Saudi-Bahrain causeway authority signs $45m dealThe King Fahad Causeway Authority has signed a SR168 million ($44.7 million) contract for the operation, maintenance and complete testing of the causeway that links Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The contract comprises operation, maint More… |
Jeddah hospital unit closed on Mers virus scareThe main public hospital in Jeddah has closed its emergency room after a rise in cases of the Mers virus among medical staff, the health ministry said yesterday. A Jeddah paramedic was among two more peop More… |
Bahrain-Saudi causeway sets record trafficTraffic on King Fahad Causeway set a record on Saturday with 88,206 visitors crossing the bridge, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication. “This is an all-time high since the strategic artery linki More… |
Qatar to assist Bahrain terror probeQatar will be asked to share details of an investigation that led to eight men being charged with planning a series of terrorist attacks in Bahrain. Five of the suspects appeared in Bahrain's High Criminal Court yesterday (January 25) amid More… |
Bahrain-Saudi causeway expansion plan setAn ambitious plan to expand the King Fahad Causeway which connects Bahrain and Saudi Arabia is in the pipeline, including the creation of new man-made islands. News of the project emerged yesterday (December 11) as Bahraini Customs officia More… |