The Bahrain Institute for Strategic, International and Energy (Derasat) organized a conference on Saturday (June 30, 2018) demanding the Al Khalifa family rule of the state of Qatar.

India’s Carnival Cinemas and a partner in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are in talks to buy Qatar-based Novo Cinemas’ theatres in the UAE and Bahrain, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The e-auction on special number plates, organized by Mazad Company with cooperation with Arabian Auction, was closed yesterday night.

Media website specialized in military affairs said that Bahrain will be the first customer to procure the F-16 Block 70, the newest and most advanced F-16 production configuration, after Lockheed Martin has received a $1.12 billion contract to produce new F-16 fighter jets for the Royal Bahraini Air Force.

The latest report by analytics firm STR has revealed some troubling numbers regarding Bahrain's hotel industry, stressing that Bahrain's tourism market suffered from a decline in key performance indicators in May.

Fitch Rating said in a statement reported by Reuters that the financial support for Bahrain, being prepared by the GCC, will ease near-term external financing pressures, but a more durable improvement in Bahrain's financial position will depend both on the scale and nature of GCC support and on Bahrain's ability to implement fiscal reform.

Bloomberg, the economic news website, said Bahrain pledged to implement steps to repair its strained finances widely seen as crucial to help the kingdom receive support from Gulf Arab allies.

Bahriani youth Ali Hassan Ali Mansour, from A’ali village, died yesterday (Thursday, June 28, 2018) in India.

The absence of any signal of financial aid from Bahrain’s neighbors sent the kingdom’s credit risk rising the most in emerging markets this month, reported Bloomberg in a report published on Tuesday.

Saudi women began started heading to Bahrain to receiving driving training to avoid long queues back in their country, Saudi Arabia's Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported, citing hundreds of Saudi women entering Bahrain to learn to drive.

Bahrain’s dinar recovered from 17-year lows and its bond prices rebounded on Wednesday after the country’s diplomatic allies in the Gulf pledged to prevent its ballooning public debt from triggering a financial crisis.

Ratings firm Moody's said on Thursday that Bahrain's B1 credit rating will be supported by aid pledged by other Gulf countries this week, as long as it is large and flexible.

Anglo American has suspended a contract to supply Bahrain Steel with iron ore, the Gulf-based company said, in the latest headache for the miner’s troubled Brazilian project after spills from a pipeline that carries the commodity to port.

Bahrain said on Wednesday that its Gulf allies are to unveil a new support package to shore up its finances, which have been strained by seven years of persistent civil unrest.

The cost of insuring exposure to Bahrain debt fell on Wednesday from record highs after Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait said they would support the country financially.

Bahrain’s dinar rebounded sharply against the U.S. dollar in the spot market in early trade on Wednesday after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait pledged they would support the country financially.

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates will soon announce an integrated program to support Bahrain’s economic reforms and its fiscal stability, a joint statement from the three Gulf states said on Tuesday.

The cost of insuring exposure to Bahrain's sovereign debt spiked to a record high on Tuesday and sovereign dollar bonds fell to record lows as investors worried about the country's ability to avoid a funding crunch.

Lockheed Martin Corp and two of its subsidiaries have been awarded a $1.1 billion contract for production of F-16 fighter jets for Bahrain.

Article published on the Defense One website said that “it’s time for the Trump administration to tell the Bahraini ruling family to ease off.”