Bahrain chaired a virtual GCC tourism meeting focused on strengthening regional cooperation and advancing joint tourism initiatives. Discussions covered promotion and marketing, tourism data, a unified guide licence, the Gulf Tourism Capital initiative, international cooperation, joint events and hotel classification.
Bahrain’s Oil and Environment Minister and Special Envoy for Climate Affairs Mohammed bin Dinah met Hussein Al Qahtani, Chairman of the Gulf Downstream Association (GDA), to discuss cooperation in refining, petrochemicals and downstream industries.
Wego reported a 40% rise in short trips of four nights or fewer among Kuwait travellers for September, with Dubai, Cairo, Istanbul, Bahrain and Abu Dhabi leading destinations. Bahrain saw the strongest search growth at 38%.
BitOasis, a CoinDCX firm and one of Mena’s pioneer and leading regulated digital asset platforms, has announced the appointment of Jonathan Rigg as Chief Executive Officer.
Bahrain's Ministry of Industry and Commerce has developed its marketing campaign licensing service for the commercial sector as part of the government's efforts to improve service quality and re-engineer services.
Primark, the international fashion retailer, is set to make its debut in the kingdom later this month with the launch of its new outlet at City Centre Bahrain, being set up in partnership with Alshaya Group. This will be followed by the opening of the company's new outlet at Doha Festival City on October 29.
Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air celebrated the launch of its inaugural flight to Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, thus marking the commencement of a new direct air link between the two countries and further expanding its international network ahead of F1 Bahrain Grand Prix 2026.
Bahrain's Labour Fund (Tamkeen) has announced the launch of its enhanced 'Digital Enablement and AI Program' that is aimed at accelerating the digital transformation journey of Bahraini enterprises across various sectors while expanding growth opportunities to businesses.
Bahrain's Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) has enhanced the Personal Record Data Update Service as part of its efforts to leverage technology and simplify procedures. Under this, secondary school graduates can update their civil record and identity card data easily.
Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, is expanding its onboard connectivity programme with five additional Airbus A320neo family aircraft equipped with Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by SpaceX.
