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Bahrain takes center stage at the WEF annual meeting in China
MANAMA: Mahmood Rafique, Editor, Bahrain’s Minister of Sustainable Development and Chief Executive of Bahrain EDB’s participation as co-Chair World Economic Forum annual meeting being held in China has bolstered Bahrain’s stature as the economic...

Navy Leaders Agree That Autonomous is the Future
JULY 1, 2025 – Current conflicts across the globe prove that the way we engage in war is changing daily – and that winning requires scalable, attritable systems that can adapt to evolving mission landscapes in real-time. Captain Colin Corridan,...

Juthoor Summit achieves milestone success, strengthens Bahraini-Emirati AI partnership
Juthoor (Roots) Summit, the New Gen AI Summit, concluded Exhibition World Bahrain in the presence of Dr. Ramzan bin Abdulla Al Noaimi, Minister of Information, along with distinguished figures from the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates,...
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Summit boosts Gulf ties in technology and innovation
The first edition of ‘Roots: AI and the Next Generation’ summit concluded yesterday marking a significant milestone in advancing Gulf co-operation in the fields of technology and innovation. It underscored the spirit of partnership between Bahrain...

The Arab Order in the Eye of the Storm
The nostalgics of an imaginary Arab golden age are stuck in a series of questions. Where is the Arab world heading? From crisis to crisis, the end of the tunnel sends the Arab system back to a déjà-vu stage. What are the root causes of the...

New Research Reveals What Work and Climate Change Are Really Doing to Women’s Bodies
By Ethos A woman’s body keeps the score. Not just of her choices, or her genetics, or her access to health care. Increasingly, the score reflects the very conditions under which she works and the climate she lives in. And a growing body of...

Ms. Global: Climate Change Linked to Increases in Cancer for Women, U.K. Parliament Votes to Decriminalize Later Abortions, and More
The U.S. ranks as the 19th most dangerous country for women, 11th in maternal mortality, 30th in closing the gender pay gap, 75th in women’s political representation, and painfully lacks paid family leave and equal access to health care. But Ms....

Bahrain opens highway consultancy bids
The contract covers the pre-contract engineering consultancy services for the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah Highway upgrade Become a MEED subscriber for unlimited access to: Exclusive news, comment and analysis on the MENA region An unrivalled...

EGA begins production with its smart smelting technology
Emirates Global Aluminium today announced start of hot metal production at pilot reduction cells for EX, the company’s next generation aluminium smelting technology. The pilot at Al Taweelah is a key step in readying the technology for large-scale...

22-yr-old posed as IIT Bombay student, lived on campus for weeks
A 22-year-old man was arrested in Mumbai for impersonating a student of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) and trespassing on the campus. For two weeks, Bilal Ahmed Teli lived in the highly secure IIT Bombay campus, posing as...

Tamkeen, Zoho launch new programme for Bahraini SMEs
Bahrain's Labour Fund (Tamkeen) has announced the launch of a new programme to support digital transformation for the local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in partnership with Zoho, a leading global technology company. Unveiling the new...
Donors Go Digital
TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Appointments now must be booked online A mandatory online registration system has been introduced for this year’s Imam Hussain (PBUH) Blood Donation Campaign, marking a digital transformation in one of...

Tamkeen Launches New Program to Support Digital Transformation for Bahraini Enterprises in Partnership with Zoho
The Labour Fund (Tamkeen) announced the launch of a new program to support digital transformation for Bahraini SMEs in partnership with Zoho, a leading global technology company. The program will provide enterprises with access to Zoho’s solutions...
Bahrain Concludes Successful Participation at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2025
Ashen Tharaka TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com A high-level delegation from the Kingdom of Bahrain, led by His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs,...
BIBF seals tech pact
TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) has teamed up with digital transformation leader INFINITEWARE in a strategic push to expand high-impact training and consultancy offerings aimed at...

French clemency plea after writer's five-year jail term in Algeria upheld
France on Tuesday urged Algeria to show clemency after an Algerian court upheld a five-year prison sentence imposed on writer Boualem Sansal. The conviction and sentencing of Mr Sansal, 80, a Franco-Algerian, who is known to be suffering from...

Tech sector boost as UK-Bahrain partnership ‘could unlock £2bn’
InvestmentThe UK government and Bahrain have signed a new investment and collaboration partnership that is set to unlock £2bn of investment into Britain. The strategic investment and collaboration partnership (SIP) is double the £1bn commitment...

Fake 'PhD Scholar' Lived At IIT-Bombay For 14 Days But A Sofa Nap Gave Him Away
Last Updated:July 01, 2025, 16:56 IST Bilal Ahmad Teli, 22, infiltrated IIT-Bombay for two weeks, posing as a PhD student with fake documents. According to officials, Bilal Ahmad Teli roamed freely across the campus. A 22-year-old man with no...

SPIEF 2025 focused on global and regional economic processes, market transformation, new tech, investment climate, financial policy and people
The 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), one of the largest economic events in Russia, has concluded. The SPIEF focused on global and regional economic processes, market transformation, new technologies, the investment...

Range of Shineray vans launched in Bahrain
SHINERAY, the fast-growing Chinese automotive brand, is now available in Bahrain, announced Mohammed Jalal and Sons, a name synonymous with trust and innovation in the kingdom’s automotive sector. With a global reputation for engineering...