Bahrain to spend $8bn on homes projectsBahrain will spend around BD3 billion ($7.91 billion) on government homes and projects by 2017, according to Housing Minister Basem Al Hamer. Despite reoccurring challenges in the sector, 100,000 houses had been built and loans wo More… |
Bahrain to build 6,000 houses in 6 monthsAround 6,000 new government homes will be ready within the next six months, said a top official, adding they will be handed over to people who have been on a waiting list for 19 years. Almost half (45 per cent) of Bahrain's 54 More… |
New Bahrain housing project on targetWork on the Salmabad housing project is on target for units to be handed over by June-end, following directions from His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. The Housing Ministry has co-ordinated efforts with More… |
Bahrainis refuse to move into govt homesBahrainis waiting for government homes are refusing to move into newly-built apartment blocks because they want houses, it has emerged. More than 2,000 people in the Central Governorate alone are demanding houses instead of apartments, acc More… |
Five-year wait for new Bahrain homesWaiting times for government homes in Bahrain will be slashed from up to 18 years to a maximum of just five years, a government minister has pledged. Our sister newspaper Gulf Daily News (GDN) reported yesterday that the Housing Ministry w More… |