Targeted towards university students in Bahrain, this competition serves as a call for innovative solutions driven by Bahrain’s youth, to further unlock the potential of financial inclusion and accelerate progress towards achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Financial inclusion is positioned prominently as an enabler of several SDGs, where it is featured as a target in eight of the seventeen goals, including reducing inequalities, improving he...

Today, Mastercard, in partnership with the Ministry of Sustainable Development of Bahrain, launched the Mastercard Challenge on Financial Inclusion for the SDGs under the theme ‘Solving for the Future’. Run in collaboration with The BENEFIT Company, The Labour Fund (Tamkeen) and StartUp Bahrain, the competition invites Bahrain’s university students to propose innovative ideas and data-driven solutions which can help accelerate progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development G...

Manama, Mar. 30 (BNA): The Kingdom of Bahrain has taken new steps to protect its marine wealth and enhance its food security, by prohibiting the export of fish and shrimps. It also introduced a new two-month ban on catching some types of fish.

The move is in line with the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to set regulations to develop and protect the kingdom’s fish wealth, as well as continue the process of fish farming to meet the needs...

Manama, Mar. 24 (BNA): Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat), the sovereign wealth fund of Bahrain, announced the launch of Bahrain Food Holding Company "BFHC" to accelerate growth and innovation that will bolster the Agri-food sector and support the kingdom’s efforts in addressing challenges in achieving food security.

Mumtalakat also announced the appointment of the following members to the Board of Directors of Bahrain Food Holding Company: Basim...

Manama, Jan. 22 (BNA): Mohammed Jassim Sayyar, CEO of the Al-Eslah Society’s Kaaf Humanitarian, handed over six fully-equipped ambulances to Dr. Mustafa Al Sayed, Secretary General of the Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF), and CEO of the Bahrain National Committee for Supporting the Palestinian People in Gaza.

The initiative is in line with the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to provide support to the Palestinians in Gaza. It is also...

Manama, Mar. 15 (BNA): The annual two-month ban on catching, trading and selling crab has gone into effect today, and will run until May 15, the Supreme Council for Environment (SCE) has announced.

The ban is in line with Edict (52) of 2016 on banning the fishing, trading and selling of crab.

The SCE indicated that the annual ban is within the framework of the Kingdom’s keenness to protect marine wealth and biodiversity in its territorial waters, ...

Manama, Mar. 10 (BNA): His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa today visited Dohat Arad Park. His Highness viewed the plantation of over 400,000 mangrove seedlings in the park, doubling the total number of mangrove trees in Bahrain prior to the Kingdom’s afforestation plan. This effort is part of the Kingdom’s aim to quadruple mangroves by 2035, aligning with Bahrain’s commitments to combat climate change.

HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman a...

Manama, Mar. 7 (BNA): Lieutenant General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Health (SCH), inaugurated the National Colorectal Cancer Screening Campaign.

The campaign was launched by the Royal Medical Services under the slogan "Pursuing Healing" and will be held from March 7-8.

The exhibition aimed at raising awareness of the causes and health damages associated with colorectal cancer, the second most pr...

Manama, Mar. 6 (BNA): The Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) won the Smart Cities Award in the category of "Advancements in Food Security and Agri-Tech" for the Botanical Atlas project. This was during the opening ceremony of the 7th edition of the Bahrain Smart Cities Summit 2024, held at the Gulf hotel under the theme of "achieving progress through artificial intelligence"" from March 5 - 6, 2024

Mohammed Ali Al-Qaed, the iGA Chief Executive, expres...

Manama, Mar. 4 (NA): Bahrain International Airport (BIA) has been honoured with two prestigious awards; ‘Airport Operator of the Year for Medium Size Airport’ and ‘Aviation Sustainability Award’, at the 2024 Aviation Achievement Awards that took place in Dubai, UAE, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) announced. The awards were received by BAC’s Health, Safety and Environment Manager, Eng. Hasan Farhan, and BAC Environment and Sustainability Engineer, Dana Ismaeel.

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Manama, Mar. 3 (BNA): Lieutenant General Dr. Shaikh Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, President of the Supreme Council of Health (SCH), inaugurated the day case unit for biological treatments in the Internal Medicine Department at Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC).

Dr. Jaleela bint Al Sayed Jawad Hassan, Minister of Health, and Dr. Maryam Athbi Al Jalahma, CEO of the Government Hospitals, were present.

Lit. Gen Dr. Shaikh Mohamed bin Abdullah affirm...

Manama, Jan. 7 (BNA): Shaikh Khalid bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Director-General of Verdict Enforcement and Alternative Sentencing, received the International Accreditation Certification of Community Housing for Open Prisons approved by the American Correctional Association (ACA) for the Open Prisons Programme.

The accreditation is added to the Alternative Sentencing Project and the Open Prisons Programme's record of achievements, which reflects the vision of His ...

Manama, Dec. 28 (BNA): His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today attended the inauguration of the East Sitra housing project, held under his patronage.

His Royal Highness highlighted the Kingdom’s commitment to initiatives that enhance the Kingdom’s development. HRH emphasised the importance of programmes that benefit the Kingdom’s citizens and are in line with His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s...

Manama, Dec. 27 (BNA): His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today met with His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa at Gudaibiya Palace, to review the latest developments in mangrove cultivation in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister affirmed the Kingdom of Bahrain’s ongoing implementation of all development initiatives, emphasising the importance of fulfil...

Manama, Dec. 26 (BNA): His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today deputised Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, the Deputy Prime Minister, to inaugurate the real estate data bank platform (Aqari Data Bank), which is among the e-services launched by the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA).

Shaikh Salman bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Survey and Land Registration Bureau (SLRB) President, and Shaikh Salman bi...

Manama, Dec. 20 (BNA): Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, the Deputy Prime Minister, has underlined the importance of implementing projects that keep keep pace with the kingdom's comprehensive development process, led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and supported by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, as they pave the way for shifting to an economy based on high added value activities, taking into a...

Manama, Dec. 13 (BNA): His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, His Majesty the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Works and Youth Affairs, Chairman of Bapco Energies, today chaired the Company’s Board of Directors meeting for the last quarter of the year.

HH Shaikh Nasser commended the speech delivered by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa before the COP28 Summit announcing the launch of Bahrain's National Action Plan, "Blueprint Bahrain",...

Dubai, Dec. 6 (BNA): The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has launched the “Green Factory Label”, which will be granted to the establishments that have obtained its industrial license.

The move, aiming to support the kingdom’s efforts to achieve sustainability at various levels, in line with the Bahrain National Action Plan (Blueprint) to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, was announced on the sidelines of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framewo...

Manama, Dec. 6 (BNA): Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, President of the Electricity and Water Authority (EWA), affirmed the authority’s commitment to implementing its strategic plans to increase energy efficiency and reduce electricity consumption, in line with national efforts to achieve net zero by 2060.

He affirmed that following the approval of Cabinet, chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the nat...

Manama, Nov. 1 (BNA): Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat), the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announced today the launch of its voluntary carbon offsetting platform, Safa, helping businesses and individuals better understand and manage their carbon footprint by contributing to exemplary climate initiatives.

This coincides with the Kingdom of Bahrain’s participation at COP28, currently being held in the United Arab Emirates.

Manama, Nov. 30 (BNA): Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat), the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announced today that it is partnering with Investcorp to anchor the launch of a new climate investment platform for investing in climate solutions.

Under the management of Investcorp, the platform, ‘Climate Solutions Partners’, will focus on providing capital to leading international companies active in helping consumers and corporates ...

Manama, Nov. 29 (BNA): The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning announced the launch of the official Muharraq City Development Plan page on its website, alongside a guideline for urban heritage reconstruction.

The plan comes in implementation of the orders of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to revive the historical and cultural identity of Bahrain’s buildings and cities and Isa Al Kabeer Palace and to develop Muharraq in a manner that preserves it...

Manama, Nov. 19 (BNA): In line with its commitment totransparency, strong corporate governance, and the pursuit of social andclimate-related objectives, the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has released theEnvironmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) requirements module on November 5.

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Manama, Oct. 15 (BNA): Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister, has stressed the importance of encouraging Bahraini investors to continue investing in food industries, especially in the field of aquaculture, to raise levels of food security and diversify supply chains, through effective partnership with the private sector.

This would contribute to fulfilling the visions and aspirations of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and impl...

Manama, Sept. 14 (BNA): Dr. Lulwa Rashid Showaiter, Primary Healthcare Centres Chief Executive Officer, has affirmed the kingdom's unwavering keenness to provide the best health services to all members of society to contribute to achieving the goals of the comprehensive development process, led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and supported by the government, led by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister. ...

New York, Sept. 19 (BNA): Noor bint Ali Khulaif, Minister of Sustainable Development, participated in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summit Leaders' Dialogue: Strengthening integrated policies and public institutions for achieving the SDGs.

The dialogue came on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

The minister reiterated Bahrain's commitment to achieving zero neutrality, as well as its efforts to ad...

Manama, Aug. 18 (BNA): The Kingdom of Bahrain attaches utmost importance to the environment, as reflected in its plans and projects aimed at adapting to the effects of climate change, especially the plan to adapt to rising sea levels, the Supreme Council for the Environment (SCE) said.

In this regard, the SCE said that the sea level rise adaptation plan aims to take the necessary proactive measures to protect the coastal areas, and raise the level of resilien...

Manama, Aug. 15 (BNA): Yasser bin Ibrahim Humaidain, Minister of Electricity and Water Affairs, has affirmed that the signing of the agreements to implement the 72-Megawatt (MW) solar power plant project is in line with the endeavours of the government, led by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to support initiatives to address the challenges of climate change.

He indicated that the project aims to achi...

California, Aug. 2 (BNA): Under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa the "King Hamad Peaceful Coexistence Award" was launched in a ceremony held in Los Angeles.

The ceremony was attended by officials, ambassadors, diplomats, religious leaders, cultural and media figures, including former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for P...

Manama, Aug. 1 (BNA): Ali Al Baqali, Alba’s Chief Executive Officer, inaugurated Alba’s Mangrove Nursery to mark the occasion of ‘International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem,’ as part of Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)’s strategic initiatives under its Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Roadmap.

Located at Alba’s HRH Princess Sabeeka Oasis, the Mangrove Nursery was set up for cultivation in February 2023. It is spread over an are...

Manama, July19 (BNA): Bahrain’s efforts to providehousing to citizens were outlined during a panel discussion session held at theUnited Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, the USA.
 
Addressing the session, Housing Minister Amna bint Ahmed Alromaihi highlightedthe housing finance programme and the Government Land Rights Programme inpartnership with the private sector, aimed to speed up services citizens.
 
The Kingdom of Ba...

New York, July 18 (BNA): The Kingdom of Bahrainpresented its second Voluntary National Review (VNR) on the progress made inachieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the United NationsHigh-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2023, titled"Accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and thefull implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at alllevels".

In her speech, the Minister ...

New York, July18 (BNA): Deputy ChiefExecutive of Electronic Transformation, Dr. Zakariya AlKhajah represented theKingdom of Bahrain at a panel discussion titled ‘The Role of DigitalCooperation in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’, held at the UNHeadquarters in New York.

New York, July 17 (BNA): The high-level delegation of the Kingdom ofBahrain participated at in the opening of the United Nations High-LevelPolitical Forum 2023 held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, underthe theme “Accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda....

New York, July 14 (BNA): A high-level Bahraini delegation isin New York City to participate in the United Nations High Level Political Forumon Sustainable Development and present the Kingdom’s second Voluntary NationalReview (VNR) on the progress made towards achieving the Sustainable DevelopmentGoals (SDGs).

Manama, July 13 (BNA): The Foreign Ministry,in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), launchedBahrain’s Partnership and Contributions Report that aims to promote cohesion,prosperity, and achieving sustainable development goals.

Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa,Political Affairs Undersecretary at th...