Chinese food delivery giant Meituan, which operates the Keeta brand in Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia, is set to expand to more Middle Eastern and North African countries, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Keeta, which launched in the Saudi Arabian city of Al-Kharj in September and has since entered the capital Riyadh, … Read more
Unexpected juxtapositions like these appear across the photographer Ali Al Shehabi’s series “As I Lay Between Two Seas,” which documents the contours of everyday life in Bahrain. Taken over the course of three years, from 2020 to 2023, the photographs are nostalgic and often humorous, evoking the familiar comforts of Al Shehabi’s homeland in various … Read more
British Airways has said it is “disappointed” to have to scrap flights from Heathrow to two countries. Routes to Kuwait and Bahrain will be cut from one per day to zero from March next year. A BA spokesperson said: “We’re disappointed that we’ve had to make further changes to our schedule as we continue to … Read more
MANAMA, Bahreïn, 6 novembre 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Un total de 32 annonces et accords historiques d’une valeur de plus de 12 milliards de dollars ont été annoncés lors de la deuxième édition de Gateway Gulf 2024, qui s’est déroulée entre les 3 et 4 novembre. Organisé par le Bahrain Economic Development Board (Bahrain EDB), le forum a été suivi par … Read more
MANAMA, Bahrain, Nov. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — At Gateway Gulf 2024, an investment forum hosted by the Bahrain Economic Development Board (Bahrain EDB), Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) and Daiki Aluminium Industry Company Ltd. reaffirmed their strategic partnership by announcing their intention to form a joint venture ‘Alba-Daiki Sustainable Solutions (ADSS)‘ which will establish a cutting-edge, sustainable … Read more
The match also drew widespread outrage on social media from Indonesian football fans, including some celebrities. “90 + 6 = 99?!?!” said Indonesian actor Atta Halilintar, with over 40 million followers on Instagram, referring to the extended minutes. “Indonesia got robbed,” said X user Elvicto.id, responding to a post by the official AFC Asian Cup … Read more
An even bigger problem, the western diplomats said, is that several countries in the region, including Bahrain and Libya, have locked arms with Lebanon in opposing international regulators’ push for a crackdown, making it all but impossible to effectively target Hezbollah’s illicit financing. FATF declined to comment for this article. The current battle within FATF … Read more
The iconic Raffles hotel brand announced the opening of Raffles Jaipur on July 8 — the second to open in the Indian subcontinent. The first, Raffles Udaipur, opened in 2021. Both hotels are in Rajasthan, a northwestern Indian state known for its stunning forts and historical palaces, like the Hawa Mahal. Jaipur, the capital city … Read more
Iran and Bahrain have agreed to start talks about the release of Iranian funds frozen in Bahrain and resuming diplomatic ties, Iran’s state media reported on Monday. On Sunday, Bahrain’s state news agency said the two countries have agreed to start discussing re-establishing political relations. “The two parts have agreed to hold technical negotiations … Read more
Bahrain and Kuwait have both decided to reexamine their citizenship files after uncovering many cases of fraudulently obtained citizenship. The campaigns are expected to affect thousands of people who became citizens of either country using forged documents or other illegal methods. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Kuwait, which was … Read more
