Gulf Air Grand Prix 2011, which had become one of the early casualties of the unfortunate incidents in the months of February and March, is likely to be rescheduled soon, thanks to the Government’s efforts in restoring the peace and normalcy in the shortest possible time. The Bahrain International Circuit on Saturday issued a statement [...]
On the sidelines of her visit to France, Social Development Minister and Acting Health Minister Dr. Fatima Al Blooshi met with the General Director of Doctors without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontires or MSF) Filipe Ribeiro and Operations Director in Brussels Jrme Oberreit and updated them on the latest developments in Bahrain. Dr. Al Blooshi also [...]
Iranian hackers attempted to hack into the official website of the Housing Ministry in a bid to access the ministry’s data base regarding beneficiaries of the housing services in Bahrain, according to BNA. However, they failed to carry out this criminal act which testifies to their latent rancor. The ministry has announced that its website [...]
The Youth Committee at the Supreme Council for Women (SCW) launches today at the Seef Mall, the “I Am Bahrain” Campaign. At the inauguration ceremony, the Police Band will play the national anthem and a number of national songs. The SCW will cooperate with the Social Development Ministry to devote a special section for children [...]
The eGovernment Authority received the “Security Strategist 2011’s Award’’ for its initiatives towards spreading the awareness on the online risk and fraud, in addition to implementing the best practices and international standards in the Information Security field. International experts, specialists and decision makers in the field of Information and Communication Technology participated in the conference. [...]
The Minister of Industry and Commerce Dr. Hassan A Fakhro stressed the importance of cooperation and coordination between various government stakeholders to develop concepts, programmes and visions that would help the country for developing its image as a tourist destination. In a latest string of visits to the hotels to get a first hand information [...]
British Bahrain Business Forum (BBBF) is seeking to focus on increasing the frequency of the events this year including UK Trade and Investment missions and the BBBF’s six special interest groups (SIGs) in 2011 and beyond to provide more networking opportunities for its members. This was announced by the BBBF Chairman Khalid Al Zayani after [...]
Geopolitical risk and economic uncertainty are likely to play an increasingly important role in determining oil prices and therefore will need to be managed effectively by oil and gas companies operating in the Middle East, according to Deloitte. “Oil companies are being challenged in ways that weren’t readily apparent even a few years ago,” said [...]
