Bahrain to host 2010 water and power exhibition

Posted Sat, 03/20/2010 - 08:27

Bahrain TRA market indicator reports show fixed line subscribers continue to grow

Bahrain: Business environment at a glance

Posted Fri, 03/19/2010 - 15:46

FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Policy towards private enterprise and competition ####-##: The government opens up opportunities for private firms to participate in building affordable housing, as well as in power generation, waste...

Humans could regrow body parts like some amphibians

Posted Tue, 03/16/2010 - 11:33

London, March. 16 (BNA) Researchers have found that the gene p21 appears to block the healing power still enjoyed by some creatures including amphibians but lost through evolution to all other animals, this was published at '' Daily Telegraph''.

Toyota cars recalled in Bahrain

Posted Tue, 03/16/2010 - 09:09

Bahrain to host 2010 water and power exhibition

SWC and Civil Bureau organizes workshop on empowering women

Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 16:16

Manama, March. 10 (BNA) The General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Women (SWC) in conjunction with the Civil Service Bureau organized the second workshop on introducing the award of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa on Bahraini women's empowerment (third round 2010).

Bahrain: Business environment at a glance

Posted Wed, 02/24/2010 - 15:39

FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Policy towards private enterprise and competition ####-##: The government opens up opportunities for private firms to participate in building affordable housing, as well as in power generation, waste...

A nap after lunch boosts the brain's learning capacity

Posted Mon, 02/22/2010 - 10:03

London, Feb. 22 (BNA) Researchers have found that sleeping for an hour in the afternoon boosts brain power and dramatically increases its ability to learn new facts and tasks.

UK plans first nuclear fusion power plant

Posted Sun, 02/21/2010 - 09:36

London, Feb. 21 (BNA) British scientists have drawn up plans to build the world’s first nuclear fusion power station.

SCW Organises Workshop

Posted Wed, 02/17/2010 - 15:39

Manama, Feb.17.(BNA) – The Supreme Council for Women (SCW) Secretariat General today organized at the SCW's headquarters the first workshop to introduce the third edition of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty the King and SCW Chairperson's Award for Women Empowerment .

Brown Believes He and not Blair Should Have Become PM

Posted Fri, 02/12/2010 - 10:28

London, Feb. 12. (BNA) Gordon Brown believed that he, and not Tony Blair, should have become prime minister when New Labour came to power.

Blackouts turn off life in Gaza

Posted Thu, 02/11/2010 - 09:50

Occupied Jerusalem, Feb.11 (BNA) As Israel, the Palestinian Authority, the Gaza Power Authority, the EU and international donors point fingers over the failure to provide adequate fuel for electricity generation in the Strip, the lives of residents again turned upside down as they faced life without power.

HRH Premier Calls for More Complementarity Between the Executive and the Legislative Powers

Posted Sun, 02/07/2010 - 18:24

Manama, Feb. 7. (BNA) – His Royal Highness the Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa today asserted he always welcomes meeting Parliamentarians. Both the executive and the legislative powers complete each for the sake of boosting the national action march, HRH Premier said, noting that such meetings contribute to solving all issues and enhancing the kingdom economically, politically and socially.

HM King Hamad Hails the Parliament's Role

Posted Thu, 02/04/2010 - 19:18

Manama, Feb. 4. (BNA) – His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today hailed the key role played by the Legislative power in Bahrain in enacting legislations, controlling and scrutinising.

Princess Sabeeka patronizes ceremony

Posted Tue, 01/26/2010 - 18:13

HRH Princess Sabeeka patronizes Women Empowerment Fund Manama, Jan. 26 (BNA) – Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of HM the King and Chairwoman of the Supreme Council for Women, today patronized the inauguration of a fund to empower women in the presence of Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, President of the Arab Gulf Program for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND).

Bahrain: Business environment at a glance

Posted Tue, 01/26/2010 - 15:39

FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Policy towards private enterprise and competition ####-##: The government opens up opportunities for private firms to participate in building affordable housing, as well as in power generation, waste...

Gordon Brown flies in for crisis talks over Northern Ireland

Posted Tue, 01/26/2010 - 10:19

London, jan. 26 (BNA) The two premiers made an unscheduled trip to the province after discussions between Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionist Party over the devolution of police and justice powers broke down, this was published by the ''daily telegraph''.

HRH Premier receives Iranian Deputy Navy Commander

Posted Mon, 01/25/2010 - 18:18

Manama, Jan. 25. (BNA) – His Royal Highness the Premier Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa today underlined the importance of the Gulf region's security and stability due to its vital geographical and economic role.Keeping the region away from tensions and conflicts will consolidate its stability, HRH Premier said, adding that building the military power and developing defensive potentials should secure internal security.

SCW to inaugurate Women Empowerment Fund tomorrow

Posted Mon, 01/25/2010 - 16:56

Manama, Jan. 25 (BNA) – Under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of HM the King and Chairwoman of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW) and the honorable presence of Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, President of the Arab Gulf Programmed for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND), a fund for the support of Women Empowerment Programmed will be inaugurated at the SCW premises on Tuesday.

THE 3RD COMPETITION OF EMPOERING WOMEN

Posted Thu, 01/21/2010 - 17:08

MANAMA, JAN.21 (BNA) -- THE SECRETARIAT GENERAL OF SUPREME COUNCIL FOR WOMAN (SWC) CALLED ALL MINISTRIES , OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND BODIES AT THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN THE KINGDOM TO TAKE PART AT THE COMPETITION OF HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS SABEEKA BINT IBRAHIM AL KHALIFA ON EMPOWERING WOMEN IN ITS THIRD TERM, 2010.

AL DHAHRANI PRAISES BAHRAIN'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD

Posted Tue, 01/19/2010 - 20:32

MANAMA, JAN. 19. (BNA) REPRESENTATIVES COUNCIL CHAIRMAN KHALIFA AHMED AL DHAHRANI TODAY ASSERTED THAT BAHRAIN'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD IS DISTINGUISHED BECAUSE IT IS GIVEN TOP PRIORITY BY THE WISE LEADERSHIP, THE EXECUTIVE, THE LEGISLATIVE AND THE JUDICIAL POWERS, THE CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTIONS AND THE MEDIA.