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Trump's Personal Lawyer Mistakenly Exposes Financial Dealings with Bahrain
2019-10-26
Rudolph Giuliani's personal lawyer exposed financial transactions with Bahrain when he mistakenly left two audio messages about his need for hundreds of thousands of dollars from Bahrain on a television channel.
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Tamkeen Says 6% of Companies It Supports Owned by Foreigners
2019-10-26
Board Chairman of the Labour Fund (Tamkeen) Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa said that Tamkeen's support for non-Bahraini companies reaches 6% of the total support it provides for companies, adding that the companies where non-Bahrainis own shares partly or entirely do not exceed 7% of companies in Bahrain.
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Oman's SalamAir Inaugurates Flights from Muscat to Bahrain
2019-10-25
Oman-based carrier SalamAir announced the inauguration of its flights from Muscat to Bahrain.
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Abdulhussain Mirza Appointed as President of Sustainable Energy Authority
2019-10-25
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Decree 88 / 2019 appointing Dr. Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza president of the Sustainable Energy Authority.
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Bahraini Nedal Al-Salman Named Vice President of FIDH
2019-10-25
Vice president of Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) Nedal Al-Salman won the membership of the board of directors of the "International Federation for Human Rights" (FIDH) as vice president.
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Hosting Zionists is Slump for Gov't, Confirmation for its Approach towards Normalization
2019-10-25
Bahraini Society against Normalization with Zionist Enemy said on Tuesday that it "monitored the conference convened to discuss maritime security in the Arab Gulf in Manama, which was held as a continuation to Warsaw Conference at American orders in an attempt to revive its project."
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Bahrain: $150M for Refurbishing $80M Navy Frigate
2019-10-25
The State Department approved a Foreign Military Sale for refurbishment of a frigate sold to Bahrain, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced.
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NHRA Hired Non-Bahraini Employee for 1200 BD Salary, Re-Hired her 6 Months Later as Advisor for 2500 BD
2019-10-25
The National Audit Office Report said that the NHRA addressed the Tender Board to renew the contracts of some suppliers within a period of less than three months from the date of their expiry, or after their expiry in some cases, which is contrary to the rules of the Tender Board No. 2 for 2003.
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Mumtalakat Exceeds Highest Salary Averages, Doesn't Announce Job Vacancies
2019-10-24
The report of National Audit Office monitored employees in Mumtalakat Company receiving salaries that exceed highest salary averages. Among the cases the report showed is the vice president who receives about 7,850, while the maximum salary according to the salary schedule is 6,500 dinars.
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6 Million BD from Works Ministry Revenues not Transferred to State Treasury
2019-10-24
National Audit Office report for 2019 stated the Ministry of Works and Municipalities continued to use some of its revenues for its recurrent expenses, without transferring them to the state public account.
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Youth Arrested for Driving his Car at 250kmph on Khalifa Bin Salman Causeway
2019-10-24
Head of Traffic Prosecution, Abdulhadi Al-Asfoor, said that he received a notice from the general directorate of traffic stating that a youth is driving his car at more than 250kmph on Khalifa Bin Salman Causeway.
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House of Representatives Appointed Employees who Failed in written Exam
2019-10-24
National Audit Office report for 2019 indicated that the House of Representatives appointed employees to fill in a number of jobs, despite their failure in the written exam.
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Gov't Companies Directly Borrowed from External Funds, Didn't Include their Debts in Public Debt
2019-10-24
National Audit Office report said that the Finance Ministry and some government parties and companies directly borrowed from external funds without including their debts in the public balance registered in the Ministry of Finance and the National Economy.
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2019 NAO Report: University of Bahrain Accepted Failing Students, Rejected Top Ones
2019-10-24
A report issued by the National Audit Office for 2019 noticed an increase in the number of students dropping out of the University of Bahrain. The report said that the dropped students reached 7 thousand and 300 within 3 years, costing the state budget about 12 million BD from 2015 to 2018.
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Consultant at Institute of Public Administration Receives 63,000 BD Annually, Spends Two Thirds of Year in Belgium
2019-10-24
National Audit Office report for the year 2019 said that Institute of Public Administration hires a foreign consultant for 63000 BD a year, but it doesn't completely make use of his services, given that this foreign consultant is the Director-General of another institute in Belgium.
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Bahrain Airport Company's Advisor Receives 500BD for Every Meeting he Attends
2019-10-24
National Audit Office report stated that Bahrain Airport Company gives 500 dinars for the company's advisor per meeting, in addition to his salary.
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Iran: Calling Israel to Participate in Manama Security Conference Regrettable
2019-10-23
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi regretted Bahrain's invitation of Israeli delegation to participate in security conference in Manama.
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CSB Hindering Scholarships of 6 Doctors: Health Ministry
2019-10-23
The Health Ministry said that it finished the scholarship procedures of 30 doctors working at the Al-Salmaniya to obtain training in subspecialties according to the ministry needs, in cooperation with the Civil Service Bureau. Meanwhile, 6 requests are still pending with the bureau.
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America: Businessman Accused of Supporting Trump Investigated over Applying Pressure on Bahraini Gov't
2019-10-23
Press reports said that a businessman involved in supporting the campaign of US president Donald Trump is being investigated in America over applying political pressure on the Bahraini government.
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Head of Tunisia's Ennahda Movement Accuses Bahraini FM of "Underestimating Tunisian Democracy"
2019-10-22
Responding to the Bahraini minister accusations to Qatar of meddling in Tunisia's internal affairs, Rachid Al-Ghannouchi, the head of Tunisia's main Islamist Ennahda movement, attacked the Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid Al Khalifa, accusing him of "underestimating the Tunisian Democracy".