Nadal steamrolls to opening win
Rafael Nadal charged out of the blocks yesterday to hammer Roberto Bautista Agut 6-1, 6-1 in his opening match at the Monte Carlo Masters. The 11-time champion showed no sign of the knee problems which forced him to quit ahead of an Indian Wells semi-final against Roger Federer a month ag
Ajax stun Juventus
Ajax stunned Juventus to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 1997 as Matthijs de Light's thumping second-half header secured a 2-1 second-leg victory in the last eight in Turin on Tuesday. Cristiano Ronaldo, bidding for his sixth Champions League title, scored
Oil lifts most of Gulf markets
Saudi Arabia’s stock market rose yesterday on the back of its banks as rising oil prices lifted most major Gulf markets, while Egypt was partly dragged down by its biggest lender Commercial International Bank. Brent oil hit 2019 high above $72 a barrel yesterday, propelled by steady economi
Minister pledges to back start-ups, new businesses
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Zayed Alzayani yesterday pledged the government ’s full support to start-ups and new commercial businesses in the Kingdom. The minister was speaking during the Bahrain British Business Forum (BBBF) meeting held yesterday at The Gulf Hotel
World’s biggest single-day election
Indonesia kicked off one of the world’s biggest one-day elections yesterday, pitting president Joko Widodo against ex-general Prabowo Subianto in a race to lead the Muslim-majority nation. More than 190 million Indonesians are set to cast a ballot as polls opened shortly after 7:00
Sudan’s Bashir transferred to prison: family source
Ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir has been transferred to a Khartoum prison following his toppling by the army last week, a source from his family said yesterday. “Last night, Bashir was transferred to Kober prison in Khartoum,” the source said without revealing his nam
National FinTech Talent Programme kicks off
Bahrain FinTech Bay’s National FinTech Talent Programme (FTP) has officially kicked off with its first batch of 25 Bahraini candidates. The first cohort will be part of a specialized roadmap, that will offer unique opportunities to develop their professional skills and gain insightful exper
Insights and views galore as mega entrepreneurship event concludes
The Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2019, hosted for the first time in the Kingdom, organized by the Global Entrepreneurship Network and Tamkeen, concluded with more than 110 sessions delivered by over 240 speakers from all over the world. Tamkeen Chairman Shaikh Mohammed Bin Issa Al Khali
