Are Companies Misusing Wage Support? Parliament Wants Answers

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Members of Parliament Zainab Abdulamir, Deputy Chairperson of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee, and MP Hamad Al-Dhuwai announced plans to form a parliamentary investigation committee on labour...

Dollar and Other Currency Rates in Pakistan Today – October 17, 2025

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has published the latest mark-to-market (M2M) exchange rates for major international currencies against the Pakistani Rupee (PKR) on October 17, 2025. These rates, essential for authorized foreign exchange dealers...

Social support ‘top priority’

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com The government says its current support programmes for citizens and Bahraini families already achieve the aim of improving living standards, making a new allowance for private-sector workers and the...

Human resources a core pillar of development

SK TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com His Excellency Yousif bin Abdulhussain Khalaf, Acting Minister of Legal Affairs and Minister of Labour, affirmed that the Kingdom of Bahrain continues to strengthen its approach of investing in...

Road Rage Law Tested

Rehab Mohammad Road Rage Law Tested TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com A Bahraini student jailed for three years over a violent road-rage incident will return to court this month, in what legal observers say could test how far the law...

Isa bin Salman Endowment Hosts 12th Batch of Scholarship Students

SK TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com The Isa bin Salman Educational Charitable Endowment organized a gathering for its twelfth batch of scholarship students at the Isa Cultural Center. Shaikha Aseel bint Khalifa Al Khalifa, Board of...

Batelco by Beyon Signs Partnership with Infobip to Launch an Omni-Channel Platform

Batelco by Beyon has signed a strategic partnership with Infobip, a global leader in cloud communications during GITEX Global 2025, one of the world’s largest technology events taking place in Dubai until 17 October. Through this partnership,...

2 Seas secure GT World Europe title

MOTORSPORT – BAHRAINI-British GT team 2 Seas Motorsport celebrated another sensational title victory yesterday in a major European championship. Operating the #33 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo of Verstappen.com Racing, 2 Seas helped their...

Prabowo and Indonesia's active role in pursuing lasting peace in Gaza

..advocating for Palestinian independence is not merely a diplomatic gesture but a moral principle rooted in the constitutional mandate for lasting world peace.Jakarta (ANTARA) - On October 12, President Prabowo Subianto received a call and an...

Mazad and Procural partner to Advance Digital Procurement Solutions at GITEX GLOBAL 2025

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Mazad B.S.C (Closed), Bahrain’s leading digital auction platform, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Procural W.L.L., a Bahrain-based B2B cloud procurement platform, during GITEX GLOBAL...

Bahrain: Contracts signed for 137-Unit housing project in Salman Town

The Housing and Urban Planning Ministry signed the agreements for the project, which fall under the Government Land Development Rights Programme. Under the agreements, Naseej Real Estate and Almoayyed Contracting will build 24 units, Delmon Gate...

Mazad and Procural Sign Strategic MOU to Advance Digital Procurement Solutions at GITEX GLOBAL 2025

Mazad B.S.C (Closed), Bahrain’s leading digital auction platform, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Procural W.L.L., a Bahrain-based B2B cloud procurement platform, during GITEX GLOBAL 2025 in Dubai. The signing took place at the...

Lifetime achievement award presented

The Bahrain Society of Engineers has honoured Dr Abdul Latif bin Jassim Kanoo with the Lifetime Achievement in Engineering Award in recognition of his pioneering contributions as one of the society’s founders and its first president, and for his...

Kyrgyzstan And Bahrain Join Forces To Advance Islamic Finance

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, October 17. On the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings, Chairman of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic (NBKR) Melis Turgunbaev met with representatives of the Central Bank of...

News: Lina Ghotmeh’s Bahrain Pavilion named best at Expo 2025 Osaka

The Bahrain Pavilion has been awarded the Gold Award for Best Architecture and Landscape at Expo 2025 Osaka. Named ‘Connecting Seas,’ the pavilion was designed by Lebanese-born French architect Lina Ghotmeh. Image credit: Ishaq Madan Image credit:...

Bahrain girls to leave their mark on AYG

ASIAN YOUTH GAMES – BAHRAIN’S record-breaking delegation at the third Asian Youth Games (AYG) is set to feature a significant presence of female athletes, showcasing the historic development of women’s sports in the kingdom. The Bahraini squad...

Registration begins for Bahrain Farmers Market

BAHRAINI horticulturists wishing to participate in the 13th edition of the popular and most-anticipated Bahraini Farmers Market have been urged to register. The Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture Ministry said yesterday that applications for...

Bahrain Bourse Participates in IOSCO’s 2025 World Investor Week

Bahrain Bourse (BHB), a licensed exchange by the Central Bank of Bahrain and an affiliate member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), participated in the ninth annual World Investor Week (“WIW”) from 6th October to...

Lina Ghotmeh’s Bahrain Pavilion named best at Expo 2025 Osaka

anchor Image credit: Iwan Baan Image credit: Ishaq Madan Image credit: Iwan Baan Image credit: Iwan Baan Image credit: Iwan Baan According to Ghotmeh, the 10,700-square-foot structure is a testament to “sustainable innovation.” The pavilion is...

Bahrain on the Brink of a Legendary Asian Youth Games

Hussain Almaskati TDT | Manama Email: hussainm@newsofbahrain.com With Bahrain now just days away from welcoming thousands of young athletes, preparations for the 3rd Asian Youth Games are in full swing, and organizers say the Kingdom is ready to...