Bahrain-based Al Baraka Islamic Bank has announced the launch of a cross-border banking service that allows customers to open bank accounts in Egypt with ease. This reflects its commitment to expanding global services and providing integrated banking to its customers.
Bahrain's Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) has announced the complete migration of all services available on the Islamiyat app to the unified 'MyGov' app as part of the government mobile applications merger plan. MyGov now offers 111 features and services provided by 15 government entities.
Fatima Al Sairafi, Minister of Tourism, held a meeting with representatives of Bahrain’s hotel sector as part of regular meetings aimed at strengthening partnership with the hotel sector and following up on preparations for upcoming tourism seasons and events.
Bahrain announced on Saturday that its air defences intercepted Iranian missiles, while strongly condemning Iranian attacks targeting the Kingdom of Bahrain and the State of Kuwait earlier in the day.
Iran fired missiles toward Bahrain and Kuwait as the United States carried out fresh military strikes against Iranian targets and enforced its maritime blockade in the Gulf yesterday, in one of the most serious escalations since a fragile ceasefire took hold.
Mazad, the leading digital auction and marketplace platform in Bahrain and a Mumtalakat portfolio company, has announced the launch of a specialised training programme designed to empower graduates for careers in the development and management of digital marketplace and auction platforms.
Iran and US continued their attacks in the Gulf as each accused the other of violating an increasingly precarious 14-point interim deal signed recently to end their four-month-old war. Iran early today launched missiles and drones on US military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain, said media reports.
A tanker was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, as US-Iran tensions flared over the vital global energy shipping route, said media reports. Bahrain was also targeted in a drone attack in Tehran’s likely response to overnight airstrikes by the US.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Bahrain officials on Thursday on the final leg of a trip to the Middle East where he has sought to sell the Trump administration's preliminary Iran accord to skeptical Gulf Arab allies.
Qatar-based Gulf Warehousing Company (GWC) has entered into a partnership deal with Meydan Free Zone in a move aimed at simplifying business setup, market entry and regional expansion for companies establishing operations in the UAE and expanding into Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain.
