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Bahrain News Agency
April 10, 2018
The minister underlined the strenuous efforts being exerted by the Government of Bahrain to train new employees and enhance their skills and productivity. He outlined financial packages and incentives which are granted to young entrepreneurs to set up their own businesses, as part of efforts to promoteÃâà...
Bahrain News Agency
April 1, 2018
Manama, Apr. 1 (BNA): The government of Bahrain today announced the discovery of a new tight oil and deep gas resource in the Khaleej Al Bahrain Basin, located off the west coast of the Kingdom. The find represents the largest discovery of oil in the Kingdom since 1932, when extraction started onÃâà...
Law.com
March 29, 2018
Miller & Chevalier's counseling the government of Bahrain, according to papersfiled under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. The primary team includes Homer Moyer Jr., who's billed as the “architect” of the firm's international practice; Richard Mojica, a member of the firm who specializes in internationalÃâà...
Bahrain News Agency
March 28, 2018
He said that the United Nations in the Kingdom of Bahrain is very pleased to have signed the draft national voluntary report with the Government of Bahrain, which aims to report on the significant progress made by the Kingdom in the development of policies and institutional measures to promote theÃâà...
Middle East Eye
March 25, 2018
On Saturday, exiled Bahraini rights activist Sayed Ahmed AlWadaei said the government of Bahrain was targeting his family in an attempt to silence him. The director of the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) and one of the most outspoken critics of the Gulf island kingdom said his wife, Duaa,Ãâà...
IFEX
March 22, 2018
Seven years later, the Government of Bahrain has continued its repression of civil society, including the detention of prominent human rights defenders in substandard and unsanitary prison conditions after unfair trials, the dissolution of opposition political parties, and the suspension of the last remainingÃâà...
The Business Times
March 22, 2018
Last week, in just one example, the government of Bahrain - a major aluminum exporter - hired a team of lobbyists led by former US Commerce Department general counsel Homer Moyer, for 22 days, paying a US$110,000 fee, Justice Department records show. Lighthizer, who has been working to developÃâà...
CPI Financial
March 14, 2018
“Fintech is the most disruptive event in financial history set to enable digital Islamic finance products in a most competitive manner, and with the strong support provided by the Government of Bahrain and the Central Bank of Bahrain, Bahrain FinTech Bay will further reinforce the Kingdom's strong financialÃâà...
Entrepreneur
March 9, 2018
The Government of Bahrain is showing keen interest in cryptocurrencies (digital assets) like many of the other nations in the Middle East. As a part of its latest Fintech Bay initiative, Bahrain is willing to facilitate fintech companies from all around the world and provide them with world-class infrastructure toÃâà...
Entrepreneur
March 8, 2018
The Government of Bahrain under the guidance of crown prince His Royal Highness Salman Bin Hamad Bin Isa Bin Al Khalifa is trying to change Bahrain's economy and make it one of the most desirable places for investors from around the world. A new prospect with the potential to revolutionize theÃâà...
Bahrain News Agency
March 7, 2018
The Government of Bahrain, along with Mumtalakat, Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) and the Economic Development Board (EDB) are already using cloud technologies through AWS-in fact, we started our journey in November last year- and I encourage our portfolio companies to partner with them as well,"Ãâà...
The National
March 6, 2018
The government of Bahrain is expecting 2,500 entrepreneurs from around the region to gather in Manama for its first Start-Up Bahrain Week, which kicked off on Sunday. The event is part of an aggressive strategy by the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) to turn Bahrain into a leading innovationÃâà...
Bahrain News Agency
March 1, 2018
Manama, Feb. 28 (BNA): His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has stressed the importance of achieving and strengthening environmental security through intensifying the collective efforts exerted by countries, organisations and individuals in this regard, warning that theÃâà...
Bahrain News Agency
February 28, 2018
Shaikh Khalid praised Rabat's back-up for Bahrain at all circumstances and its support for national security and stability and all the measures the government of Bahrain takes in this respect, affirming that such supportive stances are not strange to Morocco which plays a pivotal role in preserving regionalÃâà...
Jewish Policy Center (blog)
February 27, 2018
A U.S. State Department spokeswoman voiced disappointment in the ruling saying, “We continue to have conversations with the government of Bahrain about our very serious concerns.” While Washington often worries about human rights abuses in the tiny Kingdom, Bahrain is an important U.S. ally in theÃâà...
JURIST
February 22, 2018
[JURIST] Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website] on Wednesday criticized [press release] a Bahrain court for sentencing human rights activist and president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights [advocacy website] Nabeel Rajab [Front Line Defenders profile] to five years in prison for posts he madeÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
February 21, 2018
Responding to questions from The Associated Press, the government of Bahrain's National Communication Center said Rajab's convictions "did not, in any way, relate to any political views he may hold." "Bahrain's commitment to protecting the security of the nation and its citizens is absolute," the centerÃâà...
gulfnews.com
December 31, 1999
Gulf Air, fully-owned by the government of Bahrain, has year-round advertising of the championship by virtue of being the main sponsor. Telecom firms are the other primary sponsors of the Grand Prix. The event provides telcos a golden opportunity to market their latest products. Likewise, Bahrain-basedÃâà...
Newsweek
December 31, 1999
On February 20, the government of Bahrain condemned a leading human rights activist, Nabeel Rajab, to five years in prison. His crime: tweeting. Keep up with this story and more by subscribing now. Rajab has been in and out of prison for years for such “crimes,” all of which involve the government's effortÃâà...
