have been praised by those who attended the Capital ... ...

Minister of Education briefs MP Mohammed Salem on the Ministry’s developing programmes.

Manama, May 17th (BNA) -Minister of Education, Dr. Majed Al Nuaimi received in his office today at Isa Town, Mohammed Salem Bu Qais, the member of the parliament, where he briefed him on the ... ...

Bahrain Oil And Gas Report Q2 2012

"Bahrain Oil And Gas Report Q2 2012" report to their offering. BMI View: Bahrain has a far smaller oil and gas resource base than its neighbours, but is a leading regional refined ... ...

Iran to sue Google over dropping Persian Gulf name

Iran says it will sue Google over dropping the name of the Persian Gulf on Google Maps.The threat comes after the famous search engine left the body of water between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula ... ...

US to resume selling arms to Bahrain

WASHINGTON  — The United States will resume some military sales to Bahrain, a key Gulf ally facing Iran, despite human rights concerns linked to months of popular protests against the ... ...

BDF Commander-in-Chief meets Royal Court Minister for Follow-up

Manama, May 17 (BNA) - Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force ( BDF) Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received here today the Royal Court Minister for Follow-up Sheikh ... ...

Central Governor meets Shura member

Manama, May (BNA) - Central Governor Mubarak bin Ahmed Al Fadhel received today at his office Shura Council member Abduljalil Abdulla Al-Awinati. The latest developments on the internal level ... ...

oil production set to rise up to 100,000 barrels/day.

Manama: May 17 -- (BNA) Energy Minister Dr. Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza revealed during a business luncheon hosted on the peripheries of the Bahrain-Britain Entrepreneurs' Forum at the Crown ... ...

SCW organizes visit to BSHRTD

Manama, May 17 (BNA) - Supreme Council for Women (SCW) organized a visit to the Bahrain Society for Human Resources Training and Development (BSHRTD) in the framework of promoting the Voluntary Work ... ...

Minister of State for Human Rights receives British Ambassador

Manama, May 17 (BNA) -- Minister of State for Human Rights Dr. Salah bin Ali Abdurahman received today the British ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain Iain Lindsay. During the meeting, the State ... ...

Batelco management attend ITW in Chicago

Batelco, Bahrain's leading integrated communications provider is being represented by three members of their management team at the International Telecoms Week ( ITW ) taking place at the Hyatt ... ...

UAE Exchange opens its 11th branch in Bahrain

Customers in Bahrain have yet another door of convenience opened for them. UAE Exchange, the global remittance and foreign exchange brand, inaugurates its 11th branch in Bahrain. The new branch, ... ...

Nass Corporation sponsors Safety and Health Conference and Exhibition

Nass Corporation, Bahrain's leading construction and solutions provider announced their silver sponsorship of the First National Occupational Safety & Health Conference scheduled to take ... ...

Seoul launches multipurpose satellite

Seoul, May 17 (BNA) -- Korean government announced today that it will launch its multipurpose satellite (Arirang-3) tomorrow from the Japanese Tanegashima Space Center. The four-year lifespan ... ...

HM the King congratulates King of Norway

Manama, May 17 (BNA) - His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa sent a cable of congratulations to King Harald V of Norway marking Norway's National Day. HM the King, in his cable, ... ...

Persian Gulf rulers close ranks in the land Arab Spring forgot

The Persian Gulf is the part of the Middle East the Arab Spring forgot.In Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, where revolution upended decades-old regimes, democracy is a work in progress. In the Persian ... ...

Mumtalakat supports GCC future entrepreneurs conference

Manama, May 17 (BNA) -- Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat), the investment arm of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announced today its strategic sponsorship of the first GCC Future Entrepreneurs ... ...

Russian Helicopters Becomes Official Partner Of Caterham F1 Team

Moscow, May 17 (BNA) -- Russian Helicopters, one of the global leaders in the helicopter industry, is glad to announce an official partnership with Caterham F1 Team, one of the 12 participants in ... ...

The 25 biggest IPOs ever

25. China State Construction and Engineering Offer date: 07/23/09 Exchange: Shanghai Industry: Construction Deal size: US$7.43bn (Image: ... ...

Prosecution to focus on Srebrenica massacre

London, May 17 (BNA) -- A war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic is to resume, with the prosecution focusing on the Srebrenica massacre in 1995, BBC reported. Gen ... ...

Liverpool have no front-runners to replace Dalglish

London, May 17 (BNA) -- Liverpool's owners are keen for the club's new manager to be in place for at least four to five years, but there is no front-runner at this stage, BBC ... ...

Eight People Killed in Karachi Violence

Islamabad, May 17 (BNA) - Eight people were killed in various incidents of firing, hand grenade attack and other violent incidents in Karachi on Wednesday, Geo news reported. According to the ... ...

S. Korea, US, Japan to Hold Talks in Seoul Next Week

Seoul, May 17 (BNA) - South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold high-level talks in Seoul next week about developments in North Korea following its failed long-range rocket launch, ... ...

Review in Bahraini press

Manama, May 17 (BNA) -- Bahraini newspapers focused today on the following topics Akhbar Al Khaleej ------------------ PM receives Shura and representatives Councils Chairmen Prime Minister ... ...

First Flight Couriers Ltd open operations in Bahrain

Wednesday, May 16, 201224x7 NewsIn the backdrop of growth projections of 6% in logistics and transport services sector, the Kingdom of Bahrain is expected to achieve 1.5 million tonne capacity a ... ...

BAPCO remains upbeat on productivity, excellence

BAPCO ), the national oil company, on Tuesday issued directives to the management to take all necessary steps to sustain company’s productivity, excellence and its status as a leading company ... ...

GCC hydrocarbon exports to balloon to $730b in 2012

JEDDAH - The net foreign assets of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries surged by $456 billion in 2011 to historic high on strong oil prices, the Institute for International ... ...

Bahrain seeks arrest of 20 over homemade bombs

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 ... ...

Bahrain, Iran in row over Tehran’s criticism of GCC union

DUBAI: Bahrain has summoned Iran’s charge d’affaires to protest against what it called a "gross violation of its sovereignty" in a row after Tehran criticized efforts by Gulf ... ...

Allegations of Mistreatment Denied

Manama-May-16(BNA)The Public Prosecution has today denied any mistreatment of detainees being held in custody at the Dry Dock prison. It issued a statement denying allegations posted on Al-Wefaq ... ...

Minister of State for Information Affairs receives congratulatory letter from Alistair Burt

Manama, May 16 (BNA) The Minister of State for Information Affairs Samira Ibrahim bin Rajab today received from the United Kingdom's Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt a letter of ... ...

HRH the Premier receives cable of thanks from Thai counterpart

Manama, May 16 (BNA) The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra today lauded the great advancement and development that the Kingdom of Bahrain enjoys on various levels that ... ...

Iranian Flagrant Interference Condemned

Manama-May-16(BNA)The Arab Parliamentary Union today strongly condemned the Iranian interference in Bahrain's internal affairs. In a statement issued today, it slammed the Iranian interference ... ...

1st All-GCC Future Entrepreneurship Forum to be hosted in Manama on May 30th

Manama, May 16 (BNA) - Mumtalakat Holdings Company (BSC) confirmed its strategic sponsorship of the 1st All-GCC Future Entrepreneurship Forum, set to be hosted in the Kingdom of Bahrain, organized ... ...

BIPD organizes workshop to boost the culture of democracy

Manama, May 16 -- (BNA) The Bahrain Institute for Political Development (BIPD) Board of Trustees' member and chief professor of private law in the University of Bahrain's Law Faculty Dr. ... ...

Qatari Amir Receives Letter from Liberian President

Doha-May-16(BNA) Qatari Amir Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani today received a letter from Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf dealing with bilateral relations. Qatari Assistant Foreign ... ...

Venture Capital Bank Reports Net Profit Of Us$ 8 Million

Manama-May16(BNA) Bahrain-based regional Islamic investment bank, Venture Capital Bank (VCBank), announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2012 . The Bank reported total income ... ...

GCC land forces commanders meeting concludes

Manama, May 16 (BNA)-- The 12th meeting of the GCC land forces commanders, which has been hosted by BDF over two days, concluded today. Discussions focused on ways of bolstering military ... ...

Bahrain activist taken to court over insulting tweets

A Bahraini boy sounds out anti-government slogans on a compressed air horn after riot police dispersed an anti-government protest calling for freedom for political prisoners. (Hasan Jamali, AP) ... ...

RC Speaker receives Tunisian ambassador

Manama, May 16 (BNA)--Representatives Council Speaker Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Dhahrani hailed deep-rooted brotherly relations between Bahrain and Tunisia, stressing the need to further cement them for ... ...

GDNPR facilitates procedures for work or visit visas to foreign nationals

Manama: May 16 -- (BNA) The Ministry of Interior's Undersecretary for Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs, Shaikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, stated that the General Directorate for ... ...

Governor of Southern Governorate patronizes ICT Conference

Manama, May 16 (BNA) - The Governor of the Southern Governorate, Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa, accentuated the Governorate's support to various activities and programs which preserve ... ...

BDF Commander-in-Chief Holds Meeting with National Guard Commander

Manama, May 16. (BN) - Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa met here today with the National Guard Commander Lieutenant-General ... ...

GCC countries qualified for comprehensive economic integration

Manama, May 16 (BNA) -- An analytical economic study prepared by the expert in economy and Gulf University Professor Dr. Mohammed Al-Sheikh confirmed that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has ... ...

Bahraini activist Rajab on trial

A prominent Bahraini human rights activist has appeared in court charged with inciting protests by using social networking sites. Nabeel Rajab was arrested on 5 May at Manama's airport, on his ... ...

Al Buainain Hosts Farewell Ceremony in Honour of Chinese Ambassador

Manama, May 16. (BNA) - Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ghanim bin Fadhel Al Buainain hosted today, at the Foreign Ministry's General Court, a Farewell Ceremony in honour of the outgoing ... ...

IAA president patronizes opening ceremony of 12th Gulf Radio and TV Corporation Festival

Manama, May 16 (BNA) -- President of the Information Affairs Authority (IAA) Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa stressed that the host of the 12th Gulf Radio and TV Corporation Festival by the ... ...

Bahrain protests Iran criticism of GCC plans

Bahrain has summoned Iran's charge d'affaires to protest at what it called "gross violation of its sovereignty" in a new diplomatic row after Tehran criticised efforts by Gulf ... ...

Bahrain Seeks to Weaken Uprising

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 ... ...

2nd Istanbul Shopping Festival Announced in Dubai

Dubai, May 16. (BNA) -- Istanbul is known the world over as one of the most dynamic capitals on the planet, attracting millions of visitors every year from the Middle East alone. At this year's ... ...

HRH Crown Prince Congratulated on Success of GCC Consultative Summit

Manama, May 16. (BNA) - His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa received a cable of congratulation from the Parliament Speaker Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Dhahrani marking the success of the ... ...

BNA conduct media workshop at Hawar International School

Manama: May 16 (BNA) Barhain News Agency (BNA, and in association with Hawar International School, has conducted a workshop for the school's primary and intermediate level students on how to ... ...

GCC Industry Ministers hold 34th meeting today

Riyadh: May 16 -- (BNA) The GCC Industry Ministers began today (Wed. 16th May 2012) their 34th meeting, in the GCC General Secretariat Headquarters, presided over by the Kingdom of Saudi ... ...

The eGovernment Authority is a Strategic Partner of Greener and Smarter ICT Conference

In a quest to improve Green ICT in the Kingdom of Bahrain and optimally utilize it in the work environment, eGovernment Authority (eGA) participated as a strategic partner in the Greener & ... ...

Bahrain activist tells court his arrest is meant to weaken uprising, muzzle free expression

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 ... ...

Grand Cinemas in US$30m expansion plan

The firm will open new cinemas in the UAE and Qatar and plans to launch its first movie theatre in eastern European nation Georgia as it looks to grow its customers by up to 50 percent, Jean Ramia ... ...