Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE confirmed talks on a major aid package for the island kingdom in June
The group were described as “Iran-backed vandals”
The 2018 elections come at a sensitive time for the Gulf state
Most Gulf countries have announced a national holiday
The suspects reportedly “bought the Asian passports” to enter the country
The project cost has been estimated at $1bn to $2bn
Bahrain said the move came in response “hostile acts” by Qatari authorities
Bahrain has projected a state budget gap of $3.5bn in 2018
The company reported a 4 per cent rise in net profit for the year ended June 30
Mumtalakat has used the proceeds from the stake sale to pay down debt
A senior International Monetary Fund official said in May that Bahrain must urgently reform its finances
Foreign assets have been under pressure as Bahrain runs fiscal and current account deficits fuelled by low oil prices
The lender received approval to transfer its 95.79 per cent shareholding of Alkhair Capital to Ankara-based A1 Capital
The social media accounts run from Qatar are circulating “false information” to hurt Bahrain’s economy, says ministry
GDP, adjusted for inflation, shrank 1.2 per cent from a year earlier
Sheikh Isa Qassim was stripped of his Bahraini nationality in 2016
The GCC state’s currency and international bonds reached multi-year lows last week
Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait issued a statement late Tuesday indicating they were in discussions on aid for Bahrain
The dinar touched 17-year lows against the dollar
Bahrain’s dinar plunged to a 17-year low against the US dollar as hedge funds dumped Bahraini bonds
Hedge funds dumped Bahraini bonds because of concern about the country’s rising public debt
The Al Waha Fund of Funds is intended to encourage VCs to establish a Bahrain presence
The kingdom’s attorney general said prosecutors would appeal the ruling
Earlier this month, Bahrain’s Council of Representatives rejected a proposed pension law
An Israeli media report quoted a Bahraini official as saying that the Gulf state plans to establish ‘diplomatic relations with Israel’
Bahrain is less resilient to market volatility than its wealthier Gulf neighbours
The move came after the US Federal Reserve raised its target range for the federal funds interest rate by a quarter point
Palmex received the licence from the Central Bank of Bahrain
Her death was announced by the Royal Court on Sunday
Further measures are needed in Bahrain to avoid a slowdown in economic growth, says official