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Dollar and other Currency Rates Today in Pakistan- October 13, 2025
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has revealed the newest mark-to-market (M2M) currency rates for significant worldwide currencies relative to the Pakistani Rupee (PKR) on October 13, 2025. These rates, crucial for licensed forex traders to...
All is set for coverage of historic Asian Games by Bahrain Sports Channel
MANAMA: Mahmood Rafique, Editor: As the Kingdom of Bahrain gears up to host the Asian Youth Games from October 22 to 31, 2025, Ali Hussain, Director of Sports Media, has reaffirmed that Bahrain Sports Channel will broadcasting Asian Games, the...
Ahmed claims ATF boys’ singles crown
TENNIS – TOP seed Ahmed Alsayed completed an impressive title double in the Bahrain ATF 16U tournament, which came to a close at the Bahrain Tennis Federation (BTF) hard courts in Isa Town. Ahmed won the boys’ doubles crown with his brother Talal...
Royal speech lays foundation for future: MP Al-Dhaen
SK TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s speech on the occasion of the opening of the fourth session of the sixth legislative term constitutes a national document that envisions the future with a...
Bahrain steps up preparations for Asian Youth Games
SK TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Bahrain Sports Channel is preparing for a landmark moment as the Kingdom readies to host the Asian Youth Games from October 22nd to 31st. The national broadcaster will deliver what officials describe...
Esteghlal Captain Cheshmi Doubt for Al Muharraq Match
Esteghlal is scheduled to host the Bahraini side Wednesday night in Matchday 2 of the 2025-26 AFC Champions League Two. Esteghlal defender Aref Gholami was previously confirmed to miss the match due to injury. Esteghlal started Group A with a 7-1...
HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman meets with the tenth intake of the PM Fellowship Program
His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Court, met today with the tenth intake of the Prime Minister’s Fellowship Program at Gudaibiya Palace. During the meeting, His Highness praised the Kingdom...
Crossroads Connects Bahrain and Italy
SK TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com A women-led photography exhibition celebrating cultural connection between Bahrain and Italy has opened at the Bahrain National Museum. Titled ‘Crossroads – a visual dialogue between Italy & Bahrain,’...
HM King Hamad sets national priorities as fourth legislative session opens
TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa outlined the Kingdom of Bahrain’s priorities for the coming phase of national development, emphasising the importance of national identity, social cohesion,...
Riffa 3x3 team exits World Masters stage
SK TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Riffa’s 3x3 basketball team bowed out of the World Masters tour in Deqing, China, following a 19-15 defeat in the semifinals against Serbia’s Liman, the tournament’s third-ranked team. The Bahraini...
Registrations begin for Princess Sabeeka award for women
The Supreme Council for Women (SCW) has announced the opening of registrations for the eighth cycle of the HRH Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa Award for the Advancement of the Bahraini Woman (2024-2026). The award was established by...
stc pay Bahrain Plans 2026 Regional Expansion and AI-Powered Personalisation
Launched in 2023 under a Central Bank of Bahrain licence, stc pay has broadened from a consumer wallet into a service used for transfers, bill payments, card spend, remittances and payroll. At Fintech Forward 2025 in Bahrain, the company kept a...
IDF murders Palestinians man in Gaza
(MENAFN) Israeli troops fatally shot a Palestinian man on Sunday in the southern Gaza Strip, local reports indicate. The incident occurred in the Maen area of Khan Younis, though further details were not provided by local news agencies. The event...
Kuwait Finance House Supports Smile Initiative During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
SK TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Kuwait Finance House (KFH) has affirmed its commitment to corporate social responsibility by renewing its annual support for the Smile Initiative, organised by the Future Society of Youth, throughout...
Full list of heads of state who will participate in the Gaza summit has been announced - President Ilham Aliyev is also on the list
The Egyptian government announced today the list of leaders who will participate in the Peace Summit to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, APA reports. The list includes the names of many heads of state and government, as well as President Ilham Aliyev....
UK’s Starmer arrives in Egypt to attend summit on Gaza ceasefire
ISTANBUL UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived Sunday in Egypt to attend an international peace summit on a Gaza ceasefire, the BBC reported. Starmer will pay "particular tribute" to US President Donald Trump at the summit in the Egyptian town of...
Erdogan to join in Gaza’s truce summit
(MENAFN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to attend the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit in Egypt on Monday, following invitations from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and US President Donald Trump, according to Türkiye’s...
Bahrain's Cabinet begins following up on jobs plan
Bahrain - Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa yesterday chaired the weekly Cabinet meeting at Gudaibiya Palace. In line with His Majesty King Hamad’s affirmation that Bahraini citizens are at the forefront of the kingdom’s...
Triple silver success for weightlifter Minasyan
Bahrain’s superstar lifter Gor Minasyan bagged three silver medals this evening in the men’s over-110kg category at the 2025 IWF World Championships in Forde, Norway. Minasyan was the runner-up of his weight class in the snatch and clean and jerk...