Bahrain’s iGA highlights digital transformation at WGS
Bahrain’s Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) highlighted some of the Kingdom’s digital transformation successes at the recent World Government Summit 2022 held on the sidelines of Expo 2020 Dubai. The iGA delegation was led by Chief Executive Mohammed Ali Al Qaed and included Deputy CE for Electronic Transformation, Dr. Zakariya Ahmed Alkhaja, Hesham Al Hashemi, […]
Bahrain, Israel discuss ways to boost tourism exchange
Bahrain and Israel discussed means to increase tourism exchange between the two countries through promotion during a meeting of the tourism ministers of the two countries in Tel Aviv, Israel. Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister, Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) Chairman Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani and Israeli Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov also discussed […]
DHL Express inaugurates new Bahrain – Istanbul route
DHL Express MENA has launched a direct flight from Bahrain to Istanbul, following the signing of a lease agreement with Texel Air whereby DHL has contracted the cargo operator’s Boeing 737-800BCF aircraft for this route. This move supports DHL’s Middle East network optimisation strategy which aims to increase air efficiencies and enhance transit times, the […]
Bahrain’s Batelco approves $132mln dividend for 2021
The 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Batelco, Bahrain’s leading telecom provider, approved the recommendation of the Board of Directors for a full year cash dividend of BD49.8 million ($132.1 million). The dividend is at a value of 30 fils per share, of which 13.5 fils per share was already paid during the third quarter […]
Bahrain’s Al Salam opens first paperless and fully automated branch
The opening ceremony was held in the presence of the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) representative, Khalid Al Hamad, Executive Director of Banking Supervision in addition to the Bank’s Board of Directors and Executive Management. The opening of the new branch comes as part of Al Salam Bank’s digital transformation strategy to support environmental sustainability. […]
