EIN News: United Arab Emirates Bahrain News

DFASS secures Gulf Air inflight sales contract in major Middle East breakthrough

10 Oct 2008 23:31 GMT

... BAHRAIN. Duty Free Air & Ship Supply (DFASS) ... by other dynamic regional airlines such as Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad. In May Gulf ...

Govts urged to spend more to control diabetes

10 Oct 2008 22:31 GMT

... percentage of population, six are in the region. The five GCC States - the UAE (20%), Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Sultanate of Oman (all between 15 and 20%) are ranked between second ...

Bathenay adds some steel

10 Oct 2008 22:29 GMT

... Last Updated: October 09. 2008 8:17PM UAE / October 9. 2008 4:17PM GMT UAE ... qualifiers in Group One that includes Australia, Bahrain and Qatar. ...

UAE beat Bahrain in GCC chess tournament

10 Oct 2008 21:30 GMT

... Dubai: The UAE beat Bahrain in the 4th GCC Team Chess Championship which started off with four countries Bahrain, ...

Credit crisis could slow Tabreed

10 Oct 2008 20:30 GMT

... Last Updated: October 09. 2008 10:36PM UAE / October 9. 2008 6:36PM GMT If ... is already established in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan and Kuwait, but those operations ... at this point, he said. The three-month Emirates interbank offer rate (Eibor) the interest ...

New Terminal 3 to evoke 'tranquillity'

10 Oct 2008 18:50 GMT

... Last Updated: October 09. 2008 11:59PM UAE / GMT Terminal 3 at Dubai International ... handle 17,000 passengers at any given time. Emirates Airline will move its entire daily schedule ... Airport when Al Maktoum is fully operational. Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar are all ...

F1 schedule revised for 2009

10 Oct 2008 16:26 GMT

... will conclude in mid-November with the inaugural Abu Dhabi race.The revised 2009 F1 schedule:March 29 AustraliaApril ... F1 schedule:March 29 AustraliaApril 5 MalaysiaApril 19 BahrainMay 10 SpainMay 24 MonacoJune 7 TurkeyJune 21 ...

Trouble in Paradise

10 Oct 2008 15:29 GMT

... power, due to shortages of both, reports emirate residents. Open Access Article Originally Published: October ... supply their domestic markets. For example, the UAE faced a severe supply/demand gap that stretched ... to wrestle with this crisis: Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia all experience difficulties in ...

Indian killed in Bahrain construction site accident

10 Oct 2008 13:52 GMT

... From correspondents in Emirates, United Arab Emirates, 05:03 PM IST A ... killed in a construction site accident in Bahrain, media reports said Friday. Vijay Kumar was ...

Food for thought

10 Oct 2008 13:28 GMT

... shocking statistic that more than 60% of Emirati nationals are overweight, according to Euromonitor International, ... and health promoter at Live'ly in Dubai, UAE, says that spas are an ideal venue ... Radisson SAS Hotel, Residence & Spa in Bahrain. Promotional weeks or links with dieticians can ...

Jet to re-jig long haul international flights

10 Oct 2008 12:30 GMT

... Brussels, London (Heathrow), Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, Bangkok, Kathmandu, Dhaka, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The airline plans to extend its international operations to other cities in ...

Black week for Gulf markets >

10 Oct 2008 12:19 GMT

... Islamic Bank over 22 percent lower. In Abu Dhabi the picture was just a grim, with ... each in five days, while Kuwait and Bahrain were down over 5 percent. Foreign investors ... markets have fuelled the drop, Khalek said. "UAE markets are increasingly correlated to global markets ...

A champion speaks

10 Oct 2008 12:02 GMT

... Last Updated: October 07. 2008 9:36PM UAE / October 7. 2008 5:36PM GMT The ... F1 world champion was in Dubai and Abu Dhabi this week to reveal the plans for ... GP: 8 (France) Between the races in Bahrain, Singapore and Abu Dhabi, Schumacher said he ...

More than shock value

10 Oct 2008 10:52 GMT

... Last Updated: September 18. 2008 1:19PM UAE / September 18. 2008 9:19AM GMT Director ... first in Saudi Arabia and then in Bahrain, and Peter Macdissi, cast as Rifat, is ...

Somali pirates free 15 Filipino seamen, hold 67

10 Oct 2008 10:34 GMT

... expected in Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. "All crew members are safe and sound ... spokesman from the U.S. 5th Fleet in Bahrain, said the Navy is in regular contact ...