Real estate projects worth $132m planned in BahrainHigh-end residential and commercial real estate projects amounting to more than BD50 million ($132 million) are in the pipeline in Bahrain, a report said. Exhibitors at the three-day Gulf Property Show (GPS) said the new developme More… |
Bahrain survives scare; remains key banking hubWhen Ahli United Bank, Bahrain's largest lender by market value, announced this week a rise in profits for 2012, it was more than good news for the bank alone. It was a sign that the island kingdom is surviving as a regiona More… |
Fund 'needed to revive Bahrain property sector'Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH) managing director Dr Omar O Al Mardi has advocated the setting up of a fund for the revival of Bahrain’s property sector. More… |
BFH backs waste management forumBahrain Financial Harbour Holding Company has signed on as the gold sponsor of the First Bahrain Waste Management Forum and Exhibition to be held in Bahrain next month. The event is organised by Bahrain Polytechnic and will be held under t More… |
15 face death sentence over expat killingFifteen men accused of brutally murdering a Pakistani in the Manama suq area of Bahrain are likely to face the death penalty. A verdict will be given on June 27. Abdul Malik Ghulam Rasool was reportedly dragged from his home and attacked w More… |
Bahrain police clear out protest campHelicopters flew overhead and Bahraini riot police fired teargas on Wednesday as they cleared protesters from a central roundabout where they had been camped out for weeks, a Reuters witness said. Protesters threw petrol More… |
Police push back protesters from BFHBahraini riot police blocked a key thoroughfare on Sunday to stop protesters who were planning to prevent employees from entering the Bahrain Financial Harbour, a key business district. Forming a thick line across the motorway, police fir More… |
GFH CEO Pretty joins Australia's NextDCTed Pretty, the former chief executive of Bahrain's Gulf Finance House (GFH), is joining data centre builder NextDC as executive deputy chairman, the Australian firm said on Thursday. "Mr Pretty is returning to Australia from the Mi More… |
Bahrain plans hotel at $450m locationBahrain’s councillors have given a conditional go-ahead to build a four or five-star hotel at the BD170 million ($450 million) Villamar development in the Bahrain Financial Harbour. However, Kuwait-based real estate developers Gulf Holding More… |
BFH signs $240 million Ijara financingBahrain Financial Harbour (BFH) recently signed a seven-year BD90.5 million ($240 million) Ijara facility for the financial center project with four Bahrain-based banks. The deal was signed between BFH and Al-Salam Bank- Bahrain (as mandat More… |








