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Bahrain Army Chief Meets US Marine Commander

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Bahrain’s Chief of Staff, Dhiab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi, held talks on Tuesday with Joseph Clearfield, commander of the US Marine Corps Forces Central Command,...

HM King Hamad ratifies unemployment insurance amendment

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, ratified and issued Law No. 15 of 2026 amending provisions of the country’s unemployment insurance legislation, followin...

Bahrain joins FAO regional agriculture conference

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Bahrain’s Minister of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture, Wael bin Nasser Al Mubarak, took part in the 38th session of the Near East and North Africa ...

Bahrain jails 24 over ‘support for Iran attacks’

Email: online@newsofbahrain.com  MANAMA: High Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced 24 defendants to prison terms ranging from five to ten years in 22 cases linked to support for what authoritie...

MPs Push Tighter Credit Card Rules

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Members of the Parliament Zainab AbdulAmeer, Khalid Buanaq, Hisham Al Awadhi, Ahmed Al Salloom and Mohammed Al Maarfi submitted an urgent proposal calling for ...

‘Fill Government Job Vacancies’

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com The urgent proposal, submitted by MPs Hisham Al Awadhi, Khalid Buanaq, Zainab AbdulAmeer, Ahmed Al Salloom and Mohammed Al Maarifi, urges authorities to fill ex...

Calls to Curb Post-Subsidy Firings

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Five Bahraini MPs have proposed stricter monitoring of companies that receive government wage support for hiring nationals, warning that some firms may dismiss ...

Emergency Fund For Small Firms

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com MP Mohammed Al Olaiwi has urged the creation of an emergency and risk fund to help Bahrain shield workers, families and businesses from future shocks. ...

Land Deduction Dispute

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Landowners in Buri affected by compulsory purchase orders under detailed planning schemes should be granted an urgent complaints mechanism and fair compensation...

Bahrainis Form 60% of GPIC Outsourced Workforce

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Bahrainis account for 60 percent of outsourced workers at the Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC), while they represent a smaller share of externally h...

Citizenship Rulings Set to Bypass Courts

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com A decree-law classifying citizenship decisions in Bahrain as sovereign acts beyond judicial review is set to be presented to parliament today, according to offi...

Dumistan mosque plan paused

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Plans to build a mosque on part of a public park in Dumistan have been put on hold after the Northern Municipal Council moved to seek a reconsideration of the ...

Council backs warning stickers on bins

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com The Northern Municipal Council unanimously approved a proposal to place warning stickers on garbage bins across residential areas to reduce littering and improv...

Strait of Hormuz Concerns Raised

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Bahrain and France reaffirmed their strategic partnership, stressed closer coordination at the United Nations Security Council, and exchanged views on regional ...

Report on expat driving licence rules submitted

Licences may be tied to residency permit validity TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com The Shura Council’s committees advanced discussions on draft legislation coveri...

Safer Workplaces

Expanded workplace monitoring and enforcement TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Bahrain is stepping up efforts to strengthen workplace safety, with authorities pledging ...

Rising Delivery Driver Concerns

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Five Bahraini lawmakers have called for a comprehensive government study into the country’s fast-growing delivery rider sector, warning that a surge in dr...

Debate over BD500 fee for teachers

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com A proposal to spare private school teachers from a BD500 training fee, or have the government pay it in full, was put forward by MP Hanan Fardan and four other ...