Tag Archives: BAHRAIN
Hamad fired after Bahrain’s poor start to Gulf Cup
The Bahrain Football Association says head coach Adnan Hamad has been “released” following the team’s poor start to the Gulf Cup in Saudi Arabia. Bahrain was held to a 0-0 draw by Yemen and lost 3-0 to the Saudis, putting
GCC surprise meeting ends rift with Qatar
GCC leaders held an emergency summit in Riyadh late Sunday to resolve the rift between three GCC countries and Qatar ahead of a scheduled annual summit in Doha next month. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah chaired the
Bahrain court suspends main opposition group
A Bahraini court issued an order suspending the activities of the country’s main Shiite opposition group on Tuesday, less than a month before parliamentary elections are to be held, the group and a defense lawyer said. The ruling against Al-Wefaq
Bahrain visa fee stays same for King Fahd Causeway travelers
The General Directorate of Nationality, Passports and Residence in Bahrain has said that travelers entering the island nation through the King Fahd Causeway will not pay the new visa fees that came into effect Saturday. Some 100,000 travelers passed through
GCC ministers favor joint action to fight terror
Minister of Culture and Information Abdulaziz Khoja said the GCC information ministers approved a number of plans to boost cooperation among the GCC states and fight terrorism. Khoja, who attended the GCC ministers’ meeting on Thursday, said the ministers approved
2nd bridge linking KSA and Bahrain to cost $5bn
MANAMA : A second causeway linking Bahrain with Saudi Arabia and providing a route for a regional railway network being built by Gulf kingdoms will cost about $5 billion, a minister said. “The cost of the causeway will be roughly
Second bridge to link Kingdom and Bahrain
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah approved the building of a second bridge between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, according to the Bahraini news agency. The approval came during a meeting between King Abdullah and Bahraini King Hamad bin
Bahrain king arrives today
King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain will arrive in Jeddah on Friday for talks with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, an official statement said Thursday. During the meeting, the two leaders will discuss ways of strengthening
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