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Gulf Bahrain Fines Iranian Banks over Illegal Activities

Bahrain Fines Iranian Banks over Illegal Activities

Bahrain’s High Criminal Court has sentenced three Iran-owned Future Bank officials to five years in prison and fined each with up to BD1 million over the ten…

Obaid al-Suheimy (Damam)
Business Bahrain Postpones Housing Loan Installments for 6 Months

Bahrain Postpones Housing Loan Installments for 6 Months

Housing loan installments will be postponed for six months starting in April, Bahrain’ government announced on Monday. This decision is part of the measures…

Obaid al-Suheimy (Al-Dammam)
Gulf Data Reveals Low Mobility in GCC during Lockdown

Data Reveals Low Mobility in GCC during Lockdown

New data revealed by Google has demonstrated the commitment of Gulf countries during the holy fasting month of Ramadan to preventive measures imposed to combat…

Obaid al-Suheimy (Al-Dammam)
Business Saudi Arabia Will Export Gas Very Soon: Energy Minister

Saudi Arabia Will Export Gas Very Soon: Energy Minister

Saudi Arabia plans to export gas very soon and aspires to make an ideal exploitation of hydrocarbons, announced Energy Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman…

Obaid al-Suheimy (Jubail)
Business Bahrain’s Economy to Grow 2.7%

Bahrain’s Economy to Grow 2.7%

Bahrain’s economy is expected to record a 2.7 percent growth in 2020 driven by an increase in the non-oil sector which is also expected to grow 3.1 percent,…

Obaid al-Suheimy (Manama)
Gulf Saudi Arabia Arrests Most Wanted Fugitive in al-Qatif

Saudi Arabia Arrests Most Wanted Fugitive in al-Qatif

Saudi security authorities arrested in the al-Qatif region on Wednesday Mohammed Hussein Al Ammar, one of the most wanted fugitives in the Kingdom. Security…

Obaid al-Suheimy (Dammam)
Gulf Interior Ministry Arrests Suspects Plotting Attacks in Bahrain

Interior Ministry Arrests Suspects Plotting Attacks in Bahrain

Bahrain’s Interior Ministry announced the arrest of a number of suspects who were plotting attacks in the kingdom. The suspects, who are linked to…

Obaid al-Suheimy (Manama)
Gulf Bahrain Hosts Military Conference on Gulf Navigation Security

Bahrain Hosts Military Conference on Gulf Navigation Security

Bahrain hosted a conference on Gulf maritime security on Wednesday, after multiple attacks on shipping in the strategic Strait of Hormuz sent tensions soaring…

Obaid al-Suheimy (Manama) Asharq Al Awsat (London)