Bahrain Weather
The meteorological directorate at the Transportation and Telecommunications Ministry yesterday confirmed that Bahrain had indeed been hit by an earthquake. The directorate had initially, on Monday, de...
March 11, 202001739Category: Coronavirus
Bahrain parliament Introduce Distance Learning
A proposal to introduce distance learning in Bahrain was presented following yesterday’s parliament session. The proposal presented by five MPs, led by Parliament chairwoman Fouzia Zainal, would...
March 11, 202001788Category: General
Proposal to cancel second term of schools until end of academic year rejected
An urgent proposal to cancel the second term of schools until the end of the academic year amid coronavirus (Covid-19) concerns has been rejected through a tight vote. Furthermore, the rejected propos...
March 10, 202001548Category: Coronavirus
SMC Unit Closed due to Staff Get COVID-19 Positive
A UNIT at the country’s main public hospital has been temporarily closed after one of its medical staff tested positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). The GDN learnt that the gastroentero...
March 10, 202001571Category: Coronavirus
Famed doctor rejected illegal pill trading on Covid-19
A REQUEST to release all suspects in a case involving the illegal sale of prescription pills due to fears over the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) has been denied. A well-known Bahraini doctor and si...
March 10, 202001641Category: Coronavirus
8 More Corona Recoveries
The Ministry of Health today announced the recovery of 8 individuals, 6 of whom are Bahraini females, and two Bahraini males, from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The announcemen...
March 10, 202001967Category: Coronavirus
Dentist Suspended For Violating 14 Day Self-isolation Procedure
The Ministry of Health’s Department of Public Health has announced it has suspended a dentist working at a private dental clinic in Seef area and referred him to the Public Prosecution.
The Min...
March 10, 202001616Category: Coronavirus
Alarm Over Illegal Expatriate Workers In Northern Governorate
DISORDERLY expatriate workers in residential neighbourhoods in the Northern Governorate continue to be a menace to the residents, claimed councillors, who warn of dire consequences in the absence of p...
March 10, 202001817Category: Coronavirus
Rehabilitation centres closure extended until March 29
The closure of government-run rehabilitation centres has been extended until March 29, as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus. The move is in line with directives of His Royal Highness Pri...
March 10, 202001666Category: Coronavirus
BIC Announced that F1 Tickets To Be Pay Back
HOLDERS of tickets to the 2020 Formula One Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix will be refunded fully, announced Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) yesterday. This follows the BIC announcing on Sunday that t...
March 10, 202001712Category: Coronavirus
Number Of Coronavirus Cases Reached 95
The number of active cases of coronavirus in Bahrain has reached 95, according to the latest update on the Health Ministry’s webpage (9 March, 12pm) dedicated to Covid-19. It said 7,784 people h...
March 09, 202002015Category: Coronavirus
Stoppage Of Flights To And From Saudi
Gulf Air has confirmed that it is complying with the order of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) in Saudi Arabia to temporarily suspend all flights to and from Saudi Arabia effective immed...
March 09, 202001720Category: General
30 Dogs Dead
ANIMAL welfare activists have expressed outrage after nearly 30 dogs were found dead in Askar, some of them allegedly poisoned and others apparently shot or run over by cars. Volunteers found the dead...
March 09, 202002059Category: General
More Patients Recover From Corona Infection
OFFICIALS last night assured people in Bahrain that the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) is under control, with the number of recovered patients increasing. They also insisted that not a s...
March 09, 202001513Category: Coronavirus
8 More Recovery Cases In Bahrain
The Ministry of Health today announced the recovery of 8 individuals, 6 of whom are Bahraini females, one a Saudi female, and one an Iranian female, from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Kingdom of B...
March 09, 202001919Category: Coronavirus
All active coronavirus cases are related to arrivals from abroad
Lt. Col. Dr. Manaf Al Qahtani, Infectious Diseases Consultant & Microbiologist at the BDF Hospital and Member of the National Taskforce for Combating Coronavirus (COVID-19), noted all active COVID...
March 08, 202001668Category: Coronavirus
Capital Municipality wins eGovernment silver award
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Works, Municipality Affairs and Urban Planning Shaikh Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Khalifa has asserted that the Capital Municipality’s winning of the Government Servi...
March 07, 202001681Category: General
