Bahrain international airport was targeted by drone, Reuters quoted Interior Ministry as saying. The ministry said the drone only caused material damage.
The Gulf Aviation Academy closed 2025 with strong growth, training over 4,000 aviation professionals worldwide, a 15% year-on-year increase. During the year, GAA delivered more than 300 specialised courses across operational, technical and regulatory aviation disciplines.
University of Bahrain's “The Architects” team won the inaugural Sustainability Future Lab university challenge, a flagship youth-focused initiative of the Sustainability Forum Middle East (SFME).
The Hope Fund, in partnership with Bahrain's industry ministry, has unveiled a new identity for the HQ Industrial project, being developed on a 53,000 sq ft area in the Salman Industrial City. It is the largest shared industrial workspace in Bahrain and the kingdom’s first specialised industrial incubator focused on manufacturing.
Bahrain and France have signed a bilateral agreement on defence which includes strategic information sharing, thus opening up new opportunities for industrial co-operation in defence and strengthening solidarity between the two countries amid growing regional geopolitical tensions.
Weatherford International, a leading oilfield service company, secured significant orders in 2025 across GCC from heavyweights including Oman PDO, Oxy, Kuwait Oil Company and Bahrain Petroleum (Bapco) for well services, gas-lift as well as directional drilling and MPD services.
Arla Foods has announced the groundbreaking of its facility expansion in Bahrain, located in the Bahrain International Investment Park, in the presence of senior officials and executive members of Arla’s management team from across the region.
Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, reported solid operational performance in 2025, carrying 6,647,879 passengers—a 5% increase compared to 2024—while operating 52,099 flights across its network. The airline achieved a notable improvement in operational efficiency, with the average passenger load factor increasing to 81.6%, up from 77.0% in the previous year.
The Bahrain Tourism & Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) announced that as part of the Kingdom’s upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday celebrations, Cirque du Soleil’s internationally acclaimed production, Corteo, is set to debut in Bahrain for the first time, offering audiences gravity-defying acrobatics, striking visuals, and powerful storytelling.
Several residential buildings in Manama were struck by Iranian missiles, Bahrain’s Interior Ministry confirmed on Saturday evening. The ministry said Civil Defence teams were continuing firefighting and rescue operations at the affected sites.
