Billed as the Middle East’s "fastest growing airshow," the biennial Bahrain International Airshow achieved a 70 percent increase in exhibitors in 2018, according to the organizer, as event timing moved to November to dovetail more neatly with the Dubai Airshow.

Bahrain Ambassador to the USA Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa, participated in a round table session with the Board of Directors of the Council for a Secure America.

One year ago the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS, in conjunction with our local partners, liberated ISIS’s last remaining stronghold in Baghouz and crushed its territorial ambitions. Today, nearly eight million people have been freed from ISIS’s control in Iraq and Syria. Many have returned home to rebuild their lives thanks to various forms of Coalition assistance and stabilization support.

The athlete found within the kingdom an environment both gentle & challenging for triathlon training. “As far back as I can remember, sports have always been a part of my life,” the Slovenian athlete remarked when I asked him how he even got into endurance sports in the first place.

It was a dream come true for Twitch streamer Jimmy Broadbent: battling wheel-to-wheel with Formula One driver Lando Norris on the final corner of the Bahrain Grand Prix, tires struggling for grip as he powered ahead to take fourth place.

Formula One's debut Esports Virtual Grand Prix pulled in 3.2 million online viewers, the global motorsport series’ head of digital growth and esports, Julian Tan, has told SportsPro.

The end of 2019 marked a pivotal year for Bahrain Bourse-listed Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), as the business completed expansion works on its Line 6 Potline, achieving the status of the world’s largest smelter outside China.

It was only days after returning from Oman in late February that long-term Bahrain resident Helen McKee started to feel unwell. She went immediately to American Mission Hospital, a private non-profit medical centre in the capital Manama, to be tested for the novel coronavirus sweeping the world.

The United States and Bahrain are working collectively toward the common goal of a stable, secure, and prosperous Middle East. Bahrain is also a vital U.S. partner on a wide range of regional security issues and a member of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS.

APPLICATIONS are now being accepted for next year’s Crown Prince’s International Scholarship Programme (CPISP). Students who have Bahraini citizenship, are enrolled in the 11th grade or equivalent, are set to graduate from school in 2021, and have a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 97 per cent or above for grade 10 (two semesters) and grade 11 (first semester), are eligible to apply until March 19 .

Bahrain’s government has made vital steps to encourage entrepreneurship to stimulate its economy. In doing so, it has created a startup-friendly environment, with easy access to funding, long-term visas and a regulatory environment that is responsive to startup needs.

US RnB star Khalid is set to hit the stage as part of the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix next month. The “Young, Dumb and Broke” singer will close out the concert series on March 20 alongside DJ Don Diablo while Dutch EDM star Afrojack will hit the stage on March 19.

Seeking to advance projects with the United States that promote respect and cooperation among the various religions, the King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful Coexistence in Bahrain will be signing a memorandum of understanding with the United States in Manama next month. US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Elan Carr, representing the Americans, will be honored at the event.

Delegated by Interior Minister, Gen. Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Bahrain’s Ambassador to the USA, Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, and the Boston Police Commissioner, William Gross, signed a MoU focusing on cooperation and exchange of experiences in the field of forensic evidence between Interior Ministry of Bahrain and Boston Police.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA)–A big announcement came out of Lockheed Martin on Tuesday, and its one that will generate hundreds of jobs in the Upstate. The company announced it will be manufacturing a new fighter jet for the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program was established in October 2002 and sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to provide scholarships for high school students (15-17 years) from countries with significant Muslim populations to spend up to one academic year in the United States.

Large naval vessels will provide overwatch at chokepoints, smaller vessels will patrol key transit lanes, and airborne assets will monitor traffic in the Persian Gulf.

Gulf Air received its seventh Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at Bahrain International Airport in its special 70th anniversary livery.

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