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How we were left in Bahrain Airport overnight

How the failure of a PR representative lead to four journalists detained and stuck in Bahrain Airport.

January 20, 2013 12:57

Gulf’s first private pension product

Bahrain’s Takaud Savings and Pensions became the first Gulf-based private pension provider with the launch of its maiden product on…

December 12, 2012 2:50

Has Britain upset its Gulf allies?

Although the parliamentary inquiry carries no legislative weight and the Guardian does not speak for the British government, the criticism nonetheless stung.

November 4, 2012 12:45

Bahrain charges four men with defaming king on Twitter

The four men in their 20s were arrested on Wednesday morning after security forces confiscated their computers and other electronic equipment.

October 18, 2012 3:53

Bahrain’s ALBA settles bribery suit

Alba had accused Alcoa of conspiring with a businessman to orchestrate bribes in Bahrain and to overcharge it for alumina, the crucial material used to make aluminum.

October 10, 2012 9:21

Bahrain’s Alkhair appoints new chief executive

The bank, which has subsidiaries in Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Turkey, has undergone a revamp of its operations to focus on its core markets

September 18, 2012 5:30

Bahrain’s GFH eyes stake buys, tech fund launch

Bahrain-based Gulf Finance House (GFH) is looking to acquire stakes in asset management and real estate firms and increase ownership in its portfolio companies, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

September 4, 2012 5:34

Qatar’s Ahli bank announces $123 million capital hike

Ahli Bank, Qatar's seventh-largest listed lender by market value, plans to raise its capital by 20 percent through a rights issue starting later this month, the bank said in a statement on Tuesday.

September 4, 2012 5:30

Gulf Air revenue up as passenger numbers rise

Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air, struggling to recover from the effects of local political unrest, achieved a 6 percent rise in revenue in the six months through June on the back of an increase in passenger numbers.

August 29, 2012 10:05

Bahrain jails activist for 3 years over protests

Prominent Bahraini opposition activist Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday for taking part in unlicensed anti-government protests, his lawyer said.

August 16, 2012 3:58

Bahrain’s Al Baraka banking second quarterly net income up 13 percent

Q2 net attributable income $38 mln vs $34 mln yr-ago; Q2 total operating income rises 13 pct vs Q2 2011; H1 attributable income $70.8 mln vs $64.4 mln

August 13, 2012 11:35

GCC paint on e-readiness canvas

Where one would doubt the GCC states over their online governmental presence and transparency, the latest UN e-readiness survey says otherwise

August 1, 2012 4:03

Gulf states should not fall in the same hole

A Reuters poll predicts no common currency until 2017, but the an official from Qatar's Central Bank says they should learn from the Euro Zone mistakes

July 28, 2012 11:02

Bahrain’s GFH restructures $45 million debt

Bahrain, restructuring, Islamic investment bank Gulf Finance House, $100 million wakala-structured facility, Bahrain-based Liquidity Management Centre

July 16, 2012 4:51

GOING FOR GOLD: GCC in the Olympics

As Saudi Arabia announces they will not send any female athletes to the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Kipp takes a closer look at the GCC countries relationship with the Olympics.

July 11, 2012 4:06