Al Osra Supermarket awarding three Shop Bahrain points for every dollar spent in store

There is still time to participate in Shop Bahrain, and Al Osra Supermarket, a gold retail outlet of the initiative, is one place shoppers can get special bargains and earn points to win prizes. Shop Bahrain, the largest shopping initiative in the country will conclude on Jan. 23. Shoppers who purchase items at Al Osra will get three Shop Bahrain points for each dollar they spend. Read More »

GFH readying site for Harbour Row development in Bahrain

Bahrain-based financial group GFH began the first steps in the construction of the more than $150 million Harbour Row development, a mixed-use luxury residential and commercial complex in Manama’s Financial Harbour. GFH Financial Group Lead Real Estate Developer Elias Karaan said the company is excited to kick off site preparations, which will benefit investors and stakeholders. Read More »

Bahrain teleport company Batelco extends agreement with global satellite company ABS

Bahrain-based teleport services provider Batelco has extended an agreement originally signed in 2011 with global satellite company ABS. The agreement allows ABS access to a variety of telecom services through Batelco's approximately 35,900-square-yard operational area. These services include MPLS, SDH national, international networks and Internet uplinks. Read More »

Batelco makes Huawei tech partner for Bahrain International Air Show

The Bahrain International Air Show’s official sponsor, Batelco, recently signed a deal to make Chinese telecom company Huawei the air show’s technology strategic partner. Bahrain’s Batelco and Huawei have collaborated on several projects in recent years. The collaborative relationship makes for a strong tech partnership for the Bahrain International Air Show in January. Read More »

Impact Estate earns honored Arabian Property awards

Impact Estate w.I.I., earned three Arabian Property Awards at the Africa and Arabia International Property Award Summit.This year’s awards include the Highly Commended Real Estate Brokerage Award, the 5-Star Award for Best Real Estate Consultancy and the Highly Commended Real Estate Marketing Award. There were hundreds of nominees, with many located throughout 25 nations. Read More »

Deadline approaching for retailers to register for Shop Bahrain

Retailers have until Sunday to register for Shop Bahrain, a 30-day festival focused on Bahrain's heritage as well as its hospitality and tourism sectors running Dec. 24 through Jan. 23. Festival activities will include VIVA Shop & Skate, a skating rink at the Al A’ali Shopping Complex; a Family Fair carnival at Prince Khalifa bin Salman Park; and a Taste Tour in Adliya. Read More »

Bahrain Public Transport employees to learn bus network management in England

The Bahrain Public Transport Company, which now operates all the Gulf nation’s public buses, is sending its network planners to the U.K. for an intensive public transport training program. The decision to send employees for training comes as part of the Bahrain Public Transport Company’s (BPTC) effort to create an efficient workforce to serve the public transport sector. Read More »

Batelco offers new Traffic Shaping Solution for broadband customers

This first-of-its-kind technology is a virtual service that provides an array of network management solutions as well as proxies and other necessities for network policy control. Customers can choose to add such services as social networking traffic management, real-time entertainment traffic management, gaming traffic management and peer-to-peer traffic management. Read More »

Bahrain Islamic Bank's third quarter numbers show 30 percent profit increase

Third quarter numbers for Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) show a 30 percent jump in net profit over the first nine months of 2014, posting $22.8 million in gains even after a $19.3 million deduction for net provisions. During the same period last year, the financial institution posted $17.5 million in net profits after reserving $16.2 million for net provisions. Read More »

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