Saudis elect 17 women in landmark council pollsSaudi Arabians voted 17 women into public office in municipal elections in the Islamic kingdom on Saturday, the first to allow female participation, a state-aligned news site reported. The election was the first in which women cou More… |
Bahrain landowners to benefit from new moveHundreds of landowners on Bahrain's west coast could finally be allowed to build on their properties if a new move by the municipal council brings an end to a decades-long planning battle. For almost 20 years, around 300 villa More… |
Bahrain Ministry, council review projectsBahrain’s roads assistant undersecretary Huda Fakhro recently met with District 5 Municipal Council member at the Northern Governorate, Nader Hassan Yaqoub, where they highlighted infrastructure projects in the area. Yaqoub More… |
Bahrain plans 2nd hospital in medical zoneA second multi-million dinar hospital is to be built at what will become Bahrain's biggest medical zone, a report said. The Central Municipal Council has approved the plan, which comes just over a year after a stretch of land More… |
Bahrain shopping area to get major revampA shopping area next to the old GCC (Pearl) Roundabout in Bahrain will undergo a full revamp, and plans are afoot to turn it into a thriving shopping district, said a senior official. The Manama Municipal Council is considering a major fac More… |
Plans for new market in Bahrain blockedA request by merchants to build a new central market in Manama in addition to the Manama Central Market has been blocked by the municipal council. Councillors said that central markets are old fashioned and that customers prefer shopping i More… |