Bahrain

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Bahrain chairs GCC meeting on tourism cooperation

Wed, 09 Sep 2026

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.

Energy, Oil & Gas Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Bahrain, Gulf Downstream Association discuss downstream industry cooperation

Tue, 08 Sep 2026

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.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Kuwait travellers turn to shorter getaways in September: Wego

Tue, 08 Sep 2026

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%.

Finance & Capital Market

BitOasis names Jonathan Rigg as CEO

Mon, 07 Sep 2026

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.

Media & Promotion Retail & Wholesale

Bahrain uses AI to issue licences for promotional campaigns

Mon, 07 Sep 2026

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.

Lifestyle Retail & Wholesale

Fashion retailer Primark gears up for Bahrain, Qatar launch

Sat, 05 Sep 2026

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.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Gulf Air equips 75pc of A320neo fleet with Starlink connectivity

Thu, 03 Sep 2026

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.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Bahrain advances tourism digitalisation, sustainability: Al Sairafi

Sun, 27 Sep 2026

Bahrain is continuing efforts to strengthen its tourism sector by developing its competitive advantages, expanding digital transformation and promoting sustainable tourism, Tourism Minister Fatima Al Sairafi said on World Tourism Day.

Construction & Real Estate Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Alba to play key role at debut 'Made in GCC 2026' expo in Bahrain

Sat, 26 Sep 2026

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world's largest aluminium smelter on one site, has signed up a supporting partner for the inaugural 'Made in GCC 2026 Forum to be held at Exhibition World Bahrain next month. Alba will be showcasing its products portfolio and approach to sustainability across the aluminium value chain.

Finance & Capital Market

Bahrain ministry backs AMAN’s compliance solutions rollout

Fri, 25 Sep 2026

Bahrain's Ministry of Social Development has welcomed AMAN Compliance Solutions' partnership with Family Microfinance House (FMH) at a ceremony held at the ministry's headquarters in Manama.