Investcorp’s latest deal complements other companies in its portfolio that have similar interests
Usman Ahmed will also head the bank’s Islamic investment banking division
Diplomatic relations between Bahrain and Iran have been strained after the former accused Iran of being behind recent bomb attacks on the island kingdom’s security forces
Officials said the bomb-making facility in Nuweidrat contained more than 1.5 tonnes of high-grade explosives
The new pipeline will replace an ageing 230,000 bpd link and will help increase the processing capacity of its Sitra refinery
The group has expressed concerned about reports of harassment in the Gulf State
The decision meant GFH could focus trading on its home and the main secondary market for its shares, Dubai
The plan, which had been due to take effect on September 1, will now be delayed until October on the orders of Bahrain’s Prime Minister
The Bahrain-based investment fund posted a 13 per cent increase in net income for the 12 months to June 30
The agency did not name the man but quoted the director of criminal investigations as saying he was held after returning from a trip to collect funds in Iran
Bahraini citizens will be compensated for the higher meat prices
The bombing outside a girls’ school in the Shi’ite village of Sitra in July also wounded six other policemen and was the deadliest attack in Bahrain since March 2014
The attack which killed two policemen and wounded six people, was the deadliest such attack in Bahrain in months
On Saturday, the government said it had foiled an explosives smuggling plot by two Bahrainis with ties to Iran
The bombing targeted policemen on duty in the Sitra area, the interior ministry said
The kingdom’s foreign minister said Tehran was intervening in its neighbours’ internal affairs
The arms smuggling plot was masterminded by two Bahrainis with ties to Iran, officials said
ARIG already owns 54 per cent of Dubai-based Islamic reinsurer Takaful Re
The Iranian leader had said on Saturday that the country would support “oppressed” people in Bahrain
The special A380 flights were at full capacity, supporting the traffic over the Eid holiday period from both countries
The man was trying to plant a bomb in a Shi’ite village in the country, the ministry said
The U.S. State Department said the detention of opposition figures in the country “raise serious concerns about restrictions on freedom of expression in Bahrain”
King Hamad issued a royal decree granting Rajab, one of the Arab world’s best-known democracy activists, a special pardon
The firm acquired phase one of Saadiyat Beach Residences, a residential real estate complex in Abu Dhabi
Ibrahim Sharif, former head of the secular National Democratic Action Society, was arrested previously for plotting to overthrow the monarchy
The company said second-quarter production stood at 238,904 tonnes against 231,713 tonnes in the same 2014 period
The budget was passed after a six-month delay during which parliament forced changes to the plan
Cineco will open a six-screen complex at Wadi Al Sail mall in Al Riffa, Bahrain
Holds on security assistance to the Bahrain Defense Force and National Guard were put in place after Bahrain cracked down on demonstrations in 2011
The police chief said the seizure was made possible by information arising from the capture in May of a vehicle containing similar explosives