Bahrain’s Prince Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa, the world’s longest-serving prime minister who had held the post since independence in 1971, died Wednesday at the age of 84, state media announced.“The Royal Court mourns His Royal Highness… who passed away this morning at Mayo Clinic Hospital in the United States of America,” the Bahrain News Agency[...]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation to visit Bahrain “in the near future”, with officials working on the “specifics”, according to a report by the Gulf Daily News website. Russian Ambassador to Bahrain Igor Kremnev confirmed the news, while also adding that the two countries had signed a three-year bilateral agreement to boost[...]
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Bahraini parliamentarians want to ban expats from working in up to 35 different professions and to increase the minimum wage for Bahraini nationals by 83 percent to 550 Bahraini dinars ($1,462.77), according to a report by the Gulf Daily News (GDN) website on Monday. Two new proposals were officially submitted to parliament on Saturday. The[...]
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Dana project is part of Bahrain Islamic Bank's journey of 'continuous improvement and discovery', says CEO. Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) has announced the appointment of its first digital virtual employee, named Dana, who will be helping to drive innovation in banking services. The Dana project is in line with BisB’s objective to simplify customers’ money[...]
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Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications says preparations for 5G roll-out have been completed Bahrain said on Tuesday that it hopes to provide commercial 5G services by June, pending availability of consumer handsets and equipment. The Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications, Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, has announced that preparations for the rollout of 5G networks in[...]
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Bahrain plans to construct the world’s largest underwater theme park with a submerged Boeing 747 as its centrepiece, it was announced on Saturday. According to the state-run Bahrain News Agency, the underwater theme park will eventually cover a total area of 100,000 square metres. The eco-friendly project, which was announced by Bahrain’s President of the[...]
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