Bahrain
07:53 :
GDF Suez sells Bahrain power stake to Malaysian firm -
DUBAI, May 13 (Reuters) - French utility GDF Suez has sold a 40-percent stake in Bahrain's Al Hidd power and water plant to Malaysia's largest independent power producer, Malakoff, to meet a regulatory requirement following GDF's acquisition ...
15:08 :
Death of protester casts shadow over Bahrain Grand Prix -
A protester was found dead on a rooftop in Bahrain Saturday after overnight clashes with police, stirring more fury on the eve of a Formula One Grand Prix that anti-government activists vow to mark with "days of rage".
05:45 :
Rage To Rise In Bahrain Over F1 Grand Prix -
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters are set to intensify demonstrations in Bahrain ahead of tomorrow's Grand Prix following a day of violent clashes in the Gulf state.
12:42 :
Miliband Joins Calls To Stop Bahrain F1 -
Formula One drivers have started practice runs in Bahrain as Labour leader Ed Miliband joined calls to cancel the Grand Prix race over humans rights abuses.
07:40 :
Call To Cancel F1 In Bahrain Amid Protests -
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has said this weekend's Formula One Grand Prix in Bahrain should be cancelled because of continuing anti-government protests in the Gulf kingdom.
17:39 :
Bahrain bankers relieved, eye infrastructure projects -
MANAMA, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Bahraini bankers expressed relief on Sunday that the Feb. 14 anniversary of last year's democracy uprising passed without major disruptions but said lenders needed to see more infrastructure projects in the Gulf bank and tourism ...
22:33 :
Anonymous sends unhappy Valentine's Day greetings -
Community of hackers take repsonsibility for mucking up website of company accused of supplying tear gas in Bahrain uprisingIt's been a busy Valentine's Day for Anonymous, that loose affiliation of hackers who seem to be cracking into every ...
09:52 :
Viridian's wind-farm assets put up for sale -
Irish wind-farm assets belonging to energy firm Viridian have been formally put up for sale by the company's Bahrain owner, Arcapita. They could fetch as much as €200m.
18:39 :
Peter Mandelson associate arrested and charged with corruption -
Serious Fraud Office charges Labour backer, Victor Dahdaleh, over supply of aluminium to BahrainA Labour backer and associate of Peter Mandelson was charged with bribery on Monday.The Serious Fraud Office arrested and charged businessman Victor Dahdaleh ...
13:07 :
European Islamic Investment Bank to cut jobs -
LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - European Islamic Investment Bank , which was set up in 2005 to provide Sharia-compliant banking products and services, announced dozens of job cuts and the closure of a representative office in Bahrain as part ...
19:16 :
UPDATE 1-Fewer than 1 in 5 vote in Bahrain by-elections -
MANAMA, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Fewer than one in five voters cast ballots in Bahraini by-elections this weekend, a government website showed, after the Shi'ite majority in the Gulf Arab state boycotted the polls following the crushing of a protest movement ...
16:57 :
Fewer than 1 in 5 vote in Bahrain by-elections -
MANAMA, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Fewer than one in five voters cast ballots in Bahraini by-elections this weekend, a government website showed, after the Shi'ite majority in the Gulf Arab state boycotted the polls following the crushing of a protest movement ...
17:13 :
Credit Agricole to close Bahrain office -IFR -
DUBAI, Aug 14 (Reuters) - French bank Credit Agricole is to close its office in Bahrain and move its staff to
Dubai, International Financing Review (IFR) said on Sunday, in a blow to the Gulf kingdom's status as ...
08:31 :
Bahrain okays $862 mln extra spending for public wages -
DUBAI, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Bahrain, the tiny Gulf state rocked by anti-government protests in February, approved extra budget spending of 325 million dinars ($862 million) to cover an increase in public sector salaries, the state ...
00:21 :
Bahrain: Stranded on the island -
Bahrain: Five months since the majority Shia began protests, their leaders are in jail while the Sunni ruling family is in dialogue with only its more moderate opponents, write Roula Khalaf and Simeon Kerr
actualidad Bahrain -