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Bahrain embraces spirit of Eid Al Fitr

TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com The Kingdom of Bahrain joyfully welcomes Eid Al Fitr today, celebrating a time of festivity, family re...

Twelve jailed in Bahrain for phone scam

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Twelve men of Asian origin have been convicted of scamming victims by posing as bank employees, deceiving them into revealing verification codes to access their...

Drug racket hidden behind sewing shop unravelled

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com A tailor who used his sewing shop as a front for drug dealing has been sentenced to five years in jail and fined BD3,000 after losing his appeal before Bahrain&...

5,500 early job exits

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com More than 5,500 people opted for voluntary retirement from both the public and private sectors in 2023, with the Social Insurance Organisation (SIO) reporting t...

Mandatory insurance for expats and visitors

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Bahrain is set to roll out mandatory health insurance for expatriates and foreign visitors as part of an ambitious BD688 million plan to transform its public he...

Sister wins legal fight to sell family home

Brothers who tried to stop their sister from selling their late mother’s BD200,000 home have lost their final bid in court. A judge has ordered the sale of the property and two ageing vehicles, ruling that none of the items could be divided fairly and that the assets must go to public aucti...

‘Dirty money’ ring linked to trafficking stands trial

  Stacks of money passed through currency exchanges and into a quiet flat, one of several stops in a laundering trail now under the eye of the High Criminal Court. Four Asians stand accused of amassi n g m o r e t h a n BD175,000, money the prosecution says came from human traffickin...

His Majesty King Hamad Pardons 630 Inmates

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued a royal decree pardoning 630 inmates on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr. The royal pardon includes individuals convicted in various offences who have served part of their sentences, in addition to a number of individuals under alternative sentencing....