Bahrain has announced that it is all set to open the world's largest underwater theme park in August. The Persian Gulf country announced the launch during a press conference held in Diyar Al Muharraq on Monday. The underwater theme park, spanning an area of 100,000 square meters, will have a ...

KARACHI - Pakistan Navy ship Khaibar with embarked AL-43 helicopter has visited port Mina Salman of Bahrain as part of overseas deployment for Regional Maritime Security Patrols in North Arabian Sea. It was in direct support of Multinational Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150), which was currently ...

ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister of Bahrain Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on Tuesday. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi was also present during the meeting, which focused on friendly ties between two Muslim nations. ...

RAWALPINDI – Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al-Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters (GHQ) on Tuesday. During the meeting matters of mutual interest, including security ...

WASHINGTON – The commander of United States 5th Fleet was found dead at his residence in Bahrain on Saturday, the military branch said, adding that no foul play was suspected in the case. Vice Admiral Scott A. Stearney began his post as commander of US Naval Forces Central Command — including ...

MANAMA - Bahrain's appeals court sentenced the head of the country's Shia opposition movement to jail for life on Sunday over charges of spying for rival Gulf state Qatar, a judicial source said. Sheikh Ali Salman, who headed the now-outlawed Al-Wefaq movement, had been acquitted by the high ...

MANAMA - A Pakistani barber was jailed after being convicted of stealing BD1,500 from his employer. He also stole a refrigerator and other material owned by his employer while the latter was visiting abroad. “I was abroad for one month, and when I returned I discovered that my employee had stolen ...

TAXILA - The defence production sector of Pakistan has signed a deal to export locally manufactured light armoured vehicles called ‘Interceptor’ to Bahrain. Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) — a defence industrial complex which manufactures and rebuilds tanks and armoured personnel carriers for ...

MANAMA - Pakistani singer Atif Aslam will perform live in Bahrain's capital Manama today (Friday). The event has been organised by Rami Productions Middle East. The programme will begin at Pakistan School Ground, Isa Town, at 7:30 pm. Atif Aslam Pakistani singer & film actor is the youngest ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday said Pakistan considers Kingdom of Bahrain a close friend and a trusted partner. “Our bilateral relations are founded on shared history, cultural linkages and strong people-to-people contacts,” he added. The Prime Minister was ...

RIYADH - A Saudi pilot has died after his warplane crashed in the region of Abyan due to a technical failure during an operation against al-Qaeda in Yemen. The Saudi-led coalition at war in Yemen says the Typhoon warplane crashed into a mountain in Al Wade'a district on Wednesday, Yemen’s ...

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia has threatened to shoot down commercial Qatari airliners in mid-flight, if any of them enter its airspace, according to information released Tuesday by the Al-Arabiya television network. A Saudi state TV channel aired a video showing a Saudi fighter jet launching a missile ...

KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait has ordered Iran to close the Iranian cultural mission and related offices in the Gulf Arab state following a court case which implicated "Iranian parties" of involvement in a spy cell, state news agency KUNA said on Thursday. Last year Kuwait convicted 23 men - one Iranian and ...

MALÉ - The Republic of Maldives announced on Tuesday its decision to sever diplomatic relations with the State of Qatar. In a statement, the Maldives Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the country took this decision because of its firm opposition to activities that encourage terrorism and ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has no immediate plans to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, the Foreign Office spokesperson said on Monday. The FO statement follows the surprise act of five Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Yemen and Egypt of cutting all diplomatic ...

ISLAMABAD - Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Mohammed Al Khalifa, arrived in Pakistan on Sunday along with a high level delegation. Soon after his arrival, both sides held a meeting to review the dynamism and scope of existing relations between the two countries, ...