Which is the tallest building in Bahrain

Tallest building in Bahrain

1 Answer In: News By: lishoy [3 ] Jul 29, 2016

Duty Free shop on causeway…

MANAMA: A new Bahrain Duty Free shop will open at the King Fahad Causeway within the next six to eight months, it has emerged. Company chairman Farouk Almoayyed revealed the news on the sidelines of...

No Answers In: News By: askbahrain [475 ] Mar 10, 2015

Bahrain Airport Revamp

Bahrain International Airport is to undergo major modernisation to accommodate millions of travellers. The plans were yesterday unveiled as His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman...

No Answers In: News By: askbahrain [475 ] Mar 10, 2015

Ban on recruiting Indonesian maids”

A TWO-MONTH ban on the recruitment of domestic workers from Indonesia comes into effect next month. Indonesian housemaids will be prevented from travelling to Bahrain for work between March 1 and April...

No Answers In: News By: askbahrain [475 ] Feb 19, 2015

TRA revokes firm’s licence

Hawar Telecommunications' individual licence for international telecommunications services has been revoked with effect from February 12, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced yesterday. In...

No Answers In: News By: askbahrain [475 ] Feb 18, 2015

Bahrain’s new traffic law

MANAMA: Bahrain's new traffic law is proving effective - with violations dropping by 16 per cent in just a week since the tougher rules were introduced on February 8. The traffic directorate registered...

No Answers In: News By: askbahrain [475 ] Feb 18, 2015

Millionaire charged with murder of security guard

New Delhi: Indian police yesterday charged a millionaire businessman with murder after he allegedly rammed an SUV into his security guard for being slow in opening a gate, an official said. Businessman...

No Answers In: News By: askbahrain [475 ] Feb 17, 2015

Traffic laws tightened

MOTORISTS who even touch their phones while driving will be fined up to BD500 starting Sunday. Policemen will be out in force next week to impose the new traffic law, which includes stricter punishments...

No Answers In: News By: askbahrain [475 ] Feb 4, 2015

Cafe staff jailed for rape

A CAFETERIA employee, who raped a six-year-old Bahraini boy inside a cafe, was jailed for 15 years yesterday. The Indian, aged in his 30s, was convicted of rape by the High Criminal Court. He locked...

No Answers In: News By: askbahrain [475 ] Feb 3, 2015

Company set to take over bus service

A NEW company will take over operation of the national bus service on February 15, it was revealed yesterday. The joint venture between the UK's National Express and Ahmed Mansour Al Aali is replacing...

No Answers In: News By: askbahrain [475 ] Feb 3, 2015

Alert over fake Saudi currency

MONEY exchange firms in Bahrain have stepped up vigilance amid unconfirmed reports of fake Saudi currency circulating in the market. Representatives of three companies in Bahrain, asked not to be identified,...

No Answers In: News By: askbahrain [475 ] Feb 3, 2015

Reports of Burj Khalifa ‘fire’ unfounded, say police:

Dubai Police sources and Civil Defence say they have received no reports of a ‘fire’ the Burj Khalifa on Sunday night, following rumours on social media. Officials said they were aware of reports...

No Answers In: News By: askbahrain [475 ] Feb 2, 2015

Mum jailed for leaving baby near mosque

A MOTHER has been sentenced to two years in jail for abandoning her three-month-old child son outside a mosque in Busaiteen. The Bahraini, in her 20s, left the baby boy wrapped in a cloth outside the...

No Answers In: News By: askbahrain [475 ] Feb 2, 2015

Traffic alert for mall

INVESTORS in a new BD20 million waterfront shopping mall that opened on Saturday have been given until tomorrow to come up with solutions to traffic congestion or face legal action. The Muharraq Municipal...

No Answers In: News By: askbahrain [475 ] Feb 2, 2015

Al Arab news channel soon

Al Arab satellite news channel will start broadcasting from Bahrain soon. Information Affairs Minister Isa Al Hammadi hailed the upcoming launch as 'a value-added outlet for pan-Arab media'. 'The...

No Answers In: News By: askbahrain [475 ] Jan 29, 2015

Alert as deadly spiders return

HEALTH inspectors are back out hunting for potentially deadly Black Widow spiders eight months after the venomous arachnids were last spotted in Bahrain. A concerned British mother-of-two, who lives...

No Answers In: News By: askbahrain [475 ] Jan 29, 2015

Gulf Air cancels after shooting

BAHRAIN'S national carrier cancelled its flight to Baghdad yesterday after a Flydubai plane, carrying 154 passengers, was shot at while landing in the Iraqi capital. Gulf Air is 'monitoring' the security...

No Answers In: News By: askbahrain [475 ] Jan 28, 2015

Thick fog brings Kuwait International Airport to standstill

More than 20 flights scheduled to land at Kuwait International Airport were diverted on Monday morning due to thick fog, officials have said. Air traffic at Kuwait International Airport resumed to normal...

No Answers In: News By: askbahrain [475 ] Jan 27, 2015

‘No cancer causing potato chips sold in UAE’

Abu Dhabi: No carcinogenic potato chips have been found in local market and such information spread on some social media are mere rumours,  a senior official told Gulf News...

No Answers In: News By: askbahrain [475 ] Jan 27, 2015