Unifil warns Lebanon operations could be affected by cuts

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) has warned that its operations could be disrupted by a recent UN decision to reduce peacekeeping personnel worldwide by 25 per cent, following US funding cuts to the world body. A senior UN...

Israel says one of four bodies returned does not match any hostage

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Lowest bidder emerges for Bahrain dredging contract

The scope of work covers dredging, reclamation, shore protection and the construction of a stormwater pumping station at the Rayya district in Bahrain Become a MEED subscriber for unlimited access to: Exclusive news, comment and analysis on the...

2025’s Final ‘Monument’ Beckons for Bahrain Victorious on Saturday.

With just a few weeks remaining of the 2025 cycling season, there isn’t much left on the Bahrain Victorious race calendar. However, fans and riders can still expect plenty of action and emotion … starting this weekend with the last Monument of the...

Historic Gaza Ceasefire Takes Hold: Leaders Sign Landmark Declaration as Hostages Return Home

Ankara/Sharm el-Sheikh, October 15, 2025 – In a speech that underscored Turkey's pivotal role in Middle East diplomacy, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared on Tuesday that the quadripartite declaration signed at the Sharm el-Sheikh summit the...

World Cup qualification shows growth of Qatari football, says Infantino

Fifa president Gianni Infantino congratulated Qatar for reaching the 2026 World Cup, saying their qualification for the tournament underlined the “growth and ambition” of football in the Gulf nation. Goals from Boualem Khoukhi and Pedro Miguel...

Bahraini economy achieves real growth of 2.5% in second quarter of 2025

The Information and eGovernment Authority announced the preliminary estimates of GDP for the second quarter of 2025, indicating that Bahrain’s economy grew by 2.5% at constant prices and 2.3% at current prices on an annual basis. According to the...

XRP Gains Sharia Compliance Boosting Acceptance in Islamic Finance Markets

In approving XRP as Sharia-compliant, Bahrain has just handed cryptocurrency a golden key to unlock a $3.8 trillion Islamic finance market that Silicon Valley has struggled to penetrate for years. The Convergence of Code and Creed The Central Bank...

Clean energy shift

MP calls for study on small nuclear reactors to power Bahrain TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Twelve - month study sought to test small, safe nuclear reactors for Bahrain’s grid, as MP Dr Munir Seroor moves to add SMRs to the power mix...

BRAVE CF 101 Follows Historic Milestone With Kombat Kingdom Return

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com BRAVE Combat Federation (BRAVE CF), the world’s fastest-growing and most global mixed martial arts organization, proudly announces the long-awaited return of its iconic Kombat Kingdom series with BRAVE CF...

Ripple Expands into the Kingdom of Bahrain through Strategic Partnership with Bahrain Fintech Bay

Ripple, the leading provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Bahrain Fintech Bay (BFB), the Kingdom’s leading fintech incubator and ecosystem builder which partners with...

Drop in air fares forecast if regional stability improves

Middle East ticket prices may ease if geopolitical stability improves, as airlines will face fewer disruptions, can reopen direct routes and will be able to offer more attractive fares as competition increases. Air fares in the Middle East rose by...

Seef Properties Announces Awareness Activities @ Al Liwan to Celebrate National Tree Week

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Seef Properties, the leading Bahraini real estate development company, has announced organising an awareness event at Al Liwan, Hamala, on the occasion of the Kingdom’s Tree Week celebrations, held...

Gulf Energy Giants Turn Pipelines into Cash Machines

Chloe Maluleke|Published 28 minutes ago 5min Across the Gulf, national oil companies are rewriting the playbook on how energy infrastructure is financed. Instead of simply operating pipelines and power plants as state-owned assets, they are...

6th GPCA Responsible Care Conference to take place in Bahrain next week

(MENAFN- GPCA) Manama, Bahrain, 9 October 2025 – The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) 6th Responsible Care Conference will take place next week from 13–15 October 2025 at the Sheraton Bahrain Hotel, Manama, bringing together...

The Changing Face of Foreign Direct Investment

Although US President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies dominate news headlines, they are far from the only forces shaping global production. New investment patterns have been reshaping the global economic landscape since well before...

TRA Bahrain Launches Consultation on Direct-to-Device Satellite Services to further enhance Mobile Coverage

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has announced the launch of a public consultation on a landmark proposal to authorize Satellite Direct-to-Device (D2D) services in the Kingdom of Bahrain....

Mideast Stocks: Most Gulf stock markets gain on prospects of US rate cut

Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Wednesday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's dovish comments improved global investor sentiment, even as soft oil prices amid a supply surplus and U.S.-China trade tensions capped gains....

Bahrain launches international tender for new SWRO desalination plant

Bahrain's Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) has launched a public international tender for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract of a new seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant at Hawar. The facility will be...

Bahrain, Germany Explore New Avenues for Economic and Investment Cooperation

TDT | Manama Industry and Commerce Minister H.E. Abdullah bin Adel Fakhro received H.E. Henning Georg Simon, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Kingdom of Bahrain, to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relations and expand...