2+ hour, 52+ min ago  (317+ words) Bahrain has offered hotels and restaurants the option to defer government fees for the first quarter of 2026 to support local business affected by the Iran war. The scheme applies to hotels, serviced and furnished apartments and licensed tourist restaurants, the…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (283+ words) Kuwaiti airlines have resumed limited flights from the country's international airport following its closure due to the Iran war. An Iranian drone hit Kuwait International Airport's radar system on March 15. The Gulf state reopened its airspace on Saturday." In a…...

2+ day, 55+ min ago  (193+ words) Tabreed Bahrain has appointed Arabian International Contracting Company WLL to expand its chilled water network in the northern seafront area of Manama. AIC will lead the engineering, procurement and construction side of the project, Tabreed said in a statement. The…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (444+ words) Kuwait has issued fresh bonds worth KD400 million ($1. 3 billion) in the local market to fund its budget deficit, its first such debt issuance since the start of the conflict on February 28 between Iran and the US-Israeli alliance. Analysts expect Kuwait to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (552+ words) Middle Eastern economies will post a sharp fall in growth this year but rebound in 2027 as they are the most affected by the Iran war, the International Monetary Fund said. They should be the first to benefit from any recovery,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (605+ words) Bahrain will need to lean on its Gulf neighbours to fund its post-war recovery from the impact of the Iran war, according to economists specialising in the region. The conflict has deepened existing fiscal strains and eroded key revenue streams,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (265+ words) The central banks of the UAE and Bahrain have signed a currency swap agreement to promote the use of local money for cross-border trade and investment. The five-year swap deal has a nominal value of AED20 billion, or BHD2 billion ($5. 5 billion), the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (810+ words) Kuwait's economy has been jolted by the Iran conflict, exposing its reliance on oil exports and fragile energy infrastructure even as its vast sovereign wealth cushions the immediate shock, and a two-week ceasefire agreed today offers only limited respite. The…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (615+ words) Contagion from the regional conflict has exposed the fragility of its economy While many of the messages I've received from friends and family in Bahrain have focused on safety " how many explosions there have been; another night marked by alarms…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (218+ words) Electric and hybrid vehicles reportedly accounted for more than half of the cars sold in Turkey in the first quarter of 2026. Total sales of electric and hybrid vehicles reached 107, 924 between January and March, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported, citing…...