(BNA): Bahrain has witnessed a 10 per cent increase in the number of tourist arrivals in the past two years and the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority (BTEA) is targeting a two per cent growth of visitors to the country, a senior official at the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority …

Manama, June 9 (BNA): Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications Kamal bin Ahmed Mohamed this evening heralded a new era of ground breaking innovation that will see Bahrain become one of the first countries in the world to deploy 5G telecommunications technology.

(BNA): Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), issued a new tender inviting world-class local, regional, and international car rental companies wishing to manage and operate car rental outlets at the new Passenger Terminal Building. There are 12 units available, with a total …

(BNA): Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud called for a quartet meeting in Makkah on 26 / 9 / 1439 Hijri, comprising Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait and Jordan to discuss ways of backing Jordan economically. King Salman held calls with Jordanian monarch King …

(BNA): The General Directorate of Civil Defence today extinguished a fire that broke out in a 29-storey under construction building in Seef district. The fire started on the top floor and because of unstable weather, the flames moved to the fourth floor and fell on the nearby building and the …

(BNA): Defence Affairs Minister, Lieutenant-General Yussef bin Ahmed Al-Jalahma, participated in the meeting of the defence ministers of the countries of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh, held at the NATO headquarters here. The meeting aims to consolidate the coalition’s efforts to fight Daesh terrorist organisation in order to eliminate …

Manama, May 16 : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa has today held phone calls with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, the Amir of Kuwait His Highness Shaikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler HH Shaikh Mohammed …

Manama, May 16 : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier received a cable of congratulations from Interior Minister Lieutenant-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa on naming the new housing project in the Northern Governorate as “Salman Town” by His …