Forest Fire Kills Five in Russia

Posted Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:12

Moscow Sep 03 (BNA) Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry has said that five people died and hundreds lost their homes as a wave of forest fires spread through central Russia amid an ongoing heat wave.

Isa Town Power Cuts to be Probed

Posted Wed, 09/01/2010 - 22:23

Manama Sep 01 (BNA) Following the directives of His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Central Municipality director general Dr Mohammed Ali Hassan today visited blocks 802, 808, 810 and 814 in Isa Town to probe causes underlying the power cuts in several areas and study ways in which the Municipalities and Agriculture Ministry could cooperate with the Electricity and Water Authority to put an end to people's ordeals.

The Interior Ministry - A Statement

Posted Wed, 09/01/2010 - 21:49

Manama Sep 01 (BNA) The Interior Ministry has launched a thorough investigation into alleged mysterious kidnappings.

Dr Al Meftah attends Hassaniya Lessons in Morocco

Posted Wed, 09/01/2010 - 18:45

Manama Sep 01 (BNA) Justice and Islamic Affairs Ministry Undersecretary for Islamic Affairs Dr Fareed bin Yacoub Al Meftah and High Sharia Court of Appeal president Shaikh Adnan bin Abdulla Al Qattan attended the Hassaniya lessons, annually held in Ramadan in Morocco under the patronage of King Mohammed VI, in the presence of scholars from all the Arab and Islamic worlds.

Bahrain received the second suspect on the fire break out in scrapyard

Posted Wed, 09/01/2010 - 15:21

Manama, Sept. 1 (BNA) Major General Tariq bin Dayna, the Public Security chief said that the ministry of interior received yesterday through the INTERPOL Ja'afar Hassan Ahmed Isa the second suspect of breaking out blaze recently at a scrapyard near Alba in Askar on 19th of August and who escaped and was wanted.

HRH Prince Salman Hosts Iftar Banquet

Posted Mon, 08/30/2010 - 20:36

Manama Aug 30 (BNA) His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander, today hosted an Iftar Banquet in honour of Interior Ministry senior officers at the Officers' Club.

Gaza worker killed in tunnel collapse

Posted Mon, 08/30/2010 - 10:36

Gaza, Aug. 30 (BNA) A 16 year old worker was killed Sunday when a tunnel under the border between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip collapsed, a medical official said. Abed Al Latif Abu Tuyur was taken to Abu Yousef Al Najjar Hospital, Gaza Health Ministry emergency chief Muawiya Hassanein said.

The first Gulf-German economic forum in Stuttgart on October

Posted Sat, 08/28/2010 - 15:11

Dammam, Aug. 28 (BNA) The Federation of the GCC Chambers of commerce and industry will organize in cooperation with the German Arab chamber of commerce and industry and ministry of economic affairs in Baden Wurttemberg, the first Gulf German economic forum in Stuttgart on October 26, 2010.

Ministry of interior makes announcement

Posted Wed, 08/25/2010 - 15:42

Manama, Aug. 25 (BNA) The concerned bodies at the Ministry of Interior and based on Information from the New Scotland Yard at the United Kingdom arrested Lebanese Yusuf Ahmed Waheed who killed a Canadian girle of Moroccan origin, this was announced by the Ministery of Interior.

HRH Premier Urges Action to Avert H1N1Oubreak

Posted Tue, 08/24/2010 - 18:41

Manama Aug 24 (BNA) Bahrain is on the alert to avert any potential outbreak of swine flu (H1N1). His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa today instructed the Health Ministry to take immediate action.

Chinese envoy to visit Seoul for N.Korea talks

Posted Tue, 08/24/2010 - 10:39

Seoul, Aug. 24 (BNA) A top Chinese envoy will visit Seoul this week to discuss ways to resume talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, South Korea's foreign ministry said Tuesday.

HM King Hamad appoints bin Dainah as Public Security Chief

Posted Mon, 08/23/2010 - 23:32

Manama Aug 23 (BNA) His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today issued a decree appointing Major General Tarak Mubarak bin Dainah as Public Security Chief at the Interior Ministry.

The necessity of condemning violance, says office of political associations' affairs

Posted Mon, 08/23/2010 - 16:47

Manama, Aug. 23 (BNA) Office of Political Associations' affairs at the Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs asserted the necessity of condemning and rejecting violence and terrorist acts and no one can afford to be complacent in any way.

Interior Minister praises ministry's senior officers

Posted Fri, 08/20/2010 - 22:05

Manama Aug 20 (BNA) Interior Minister Shaikh Rashed Bin Abdullah Al Khalifa has praised the ministry's senior officers for their outstanding efforts and remarkable dedication in assuming their duties.

Fire situation stabilized in Volga river, central regions in RF

Posted Thu, 08/19/2010 - 10:02

Moscow, Aug. 19 (BNA) The wildfire situation has stabilized fully in the Volga River and Central Federal Districts of Russia. The emergency situation regime may be lifted in the Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan regions and Mordovia, chief of the National Center for Management in Crisis Situations of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) Vladimir Stepanov told reporters on Thursday.

President Sheikh Khalifa undergoes medical check-ups

Posted Wed, 08/18/2010 - 14:14

Abu Dhabi, Aug.18 (BNA) The Ministry of UAE Presidential Affairs announced today that President Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has undergone comprehensive medical check ups in Switzerland.

Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs calls offenders to go by the law.

Posted Tue, 08/17/2010 - 21:50

Manama, Aug 17 (BNA) Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa stated that some individuals have been establishing organizations outside the law without any regards to the country's laws and constitution.

Ministry of Education publishes 3 million school textbooks.

Posted Tue, 08/17/2010 - 21:25

Manama, Aug 17 (BNA) Minister of Education Dr. Majed bin Ali Al Noaimi stated that ministry has published nearly three million textbooks within the preparations for the next school year.

Ministry of Public Works signs an agreement with U. S military engineers corps.

Posted Tue, 08/17/2010 - 21:25

Manama, Aug 17 (BNA) Minister of Public Works in Charge of Electricity and Water Authority E. Fahmi Bin Ali Al Jowder received here today the U.S Ambassador to Bahrain, to sign an agreement with Engineers Corps of the U.S military.

Ramadhan help for needy

Posted Tue, 08/17/2010 - 12:03

Manama, Aug. 16 (BNA) His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ordered Ramadhan donation in support of needy families registered with Royal Charity Organisation (RCO) and the Social Development Ministry.