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Travel alert: UAE airlines extend flight suspensions

Travel alert: UAE airlines extend flight suspensions

Wizz Air Wizz Air has suspended all flights to Tel Aviv and Amman until 15 September 2025 due to ongoing regional instability and airspace restrictions. The airline is also rerouting flights to avoid Israeli, Iraqi, Iranian, and Syrian airspace....

Bahrain Asks Schools To Go Online    People To Use Main Roads Only 'If Necessary'

Bahrain Asks Schools To Go Online People To Use Main Roads Only 'If Necessary'

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) [Editor's Note: Follow our live blog for real-time updates on the latest developments in the Israel-Iran conflict.] Bahrain activated a remote learning system on Sunday (June 22) in light of the recent escalation of...

‘The decision came as a shock’: Christian Horner’s tearful speech at Red Bull HQ

‘The decision came as a shock’: Christian Horner’s tearful speech at Red Bull HQ

Christian Horner was reduced to tears when he announced to his Red Bull staff that his two-decade spell as team principal had been terminated. The 51-year-old was removed from his role by the British-based Formula One team’s parent company, Red...

Bahrain Chamber signs seven MoUs with Russian institutions

Bahrain Chamber signs seven MoUs with Russian institutions

Bahrain Chamber, represented by its chairman Sameer Nass, signed seven memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with several Russian chambers of commerce and economic institutions during its participation in the St Petersburg International Economic...

The GCC Grand Tours Visa has officially been approved – here’s everything travellers need to know

The GCC Grand Tours Visa has officially been approved – here’s everything travellers need to know

Travelling across the Gulf is about to become far simpler. The GCC Grand Tours Visa – also referred to as the Unified Tourist Visa – has been officially approved, marking a significant shift in how short-term travel works across Bahrain, Kuwait,...

Middle East updates: What travel advisors are seeing, Qatar CEO’s open letter, travel insurance

Middle East updates: What travel advisors are seeing, Qatar CEO’s open letter, travel insurance

What agents are seeing 26 June 2025 We asked travel advisors what impact, if any, the current situation in the Middle East was having on business. Unsurprisingly, there have been a lot of questions – mostly around air travel – but fortunately, few...

These are the roles driving UAE job growth

These are the roles driving UAE job growth

Job growth in the UAE in the second quarter outpaced Saudi Arabia, driven by strong demand in real estate, financial services and technology sectors, the introduction of a digital work permit system and high employer confidence, a report by...

Gary Ades speaks on animal conservation and ecology in Hong Kong

Gary Ades speaks on animal conservation and ecology in Hong Kong

I WAS BORN in 1961. I’m the middle one. Our family base was in Salisbury (in southern England) during some of my primary years. I travelled around with my father, who was in the armed forces. His name was Jim Ades. So much of my childhood was...

Bahrain and UK Seal $2.7 Billion Investment and Military Agreements

Bahrain and UK Seal $2.7 Billion Investment and Military Agreements

Bahrain and the United Kingdom signed two major agreements on Thursday during Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa’s official visit to London, aimed at boosting economic cooperation and strengthening defense ties. The visit included high-level...

Bahraini Dinar to Pakistani Rupee Rate Today- June 20, 2025

Bahraini Dinar to Pakistani Rupee Rate Today- June 20, 2025

Karachi, June 20, 2025 – The Bahraini Dinar (BHD) is trading at a stable rate of 751.23 Pakistani Rupee (PKR) today, holding steady since June 18 when it reached 751.34 PKR. This follows a consistent upward trend earlier this month, with the BHD...

Singapore-bound travellers stranded as Middle East airspace closures ripple through Doha and Dubai

Singapore-bound travellers stranded as Middle East airspace closures ripple through Doha and Dubai

SINGAPORE: Thousands of travellers, including many headed to or returning from Singapore remain stranded at major Middle Eastern transit hubs — flight delays and cancellations continue to plague Doha’s Hamad International Airport and Dubai...

Major airlines have canceled flights to the Middle East. Here’s what travellers need to know

Major airlines have canceled flights to the Middle East. Here’s what travellers need to know

Open this photo in gallery:Many airlines have suspended flights to the Middle East.ISSEI KATO/Reuters Many airline services remain disrupted in the Middle East arising from the 12-day air war between Iran and Israel that ended with a U.S.-brokered...

Bahrain Thanks President Putin for Efforts to De-Escalate Middle East Tensions at SPIEF

Ashen Tharaka TDT | Manama Email: ashen@newsofbahrain.com Lieutenant General His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, National Security Advisor and Royal Guard Commander of the Kingdom of Bahrain, expressed his country’s gratitude to...

Travel warning for six countries where 'airspace could be closed'

Travel warning for six countries where 'airspace could be closed'

By ESTHER MARSHALL Published: 07:21 EDT, 20 June 2025 | Updated: 07:21 EDT, 20 June 2025 The UK government has issued new advice for several countries that could be impacted by 'ongoing hostilities' between Israel and Iran. The fresh warning...

Flight cancelled to the Middle East? Here are your passenger rights and travel insurance advice

Flight cancelled to the Middle East? Here are your passenger rights and travel insurance advice

Israel’s missile attacks on Iran on 13 June and the subsequent retaliations have thrown air travel in the Middle East into chaos. Airspace across Iran, Iraq, Israel and Jordan has been subject to closures - some ongoing - and thousands of flights...

Thousands Stranded at Major Airport, Impacting Singapore-Bound Travelers Amidst Ongoing Travel Disruptions

Thousands Stranded at Major Airport, Impacting Singapore-Bound Travelers Amidst Ongoing Travel Disruptions

Travelers heading to Singapore faced an unexpected ordeal at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, where many reported a lack of communication and support from airline representatives following their flight cancellations. Among the stranded...

Bahrain hosts exhibition, reception at globally renowned Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg

Bahrain hosts exhibition, reception at globally renowned Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg: The Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA) and the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA), in collaboration with the globally renowned Hermitage Museum, hosted “From Bahrain’s Heritage: The Art of Sword and...

Christian Horner 'broke down in tears' as details emerge after Red Bull sacking

Christian Horner 'broke down in tears' as details emerge after Red Bull sacking

Christian Horner was in tears after leaving Red Bull following two decades at the helm. The 51-year-old's departure on Wednesday marks the end of an era for the Milton Keynes-based Formula One team he helped build since its inception in 2005. Red...

Bahrain ‘Guest of Honour’ at St. Petersburg economic forum

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bapco Energies, is leading the...

360 Bahrainis arrive from Turkmenistan

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Two Gulf Air aircraft arrived in the Kingdom of Bahrain from Turkmenistan, carrying 360 Bahraini citizens who had been repatriated from the Islamic Republic of Iran. The operation was carried out in line...

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