The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Manama a “Health City 2021”, the first capital city in the Middle East to have received such an honour, adding a new international achievement to the kingdom’s rich record of accomplishments. The declaration was made during a virtual ceremony held by the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern […]
Special Envoy for Climate Affairs, Chief Executive of the Supreme Council for Environment (SCE), Dr. Mohammed Mubarak bin Daina received South Korean Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Hae Kwan Chung. He lauded the ambassador’s efforts to boost bilateral relations, mainly in the environmental field, stressing SCE’s keenness to further enhance cooperation between both countries […]
As part of Bahrain Bourse’s (BHB) efforts to promote ESG, BHB announced that it has embarked on an “E-waste Recycling Initiative” in collaboration with the Supreme Council for Environment (SCE) and Crown Industries (recyclers of metals and plastics). The initiative aims to raise awareness about electronic waste and promote proper recycling of end-of-life electronics used […]
A private solar plant will be built for Bahrain Mall. The project will be Bahrain’s largest solar rooftop installation to date. Solar rooftop plant will generate 50% of Bahrain Mall’s energy consumption needs, Power-Technology reports. The agreement will bring clean energy to The Bahrain Mall, operated by Carrefour Bahrain, and will be the largest private […]
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) and the Supreme Council for Environment (SCE) to enhance areas of cooperation related to environmental conservation and protection, BNA reports. The MoU was signed by Defense Ministry Undersecretary Major General Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, and Special Envoy for Climate Affairs and […]
Let’s investigate the natural wonders of the island nation Bahrain. This is a small archipelago made up of 70 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered around Bahrain Island which makes up around 83 percent of the country’s landmass. The country is between the Qatari peninsula and the north eastern coast of Saudi […]
Oman is among the top five safest countries in the world for expatriates, according to a new global report that ranks countries on the basis of how easy they are for foreign nationals to live in, Times of Oman reports. Oman is ranked fifth among 59 of the countries polled, with only the United Arab […]
