The recent rapprochement between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and other GCC members may have positive fallout on the regional relations and balance of power. With Saudi Arabia and Qatar signing a friendly bond that ended the three-year ...
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Feed SubscriptionBahrain, India enter ‘air bubble’ accord
MANAMA: An air bubble agreement has been finalised by Bahrain and India to facilitate travel between the two countries, the Indian Embassy in Bahrain has announced. As per the arrangement, both Indian and Bahraini national carriers will be permitted to ...
Read More »New oil pipeline launched between Bahrain, Saudi Arabia
Manama : A new oil pipeline was launched on Monday during a ceremony that was attended by leaders from Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Bahrain’s King Hamad praised strong ties between the two countries as he launched the AB-4 pipeline to ...
Read More »25th Annual World Islamic Banking Conference officially started in Bahrain
Amwaj Islands (Bahrain) : The 25th Annual World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) officially kick-started with a stimulating IIFM Awareness Seminar that covered a broad spectrum of issues, focused on entrenching transparency in advancing sustainable growth in the Islamic Financial Market, ...
Read More »Bahrain to host Excellence Forum on artificial intelligence
Manama : Bahrain is set to host the fourth edition of Bahrain Excellence Forum on October 24 and 25. The event, which will be held under the patronage of Cabinet Affairs Minister Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Mutawa, will cast light ...
Read More »Pakistan, Bahrain agree to boost up bilateral trade exchange
Islamabad : Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his Bahraini counterpart Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa on Tuesday agreed to reinvigorate economic and investment relations between their countries to boost the current bilateral trade volume of $310 million. ...
Read More »Bahrain steps up fight against social media abuse
Manama : Bahrain announced tough measures against social media accounts that “spread malicious rumors” under the guise of the Royal Court. Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa noted on Sunday steps to deal with unprecedented chaos by disruptive ...
Read More »Qatar rift to surface during Gulf leaders’ meet in Kuwait
Kuwait : The 38th annual summit of the Gulf Arab heads of state will convene here on Tuesday and Wednesday, officials said, despite an ongoing dispute between some members of the group. A rift between the Gulf Cooperation Council members ...
Read More »CIBAFI submits recommendations to BCBS on implications of fintech developments for banks
Manama : Aligned with its role as advocate of the Islamic Financial Services Industry (IFSI), the General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI), the global umbrella of Islamic financial institutions, announced that it has submitted its comments on ...
Read More »Bahrain to host world Islamic banking conference in December
Manama : The 24th edition of World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC), the world’s longest running Islamic banking conference, is set to return to Bahrain this December for three days, and will take stock of the most pressing issues affecting the ...
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