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REBUILDING LIVES

MANAMA: A major project to revamp residential areas across Bahrain was launched yesterday. The reconstruction scheme will benefit 10 dilapidated districts in Isa Town, Umm Al Hassam, Busaiteen, Sanabis and Al Hid.

The project was unveiled as His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin...ReadMore


LOCAL NEWS

New plan to cut unemployment

WOMEN account for the vast majority of unemployed Bahrainis because conservative families are preventing them accepting work in certain fields, according to a government minister.

BUSINESS NEWS

Bahrain real GDP grows 3.9 per cent

MANAMA: Bahrain's real gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have expanded 3.9 per cent last year from the 1.9pc growth seen in 2011.

 

WORLD NEWS

A new wave of Indian cinema at Cannes...

CANNES: Indian movie actors and a new wave of directors are on a mission at the Cannes film festival - to show that their industry, which turns 100 this year, is more than just Bollywood.

 

SPORTS NEWS

Nadal in seventh heaven

ROME: Rafa Nadal made short work of his great rival Roger Federer to win the Italian Open, his sixth trophy of the year, 6-1 6-3 yesterday.

 

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