Councillors have unanimously approved an urgent request to preserve a historic natural spring in Samaheej; members of the Muharraq Municipal Council stressed the heritage value of ‘Ayn Aloudah’, one of the island’s archaeological water sources

128 competitors, 59 male and 69 female, took part in this year's Mutun competition; the event awards the three best in seven categories, each focusing on the memorization and comprehension of foundation texts related to Quranic sciences

A proposed law that would forbid children under 15 years of age to create social media accounts was reviewed by the Shura Council’s woman and child affairs committee, a move to address growing concern over the risks faced by youngsters online

A business owner has been fined and sentenced to 3 years in jail and will be later permanently deported after he was found guilty of commercial fraud for re-labelling expired food and apparently operating without a license

Wingsuit flying athletes Dani Roman and Fred Fugen made history executing a synchronized crossing from opposite directions between the twin towers of Manama's World Trade Center, descending from a helicopter at 220 km/h, crossing only 10 meters apart