July 7th, 2019 | 0 commentsThe second International Conference for Social Work Excellence will be held on November 5-7, 2019 in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Fifteen countries will take part in the three-day event, supported by the Princess Seeta bint Abdulaziz Foundation for Social Work Excellence. Bahrain Voluntary Work Society Abdulaziz Rashid Al-Sindi s...
July 7th, 2019 | 0 commentsThe UNESCO World Heritage Committee has inscribed Bahrain’s Dilmun Burial Mounds on the World Heritage List. The decision was made during the 43rd session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, currently held in the capital of Azerbaijan. Dilmun Burial Mounds is the third to be designated as world heritage site in Bahrain after Ancient Q...
July 7th, 2019 | 0 commentsHis Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, today sent a cable of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, following the sad demise of HRH Princess Al-Jawhara bint Abdulaziz bin Musaed bin Jalawi Al Saud. H...
July 7th, 2019 | 0 commentsFirst Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS) and President of Bahrain Olympic Committee His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa praised deep-rooted historic relations of more than 200 years between Bahrain and the UK. He stressed perpetual growth of bilateral relations mainly in the sport field. ...
July 2nd, 2019 | 0 commentsBahrain All Share Index has closed at 1,475.62 points marking an increase of 4.59 points above the previous closing . This increase was due to the rise in the Commercial Banks Sector, Investment Sector and Services Sector. Bahrain Islamic Index has closed at 755.90 points marking a decrease of 2.05 points below the previous closing . R...
July 2nd, 2019 | 0 commentsOn the sidelines of the International Forum "Development of Parliamentarism", being held in Moscow, Bahrain's parliamentary delegation, chaired by Council of Representatives Speaker Fawzia bint Abdullah Zainal, today met Chairwoman of the Russian Federation Council, Valentina Matviyenko. Zainal praised the Bahraini-Russian relations and c...
July 2nd, 2019 | 0 commentsInformation Affairs Ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary for Radio and Television, Abdullah Khalid Al-Dossari, stressed the importance of working in a strong team spirit to contribute to strengthening the Kingdom of Bahrain’s international standing, pointing out that radio and television programmes currently focus on promoting values of ci...
July 2nd, 2019 | 0 commentsHis Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, First Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Civil Service Council, ordered the formation of an investigation committee headed by His Excellency General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Minister of the Interior, to investigate a circulated letter signed by a num...
July 2nd, 2019 | 0 commentsThe National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) has launched "A Decade of Commitment in Defending Human Rights" motto on the 10th anniversary of its foundation. On this occasion, NIHR's Secretary-general Yasser Ghanim Shaheen recalled His Majesty the King's issuance of the Royal order establishing the National Institution in November 200...
July 2nd, 2019 | 0 commentsIthmaar Bank, a Bahrain-based Islamic retail bank announced today that it is fully compliant to meet the kingdom’s open banking standards. The announcement follows the June 30 deadline set by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), the kingdom’s banking and financial services regulator, requiring all banks to comply with the CBB’s Open Banking...
