Bahrain and Thailand have agreed to bolster their cooperation on food security, Islamic finance, education, culture and construction. In a joint communiqué at the end of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s two-day visit to Manama, the two countries said that they had convergent ideas and views on bilateral and multilateral cooperation, the situation in...
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A US Navy radar aircraft with four crew members on board crashed into the Arabian Sea at around 2 pm on Wednesday, the Bahrain-based US Fifth Fleet said in a statement. “An E-2C Hawkeye from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 stationed aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) crashed at sea while...
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Russian weapon firms, encouraged by news that the Gulf Cooperation Council countries are willing to spend more on defensive equipment, are optimistic of striking deals in the region, a senior military official has said. Dmitry V Matveev, from the Federal Service for Military Technical Co-operation (FSMTC) of Russia, told Qatari daily Gulf Times that...
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Qatar is mulling an amendment to its investment law that allows up to 100% foreign ownership in certain commercial enterprises, a local daily reported on Wednesday. “The Minister of Business and Trade may now issue a resolution to allow the foreign ownership limit to exceed 49% in the sectors of business consulting, technical services,...
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The bitter standoff between conservatives and liberals in Bahrain is likely to deepen among news that a municipal council is pushing for the closing of restaurants and cafés at midnight. According to a report in Al Ayam daily, Manama Municipal Council has suggested that all restaurants and cafés should close at midnight. “The suggestion...
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Bahrain has contributed $1 million to recovery efforts in Haiti, the United Nations has said. “Bahrain’s ambassador to the United Nations, Tawfeeq Al Mansoor presented a cheque of $ 1 million to United Nations Development programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark as Bahrain’s contribution to recovery efforts in Haiti,” the United Nations Information Centre in...
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