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Bahrain News: King praises Sandhurst honour for Bahrain

THE first Bahraini to graduate from Britain’s prestigious Sandhurst academy has won royal praise.

World News: 111 killed after quake hits Colombia

At least 111 people were killed after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia yesterday, toppling buildings across several cities, damagin…

Middle East News: Oil spill from grounded tanker covers 400sqkm says Oman

Leaking crude oil from a tanker grounded off a nature reserve in Oman has created a slick covering almost 400sqkm, the country’s government said…

World News: Trump asks Iran to pay compensation

US President Donald Trump yesterday demanded Iran pay compensation for the people he said it had killed in wars, attacks and protests, in a move…

Bahrain Business: TRA urges telecom operators to ensure greater clarity in billing

Batelco and stc Bahrain have topped the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority’s (TRA) 2025 compliance ratings with identical scores of 92 per…

International Business: Taiwan’s 2027 defence spending to rise 16 per cent

Taiwan’s cabinet will propose a 16 per cent annual rise in defence spending for 2027 which will for the first time exceed T$1 trillion ($31 bill…

Bahrain News: Woman in dock on vice charges

A young expatriate woman has gone on trial accused of human trafficking, forcing women into prostitution and financially exploiting them.

Bahrain News: Urgent probe into complaints against Haj operators sought

Calls for an urgent investigation into complaints over the level of services provided by some Haj campaigns have been made weeks before licensed…

Health: Targeted training on minor ops urged for physicians

Medical researchers are calling for targeted intervention, more training and dedicated resources to better equip primary care providers in Bahra…

Bahrain News: Summer awareness camp for workers

Around 275 workers benefited from the Indian Community Welfare Association’s (ICWA) annual summer awareness programme ‘Thirst Quenchers’ in its…

Bahrain News: POWERING NEW GOALS: HRH Prince Salman Reaffirms Bahrain’s Commitment to Enhancing Energy Sector Efficiency

His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, has reiterated that Bahrain continues to take steps to e…

Qatar Business: Qatar inward FDI rises 3.3% to $47.2bn in Q1

nward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Qatar rose 3.3% by

World News: Russian strike kills boy and his grandparents

Russian drones killed a three-year-old boy and his grandparents in a village in the Kyiv region, and another person was killed during an overnig…

Middle East News: Bahrain, UAE and Saudi condemn tanker attack

Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have strongly condemned the attack on an Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) tanker by a missile while transiting th…

International Business: Serbia and Ukraine aim to strengthen economic ties

Belgrade will support Ukraine’s independence and aims to improve economic co-operation between the two countries, President Aleksandar Vucic sai…

Bahrain Business: SLRB wins Special Achievement in GIS Award

The Survey and Land Registration Bureau (SLRB) has achieved another milestone for Bahrain after its geoportal platform was awarded the 2026 Spec…

Bahrain News: Man sent to prison for torching house

A man has been sentenced to five years in prison for starting a fire in his 79-year-old mother’s house after she urged him to ‘stay out of troub…

Bahrain News: UK’s Sandhurst celebrates milestone ties with Bahrain

To mark 70 years of Bahrain’s relationship with the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), the academy honoured Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al…