Bahrain

Bahraini archaeologists have discovered what they believe to be the remains of a Christian monastery or bishop's house under the ruins of an ancient mosque, a discovery that could shed further light on the island's pre-Islamic Christian heritage

The country has been in pre-election silence since yesterday ahead of the start of voting at parliamentary and municipal levels on 12 November; Bahrainis abroad were able to cast their votes in a two-day process that ended on 9 November

Pope Francis will travel to Bahrain on Thursday for the first time ever, to attend a government-sponsored conference on dialogue between East and West and to minister to the tiny local Catholic community

The LMRA conducted an inspection campaign that led to the reporting of a number of violations related to labour market and residency laws, with legal proceedings initiated

The country will participate in the World Jiu Jitsu Championship 2022 in Abu Dhabi in November, where athlete Ali Monfaradi last year became world champion

Bahrain Economic Development Board, with the support of Team Bahrain, has attracted $290m in direct investment in the first three quarters of 2022, through the establishment and expansion of 25 manufacturing and logistics companies within the Kingdom

The Bahrain Transparency Society, an anti-corruption watchdog monitoring parliament and municipal elections since 2002, will deploy its observers ahead of the polls in November, training over 100 citizens that applied for the task

Bahrain was the third fastest growing Arab country in terms of population between 2000 and 2021, with a rate of 163%, according to a World Bank report on population growing rates

New traffic guidelines to ensure the safety of students were announced as schools get ready for the start of the next academic year: buses should make sure to align to sidewalks to ensure safe access to the vehicle

Speaker of the Council of Representatives affirms that taking care of sustainable development goals and securing constitutional and parliamentary tools for their implementation are a permanent priority

A shipment of 2.520 sheep and 500 goats from an African country has been sent back on the grounds that the animals may have been exposed to highly contagious, dangerous and often fatal, sheeppox

It has emerged that the cost of renovating the 200-year-old Hindu temple of Manama Suq has increased by 30% due to the global increase in prices of materials and logistics