August 17th, 2018 | 0 commentsHis Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa today received, at Al-Safriya Palace, Royal Guard Commander Brigadier His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, who introduced Lieutenant Abdulla Al-Sayyed Ateya, who graduated at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, in the UK, with merit. Lieut. Ateya was conferred the Sword of Honour Awa...
August 17th, 2018 | 0 commentsThe Ministry of Housing has today announced that it would continue distributing more than 3000 units as part of the Salman Town project. ."The move is in lined with order issued by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier to distribute 5000 units", said Assistan...
August 17th, 2018 | 0 commentsBahrain All Share Index has closed at 1,347.47 points marking an increase of 4.17 points above the previous closing. This increase was due to the rise in the Commercial Banks Sector and Industrial Sector Bahrain lslamic Index has closed at 970.38 points, with no change to its previous closing. Results indicated that 50 equity transactions...
August 17th, 2018 | 0 commentsBahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) has recently signed an agreement with Kingdom Properties Real Estate to provide property financing for potential residents of the Janayin Al Hamala Project in Bahrain. This will enable Bahraini nationals working in the kingdom to pay the down payment starting from only five per cent for the units that will be s...
August 15th, 2018 | 0 commentsIthmaar Holding, a Bahrain-based financial institution, reported a net profit of $10.82 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 as compared to a net loss of $1.59 million for the same period in 2017. Net profit attributable to equity holders for the six-month period was $4.85million, as compared to the $9.25 million net loss...
August 15th, 2018 | 0 commentsHuawei Consumer Business Group (CBG), a global smartphone giant, announced the launch of its new Huawei nova3 and Huawei nova 3i in Bahrain. Both smartphones are powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) in its overall functioning and camera features. With dual front camera (24MP+2MP), users can expect the best-in-technology ‘selfie’ that a...
August 15th, 2018 | 0 commentsBahrain All Share Index has closed at 1,341.13 points marking a decrease of 4.96 points below the previous closing . This decrease was due to the fall in the Commercial Banks Sector, Investment Sector and Services Sector. Bahrain Islamic Index has closed at 970.70 points marking an increase of 5.59 points above the previous closing . Resu...
August 15th, 2018 | 0 commentsSpeaker of the Council of Representatives, Ahmed bin Ibrahim Al Mulla, has extended deepest congratulations to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and the Representative of HM the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS) and Bahrain Olympic Committee President, HH Shaikh...
August 15th, 2018 | 0 commentsSecretary General of the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) Dr. Khalifa bin Ali Al Fadhel received the UK’s Deputy Ambassador Moqbel Ali and Head of the Programmes Department at the British embassy Chris Thompson. The meeting was attended by NIHR Assistant Secretary General Yasser Ghanim Shahin. Dr. Khalifa bin Ali Al Fadhel wel...
August 15th, 2018 | 0 commentsBahrain performs particularly better than its GCC peers in the dimensions of income and employment and is in the 2nd quartile globally when it comes to well-being according to a new report by management consulting firm The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Bahrain outperforms other GCC countries in several dimensions, notably education and e...
