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Four Bahraini officers injured after bomb attack on police bus

Shi’ite militant groups have launched sporadic bombing and shooting attacks against security forces

Bahrain’s Investcorp acquires three US properties for $400m

Investcorp said it was confident in the growth potential of the US property market

Couple injured by ‘terrorist explosion’ in Bahrain island

The couple was passing when the blast occurred in the Sitra Island area

Bahrain says it foiled attempt by jail break suspects to flee to Iran

One policeman was killed when armed men attacked Jau prison in Bahrain, freeing several convicted inmates

Bahrain’s Investcorp targets US service sector, UK property

Investcorp expects its assets under management to rise to around $21bn in the first half of 2017

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed’s Al Arab channel closes down

The channel has been unable to find a new base after it was shut down in Bahrain

Bomb blast outside Bahraini capital, no casualties

The interior ministry described the attack as a “terrorist” act

Off-duty Bahrain policeman killed in ‘terrorist act’

The policeman was shot and killed in the Bilad al-Qadeem area

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

Bahrain suspends online version of opposition-linked al-Wasat newspaper

The paper has been accused of publishing materials that threaten national unity

Bahrain summons Iraqi ambassador to protest VP remarks on executions

Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki called the execution “an ugly crime”

Three executed in Bahrain for killing policemen

The executions mark Bahrain’s first death sentences to be carried out since 2008

Elevator firm Kone wins order for Bahrain airport expansion

Kone will supply 85 elevators, 40 escalators, and 20 autowalks as part of the deal

Bahrain says ‘negligence, collusion’ led to jailbreak

Bahrain is on the lookout for four suspects involved in its Jau prison attack

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

Policeman killed, inmates freed in Bahrain prison attack

The attack took place at the Jau reform and rehabilitation center

Detained Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab freed and immediately re-arrested

Rajab was arrested in June for tweets alleging rights abuses in the country

Dubai’s Shuaa buys 14% of Bahrain’s Khaleeji Commercial Bank

The stake will be used to support the bank’s expansion, said Shuaa

Bahrain questions activist over criticism of Gulf states

The government statement said its cybercrime unit had “monitored an article in Le Mond ascribed to Nabeel Rajab

Different Arab money

Saudi, Kuwait and Bahrain’s central banks hike rates after Fed move

The riyal and most other Gulf Arab currencies are pegged to the U.S. dollar

Bahrain court upholds nine-year jail term for opposition chief

Shi’ite cleric Sheikh Ali Salman has been in custody since his conviction last June

APICORP buys 30% stake in Bahrain’s Falcon Cement

APICORP said the company was in the “advanced stages” of doubling production in 2017

Bahrain, Saudi kings agree to study for new causeway

The new route would sit parallel to the existing King Fahd Causeway

Bahrain’s GFH close to completing Al Khair acquisition, eyes another merger

GFH is at an advanced stage of exploring a merger with another Bahraini bank, its chief executive said

Bahrain’s GFH Financial Group confirms restart of $700m Villamar project

The project was originally due to be completed in 2010

Bahrain’s Investcorp acquires majority stake in Spain’s Agromillora

Under the deal, the founders and management of the company will maintain a minority stake

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

Bahrain dismisses Amnesty report on torture

The Amnesty report said torture and other forms of ill-treatment persist in the Gulf kingdom

National Bank of Bahrain appoints new CEO

Jean-Christophe Durand takes over from current CEO Abdul Razak al-Qassim, who is retiring

Bahrain’s Investcorp acquires US real estate assets worth $250m

The purchases include properties in the Boston and Denver metropolitan areas

Bahrain’s Arcapita buys US senior citizen housing for $110m

The communities are located in the metropolitan areas surrounding Washington D.C. and Atlanta

Investcorp buys stake in Saudi’s Al Borg Medical Laboratories

Sources said Investcorp invested between $100m to $200m for a 30 to 40 per cent stake in the company

Bahrain reveals changes to visit visas, launches two new visas

The country has launched a single entry visa and a one-year multiple re-entry e-visa for nationals of 114 countries