394.000 visitors have been registered in state-run heritage sites in January-August 2026, with the Bahrain Fort accounting for 246.409, nearly two thirds of the total, and foreign visitors prevailed with the presence of 187.567 people

Authorities reminded drivers that children under 10 are not allowed to sit in the front seat and that Traffic Law provides for 30 to 60 days of license suspension, plus fines

Bahrain sent jets to attack sites inside Iran, their first such direct retaliation against Tehran and an indication of the difficult position Arab states find themselves in as the war grinds on, experts said

Bahrain’s gemological laboratory and research centre Danat tested over 32 million pearls and stones since establishment in 2017; the institution released 2025 Sustainability and GHG Report and Hayrat Project supporting conservation of pearl oyster beds

Bahraini citizens must refrain from travel to Iran and Iraq until further notice under new ban issued as part of precautionary measures amid rising regional instability; legal action would be taken against violators