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Saudi and Bahrain plan new road and rail causeway

The King Hamad Causeway is expected to cost $4bn to $5bn

Bahrain launches new rules for fintech firms

Bahrain’s framework provides a virtual space for companies to test their technology-based ideas

Bahrain’s Gulf Air confirms CEO resignation

No replacement has been announced for Maher Salman Al Musallam

Global leaders express concern as GCC dispute shows no let-up

Mixed messages from US officials have appeared to complicate the diplomacy

Bahrain demands that Qatar distance itself from Iran

Bahrain’s foreign minister stresses that Qatar needs to “stop supporting terrorist organisations”

Trump offers to help resolve Gulf crisis as UAE tightens squeeze on Qatar

The US President offered to help the parties resolve their differences, according to a White House statement

Bahrain’s Investcorp acquires Nordic telematics firm ABAX group for $210m

ABAX specialises in the development and supply of vehicle tracking systems and technology

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt sever ties with Qatar over ‘terrorism’

The coordinated move dramatically escalates a simmering dispute over Qatar’s support of the Muslim Brotherhood

Bahrain indefinitely suspends newspaper al-Wasat

The move coincides with a crackdown by the Sunni-led government on the opposition

Bahrain wealth fund Mumtalakat hopes to invest in Aramco IPO – CEO

Reforms in Saudi Arabia will have “positive impact” on Bahrain, says Mahmood Alkooheji

Bahrain, Manama, Cityscape view of Bahrain World Trade Center and Bahrain Financial Harbor

Bahrain’s GFH receives $2.5m as legal settlement from Prescott Energy

GFH won a legal case filed in 2013 against against Prescott Energy

Trial of Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab postponed

Rajab was arrested last June on charges of spreading false news

Bahrain says five died during raid on Shi’ite Muslim leader’s hometown

Officials said the five were among a group that attacked security forces conducting a raid on Tuesday in Diraz

Batelco, Ericsson conduct first 5G trial in Bahrain

For consumers, the implementation of 5G will bring new applications like augmented reality and 4K video streaming

Bahrain security forces raid home of Shi’ite spiritual leader

The interior ministry said 50 people were arrested in total in the Diraz operation

Trump says ties with Bahrain won’t be strained anymore

Trump’s White House decided this year to pursue a $5bn defence sale to Bahrain

Ramadan to begin on May 27 – astronomer

The holy month is predicted to last for 29 days, ending on Saturday, June 24

Bahrain’s Investcorp sells stake in PRO Unlimited

The company said the deal represented a 2.5 times increase in value for PRO since its 2014 acquisition

Revealed: Top 10 salaries in Bahrain

Bahrain saw the second smallest salary increase over the last year

Bahrain says Trump better understands Iran and the region

Gulf monarchies say Obama did not do enough to tackle perceived meddling by Iran in Bahrain

Bahrain’s high court reduces sentence of opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman

The court overturned a nine-year-prison sentence imposed last year

Bahrain allows GCC citizens to obtain IDs in investment push

The country has been hit hard by the drop in oil prices over the last two years

Bahrain sentences two to death over 2015 bomb attack

The attack killed two police officers and wounded six others

Bahrain breaks Iran-linked ‘terrorist’ cell behind police bus attack

The bomb attack on a bus in February injured five police officers

Former AFP photographer released in Bahrain, agency says

Mohammed Al-Shaikh, a prize-winning local photojournalist, was arrested at Manama airport late on Tuesday

Former AFP photographer detained in Bahrain

AFP management expressed its “most serious concern” for the journalist’s well-being

Bahrain’s Investcorp acquires majority stake in marketplace Ageras

The value of the deal was not disclosed

Bahrain’s Arcapita buys Dubai warehouses for $150m

Arcapita also bought eight warehouses in Dubai’s Al Quoz area last year

Bahrain’s Shura council approves civilian trials in military courts

The law changes follow a number of attacks in the country in recent months

Bahrain says Iran-linked militant group behind recent attacks

Security forces have arrested 25 members and seized 11 pistols and Kalashnikov rifles in a series of operations