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Bahrain court dissolves main Shi’ite opposition group Wefaq

The group’s funds will be liquidated and claimed by the state treasury

Bahrain imposes travel curbs in crackdown on opponents – activists

Amnesty says at least 19 people have been prevented from travelling abroad in the past month

Construction begins on Bahrain airport expansion

Contractors raise $284m to support work at Bahrain airport

The facility covers the bonding and working capital requirements of the joint venture completing the work

Bahrain arrests two men over bombing that killed woman in June

Officials accused the suspects of having received training and support from Iran

Gulf Air signs $900m deal for Rolls-Royce engines

Gulf Air previously selected Rolls-Royce’s Trent 700 engine to power its current wide body fleet

US Air Force urges decision on delayed Mideast fighter jet sales

US official says frustration is growing in the GCC countries that have asked to buy US fighter planes

Bahrain rights group calls for probe into woman’s death

The Interior Ministry said in its statement on Friday that it was investigating the incident

WhatsApp can officially hide online status, announces rollout of Communities

Bahrain arrests social media users for posting ‘instigative’ content

The material they posted was in ‘violation of the law’, an official said

Bahrain’s Investcorp to acquire European cyber security firm Coresec

The deal follows Investcorp’s acquisition of cyber security firm SecureLink last year

Have Bahrain’s national reconciliation efforts been put on hold?

A US State Department reports says Bahrain has implemented some reforms but “more work remains to be done.”

Bahrain summons five senior Shi’ite clerics for questioning

Bahrain stripped top Shi’ite cleric Ayatollah Isa Qassim of his citizenship earlier this week

UAE-based FMCG group Unikai expands into Bahrain

The company has signed an agreement with Bahrain-based Behzad group

GFH Financial Group confirms creation of real estate unit

The bourse statement followed comments from the company’s chief executive on Monday

Bahrain’s Investcorp to acquire majority stake in Italy’s Corneliani

Under the deal, the Corneliani family will remain minority shareholders

Iranian official says Bahrain will ‘pay price’ for insulting Shi’ite cleric

Bahrain stripped the citizenship of Shi’ite cleric Isa Ahmed Qassim on Monday

Bahrain strips top Shi’ite Muslim cleric of citizenship

Isa Ahmed Qassim could potentially face expulsion from the country

Bahrain’s Bapco seeks bids for oil refinery expansion

The expansion is expected to cost about $5bn

Bahrain court suspends main opposition group

The court has set a hearing in October to look into dissolving the al-Wefaq Islamic society

IMF warns GCC governments to up deficit reduction measures

The fund said an additional substantial deficit reduction effort is required in the region

Gulf Air’s losses narrow to BHD24.1m

Bahrain carrier records a 62 per cent reduction on 2014 losses

World Bank lowers GCC growth forecasts

The organisation pulled back its growth predictions due to lower than expected oil prices

Bahrain privately places $435m sukuk

Bahrain is stepping up its borrowing and in late February borrowed $600m

Saudi accuses 32 people of spying for Iran

Moody’s cuts Saudi, Oman, Bahrain debt ratings

The ratings agency downgraded Saudi Arabia’s long-term issuer rating by one notch

Bahrain’s Alba cites collapse in aluminium prices as Q1 profit falls 89%

Alba’s chief executive said in November it would reach its target to cut cash costs by $150 per tonne by January 2016

Saudi politician calls for 65km of bridges to Qatar, Bahrain

Proposal was made at a Gulf Cooperation Council municipalities conference in Qatar

IMF says it’s encouraged by Gulf’s economic reform plans

Six months ago the IMF warned that budget reforms being considered by most of the Middle East’s oil exporters were likely to be inadequate

Bahrain, Oman raise domestic fuel prices

Gasoline prices in both countries will increase this week

Wyndham to open four new Ramada hotels in the Middle East

The group has opened new hotels in Saudi Arabia and Jordan with two more planned for Bahrain later this year

Bahrain says has foiled terror attack planned by Iran-linked cell

The Al-Basta Group was reportedly planning a series of bombing attacks in the Gulf state

Bahrain sentences 29 over attack on policemen in 2014

The court revoked the citizenship of two defendants while others were ordered to pay fines for damages incurred during the blast.