Two of them were convicted for crimes including using an assault rifle to kill a police officer in 2017
The 50:50 joint venture will help in “delivering connectivity and data centre services across the region”, du said
Covering an area of over 100,000 square metres, the dive site will have a 70-metre long decommissioned Boeing 747 as its centerpiece
The deal marks Investcorp’s largest US real estate portfolio acquired in the past decade
The foreign company must have signed, or be in the final stages of signing, an agreement with the government
The country has warned against following and circulating “inflammatory” social media accounts that promote “sedition”
Mumtalakat’s revenue totalled $5.5bn in 2018, up 38 per cent over the previous year
The fiscal adjustment programme is linked to a $10bn bailout received from its Gulf allies
The US said the June 25-26 event in Manama was the first part of Trump’s long-awaited Israeli-Palestinian peace plan
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE agreed last year to give Bahrain $10bn to support the country’s funding requirements
Bahrain has had to introduce austerity measures in recent years such as VAT and higher water and power prices
The principal contractors for the sales were Raytheon and Lockheed Martin
Iraqi cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr reportedly “defamed” Bahrain’s leadership
Last week, a Bahraini court stripped 138 people of their nationality in connection with terrorism charges
The court also ordered 96 of them to pay BD100,000 ($265,957) each
Saudi Arabia, along with Kuwait and the UAE, pledged $10bn in financial aid to Bahrain last year
Kuwait, along with Saudi Arabia and the UAE, pledged $10bn in financial aid to Bahrain last year
The US has warned countries against using Chinese technology, saying Huawei could be used by Beijing to spy on the West
The state-owned oil company plans to boost the capacity of its Sitra oil refinery to 360,000 bpd from the current 267,000 bpd
The Dubai ruler also attended a part of the Endurance Cup championship in Bahrain
Mumtalakat is looking at investment opportunities in areas such as education and healthcare
The GCC state released a plan last year to fix its debt-burdened finances after securing a $10bn Gulf aid pledge
The properties are spread across five states including North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Arizona and Texas
The private equity house saw first-half net profit rise five per cent to $58m
Investcorp is looking to expand its business across Asia
Al-Wefaq members Sheikh Ali Salman, Sheikh Hassan Sultan and Ali Alaswad were sentenced to life imprisonment in November
Saudi, Kuwait and the UAE pledged to give $10bn to Bahrain to avoid the risk of a debt crisis
The dive site will have a 70-metre long decommissioned Boeing 747 as its centerpiece, the largest aircraft ever to be submerged
The deal also includes fresh capital for any follow-on investments and future investments
Bahrain’s national airline expects to carry around 5.8 million passengers this year