Bahrain

e-passports featuring advances security measures have been launched; the move is part of Bahrain’s Economic Recovery and Digital Transformation Plan and aims at making passports more secure, convenient and resistant to forgery

Social media influencers who spread false information that female students wearing the abaya were prevented from attending an honours ceremony at a girls' school in the Northern Governorate are set to face legal action

Tickets for the Backstreet Boys concert scheduled for 9 May at the Al Dana Amphitheater will be on sale from today; the concert is part of the band’s much-expected DNA Would Tour

A bus driver and a public school employee were arrested after a child was found abandoned inside a locked bus outside a house

Vehicles are piling up in garages as chips and spare parts shortage drags on; spiked by the pandemic, it has been fueled by a number of events that impacted on production areas ranging from draught to logistics crisis

Small and medium enterprises in the country registered +348% in cyber attacks, according to latest Kaspersky research focusing for now on the period between January-April 2022

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa met President Isaac Herzog in the first visit by an Israeli head of state to the Gulf state since the countries forged ties two years ago

Sports club Saar74 has contracted reigning African number one table tennis star Aruna Quadri ahead of next Arab Championship season

The country could attract more investment by offering government plots and properties to private bidders who can propose innovative projects in the new year

Minister of Industry and Trade Abdulla Adel Fakhro inaugurated Bahrain's 51st National Day product showcase at the LuLu hypermarket, highlighting the role of the private sector in improving the Kingdom's performance in various fields

Al Salam Bank recently sponsored the renovation of the Al Salam Learning Center at the College of Business Administration at the University of Bahrain, which will be equipped with the latest smart board technology

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