Bahrain

A coastal stretch in Dumistan area, considered of historic and social importance due to an old link to local fishing trade, has been included in the national plan for marine landing points; local council member also called for a purpose built facility

1.206 inspection campaigns and visits have been conducted by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority in the first half of June 2025, resulting in 18 arrests of violating workers and 218 deportations for breaches of residency and labour laws in the Kingdom

Bahrain Airport Company signed MoUs with Texel Air and Valo Aviation on the very first day day of 55th Paris Airshow, a top global event that aims at fostering international cooperation in the aerospace sector

Hundreds of children in traditional costumes flocked to beaches across Bahrain to throw plants into the sea to celebrate one of the country’s favourite family rituals: Heya Beya is a historic tradition celebrated on the eve of Eid Al Adha

Water meter boxes on the ground level across Bahrain are being moved to more accessible locations, like nearby walls, to improve safety on streets and sidewalks and modernise the country’s utility infrastructure

BAPCO Refining confirmed that the safety valve incident on the Bahrain plant has been contained and all measures have been take to protect workers and environment; the leak had resulted in the death of two employees while performing an inspection

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

StartUp Bahrain has signed a strategic partnership with ordable/, a regional cutting-edge business management platform to improve operational efficiency and support the digital growth of local small and medium-sized enterprises

Startup Bahrain, a Tamkeen-supported platform for Bahraini start-ups, has kicked off a new season of its StartUp Bahrain Pitch entrepreneurship series highlighting Bahrain's most promising founders

An advanced electronic registration system for organ donation has been launched on Bahrain's national portal bahrain.bh upon initiative of the Ministry of Health, in cooperation with the Royal Medical Services and the Information and eGovernment Authority

The Bahrain Cancer Centre made medical history by successfully treating a sickle cell disease patient using CRISPR-based gene editing therapy, the first successful treatment of its kind outside the US

The country's first café run by autistic people, Halla by Alia cafe, was recently opened at the Alia Rehabilitation and Early Intervention Centre in A'ali

Wego, the number one travel app and the largest online travel marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa, has partnered with the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority to promote the Kingdom's tourism sector