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Three Bahraini players reach quarterfinals at Asian U16 Tennis Championships
TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Three Bahraini players advanced to the quarterfinals of the Asian Tennis Federation Under-16 Championship, following a competitive round of 16 hosted by the Bahrain Tennis Federation. Top seed Ahmed Al...

Bahraini camels steal the spotlight at Saudi event
Bahraini camels performed remarkably well on the first day of the Saudi Camel Federation Cup, which kicked off on Wednesday at the Hail racecourse in Saudi Arabia. Camels owned by His Majesty King Hamad’s representative for humanitarian work and...

Bahraini AI Startup, DOO Raises $1.7m To Scale Arabic Customer Support Platform
DOO, the Bahraini artificial intelligence platform that’s changing how businesses serve their customers, has announced the closing of a $1.7 million seed funding round. The round was led by Merak Capital, with participation from Plus VC and a...
Six Bahraini players reach Round of 16 at Asian U16 Tennis Championship
SK TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Six Bahraini players advanced to the Round of 16 as the Asian Tennis Federation Under-16 Championship got underway at the Bahrain Tennis Federation courts in Isa Town. The event, running from October 4...

Refusing the New Normal—An Interview with the Gulf Coalition Against Normalisation
MER’s Summer/Fall issue examines the material underpinnings of normalization five years after the Abraham Accords and amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza—developments rejected and contested by peoples across the Gulf. A Palestinian solidarity...

Saudi FM Holds Talks with Bahraini Crown Prince in Manama
The Saudi government welcomed on Tuesday efforts to end the war in Gaza, citing US President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the conflict, release all hostages, and immediately begin negotiations to agree on implementation mechanisms. Prince...

Bahrain gears up to host third Asian Youth Games in Manama
MANAMA: The Bahraini capital Manama is set to make history as it hosts the third edition of the Asian Youth Games from October 22 to 31 under the patronage of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Over 5,000 athletes from 45 Asian Olympic Committees...

Bahraini envoy praises diwaniya as ‘deep-rooted social value’ in Kuwait
Bahrain Embassy diwaniya brings together dignitaries, diplomats, and guests in a celebration of Gulf traditions and the strong bonds between Bahrain and Kuwait. KUWAIT CITY, Sept 30: The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain Salah Al-Maliki says...

Isa bin Salman Education Charitable Trust Explores Opportunities for Collaboration with RCSI Medical University of Bahrain
Ms Mashael Al-Qutami, Acting Secretary-General and Director of Student and Educational Institutions Affairs at the Isa bin Salman Education Charitable Trust, together with several representatives from the Trust, visited the Royal College of...

Strategic partnership between BIBF and Bahrain Duty Free
The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) and Bahrain Duty Free have signed a strategic partnership to enhance the management and leadership skills of the company’s employees. The collaboration supports national efforts to train highly...

Progress at Al Wasem as Diyar Al Muharraq Starts Infrastructure Works
Diyar Al Muharraq, the largest real estate development company in the Kingdom of Bahrain, has announced the commencement of secondary infrastructure works on Al Wasem, with completion expected by mid-2026. Engineering consultancy services are...

Bahraini team ‘Sumoom’ wins traditional rowing competition
BAHRAINI team ‘Sumoom’ won first place in the Inherited Traditional Sports Committee’s (Mawrooth) traditional rowing race, held as part of the eighth edition of Nasser Bin Hamad Marine Heritage Season. Led by Ahmed Al Busmait, the team earned its...
Bahraini Stylist Shines Globally: Wins Top Honors at Goldwell Competition in Milan
TDT | Manama Buthaina Alshomli Salon has made waves both locally and internationally, with stylist Ayat winning first place in Bahrain and second place in the GCC at the prestigious Goldwell Global Competition held in Milan, Italy. Ayat, the only...

Best of Bahraini music on show
WESTERN saxophone and electric guitar met traditional sea-song and ballads in a colourful blend of the old and the new, as part of a show that presented the best of Bahraini music. The stunning, all-star performance, titled ‘Jazz Muharraqi’, took...
Bahraini resident, 18, launches debut poetry collection
TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Manaal Mansoor, an 18-yearold Indian poet and resident of Bahrain, celebrated the launch of her debut poetry collection, “Perspective: Seeing the Unseen,” at the Al Khayyal Lounge, Swiss-Belresidences, on...

29-year-old Bahraini man dies in car crash

Bahraini fighters through to MMA worlds quarters
MMA – BAHRAIN’S reigning world champion Gimbat Magomedov and compatriot Magomed Sheikhov both advanced to the quarter-finals yesterday in their respective weight classes at the 2025 IMMAF World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia. The prestigious...

Bahraini’s abstract art gains global recognition
Bahraini creative Latifa Al Shaikh has made a proud mark on the global art scene, becoming the sole Arab talent to showcase work at the prestigious Women in Art Biennale in London this year. The self-taught abstract fine arts enthusiast unveiled a...

Bahraini AI Platform DOO Raises $1.7M Round Led by Merak Capital to Redefine Customer Experience in the GCC
DOO, the AI-powered customer experience platform transforming how enterprises engage with their customers, announced the close of its $1.7M funding round led by Merak Capital, with participation from Plus VC and other strategic regional investors....

Empowering Bahraini youth