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China to ban hidden car door handles

AFP | Beijing Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com China will ban hidden door handles on cars from next year over safety concerns, phasing out the minimalist design popularised by Tesla. The new ru...

Bahrain Clear waives account opening fees

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Bahrain Clear, a fully owned subsidiary of Bahrain Bourse, announced that it has waived account opening fees for both retail and institutional investors, effect...

TikTok recovers after week-long outage tied to snowstorm

Email: online@newsofbahrain.com TikTok has confirmed that its core services in the United States are now fully restored after a significant outage last week disrupted the social platform for millions of users. The company said the outage was caused by severe winter weather that knocked ou...

GFH acquires majority stake in Byrne equipment rental

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com GFH Financial Group BSC announced it has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Byrne Equipment Rental LLC, one of the GCC’s leading industrial ...

Overseas transactions not bound by domestic OTP rules

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Banks cannot be compelled to mandate one-time password (OTP) verification for online purchases made with overseas companies, the government told Parliament....

Nestle acknowledges delay before baby milk recall

AFP | Geneva Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Swiss food giant Nestle has acknowledged that it waited days for a healthrisk analysis before alerting authorities after detecting a toxin in its baby milk...

Precious Metals Prices Tumble, Gold Falls Over 5%, Silver Slides 8%

Email: online@newsofbahrain.com Precious metal prices experienced a sharp reversal this week as traders reassessed their positions following a historic rally that pushed key metals to record highs. Gold prices tumbled more than 5% on Thursday, while silver plunged over 8% in the same sess...