45-lane plan for Bahrain-Saudi causewayA 45-lane expansion costing more than BD6 million ($15.8 million) to the King Fahad Causeway could soon be underway, a report said. A study is being carried out to determine the best ways to create man-made islands to accommodate the ov More… |
Online insurance for causeway vehiclesBahrain eGovernment Authority (eGA) has launched an online service which allows travelers, departing to Saudi Arabia or arriving in Bahrain, to obtain issued insurance policies for their vehicles before entering the causeway. The servic More… |
Health clinic on causeway focus of talksMore than 18 million passengers travel on the King Fahad Causeway every year, prompting talks of a new health clinic on the Bahraini side of the border. An average of 50,000 people a day travel across the bridge between Saudi Arabia and Ba More… |
Gold traders' call to lift Causeway restrictionsGold traders have called for the immediate lifting of restrictions at the causeway linking Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. They also issued an urgent plea for concessions to help kickstart the industry, which has suffered badly following the unr More… |
Saudis stay away after Causeway 'warning'Some Saudis studying and working in Bahrain, who were earlier told at the King Fahd Causeway to return by their authorities, have decided to stay until the situation in Bahrain is resolved. They had during the weekend reportedly been asked More… |
King Fahd Causeway motorists 'turned back'Saudi motorists travelling to Bahrain via the King Fahd Causeway have reportedly been turned back for their own safety. The side of the causeway leading to Manama has been operating normally, but was deserted during the weekend in what is More… |
King Fahd causeway budget up 67pcThe King Fahad Causeway General Authority 2009 budget has been raised by 67 per cent, according to top Bahrain government officials. The budget was approved on Wednesday during a meeting presided over by authority chairman and Saudi custom More… |