Focus on tourism, economic and priority programmes

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, yesterday chaired the 505th Government Executive Committee meeting, during which several key topics and...

Bahrain sets regional Repatriation standard

Mahir Haneef TDT| Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Flights and buses used jointly Bahrain’s recent evacuation of citizens from crisis-hit countries has emerged as a regional benchmark in coordinated repatriation, combining air and land...

Travel Just Got Riskier: How To Stay Safe In A Dangerous World

How do you travel safely at a time like this? getty Deborah Kaminetzky was canoeing through Peru’s Amazon rainforest last week when the bombs started falling in Iran. She wondered about her return trip to the U.S. "I've discussed ways to get back...

NBB Becomes First Bank in Bahrain to Offer Complimentary Annual Privilee Membership to World Elite Exclusive Cardholders

The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB), in partnership with Mastercard, is offering its World Elite Exclusive members an annual complimentary Privilee membership, the award-winning lifestyle and wellness platform. The Privilee membership brings...

Vatel Bahrain explores Vatel Academy in Lyon, France

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality July 2025 79 A delegation from Vatel Bahrain visited the recently established Vatel Academy in Lyon, France, to gain in-depth insight into the Academy’s leading model in hospitality training. A delegation from Vatel...

Long weekend: Two-day holiday announced in Bahrain

Christian Horner tearful as he announced his Red Bull sacking to staff

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 effectively sacked from his role by the British-based Formula One team’s parent...

Mar Coorilos Metropolitan Visits Indian Ambassador in Bahrain

Pradeep Puravankara TDT I Manama pradeep@newsofbahrain.com His Grace Geevarghese Mar Coorilos Metropolitan, the Senior Metropolitan of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and Diocesan Metropolitan of Bombay, paid a visit to the Indian Ambassador...

Bahrain Victorious Head to the 2025 Tour de France With High Hopes

In the cycling world, July means just one thing: The Tour de France. With the 2025 ‘Grand Boucle’ (Big Loop) just days away, anticipation and excitement is growing ahead of this year’s ‘Grand Depart’ next Saturday. While it is not the oldest race...

Project Lenny: Can Rod Ellingworth and Bahrain Victorious develop France's next Tour de France winner?

The Tour de France is as much a three-week bike race as it is a blank canvas for the French tourism board to show off all that's great about the diverse regions of l'Hexagone. The 2025 race also marks a significant anniversary that French cycling...

Bahrain Successfully Completes Return of Stranded Citizens from Affected Countries

Ashen Tharaka TDT | Manama Email: ashen@newsofbahrain.com The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the successful return of all Bahraini citizens who were stranded abroad and had requested to come back home from countries affected by the...

KSA Travellers Swap Long Breaks for High-Spend Getaways

Luxury wins Eid Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com A growing number of Saudi residents chose short yet luxurious international holidays during the recent Eid Al Adha break, as data revealed a 25 percent rise in outbound travel from the Kingdom...

Tourist Tragedy In Swat Highlights Rising Threat Of Climate Disasters In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

(MENAFN- Tribal News Network) In a tragic incident in Swat , 18 people who were stranded in the river near the Mingora Bypass have drowned. According to initial reports, local sources say the victims were tourists visiting Swat who were swept away...

Durban ICC wins 20th World Travel Award

THE Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre (Durban ICC) has once again been crowned Africa’s Leading Meetings and Conference Centre at the 32nd annual World Travel Awards Africa and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony in Tanzania on...

Ashura holiday circular issued

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, yesterday issued a circular announcing the official holiday in observance of Ashura. In accordance with the...

Summer travel: Etihad offers up to 25% off; Air Arabia fares start at Dh149

As summer rolls in and schools go on a two-month holiday, airfares are getting out of hand for families planning to fly out. However, Etihad Airways has launched a welcome reprieve for travellers looking to explore the world without breaking the...

Netanyahu Nominates Trump for Peace Prize

Netanyahu's Peace Prize stunt: Yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a letter nominating President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize due to the "pivotal role" Trump has played in establishing greater diplomatic ties...

Bihar and Jharkhand Tourism and ODOP walls inaugurated at Indian Embassy consular hall

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Ambassador of India H.E. Vinod K. Jacob inaugurated Bihar and Jharkhand Tourism and One District One Product (ODOP) walls at the Consular hall of the Embassy in the presence of Bihar and Jharkhand...

Asian National Sentenced to Life for Killing Roommate in Bahrain

TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com An Asian national has been sentenced to life in prison and will be permanently deported from Bahrain after serving his sentence, following a ruling by the High Criminal Court. The court also ordered...

Is it safe to travel to Turkey? Latest Foreign Office advice as wildfires rage in Izmir

Flames rise from a forest after a wildfire broke out in Izmir, Turkey on June 29, 2025 (Picture: Anadolu) Blazing wildfires have sparked travel chaos in Turkey, days after flights were cancelled and airspace was closed across the Middle East...