Manama, Economic Development Board, 15 May 2012: First Flight Couriers Ltd., India’s largest domestic and international courier company, with over 1000 offices and a workforce of more than 10,000 employees across India, has today launched its Bahrain office.
A number of talented young Bahrainis participated in a workshop to learn the art of drawing, as part of the "talent programme of the Spring of Culture festival.
The workshop, titled “Applied Art Today”, was instructed by the Lebanese Artist Ginane Bacho and has been held in "Al Bareh Arts Gallery".
"It is an opportunity to start a professional relationship between the artist and his or her coach." Instructor Bacho commented.
The Workshop focused on drawing as the basis for art, beginning with the participants drawing quick sketches, then portraits, and finishing with critiquing each other’s works.
By the end of the workshop, the talented group drew a painting of 10 meters in length, on the theme of "Manama, the Capital of Culture."
Manama, Economic Development Board, 25th April 2012 : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince and Chairman of the Economic Development Board (EDB) will start a visit to the Republic of South Korea on 30th of April 2012 to discuss opportunities to boost bilateral economic ties between the two countries. HRH the Crown Prince will be accompanied by representatives from the private sector and businessmen from various economic sectors in Bahrain.
19 April 2012, Manama: Over three quarters of people living in Bahrain say they are in favour of the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix going ahead, according to a survey conducted this week by Nielsen, an independent global provider of information and insights, on behalf of the Bahrain Economic Development Board.
Manama, Economic Development Board, 17 April 2012: Great guitarist George Benson will close the curtain of Spring of Culture 2012 after performing the last concert of the festival this Friday at the historic Arad Fort.
Manama, Economic Development Board, 14 April 2012: Leading European Tour player Paul Casey and American Football legend Joe Montana yesterday combined to capture the inaugural Bahrain Invitational pro-celebrity golf title at the Royal Golf Club in Riffa.
Grammy Award winner for Best Contemporary World Music Album (USA, 2008), Angelique Kidjo is back to Bahrain as part of Spring of Culture 2012 to electrify Arad Fort, along with Nigerian songstress Asa on Wednesday, 11th April.
Kidjo performed in Bahrain for the first time as part of Spring of Culture 2009, when she took the ecstatic audience up to the stage to join her performance. Her striking voice, stage presence and her fluency in multiple cultures and languages won respect from her peers and expanded her following across national borders. It also earned her access to humanitarians who sensed the passion in the words of her songs, resulting in her long-term dedication to global charity work.
Bahrain’s national carrier, Gulf Air, the luxury Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea & Spa and Euro Motors, official importers for BMW, have joined the Royal Golf Club as Official Partners to the upcoming BAHRAIN INVITATIONAL Celebrity Pro-Am taking place from April 13th to 14th on the Montgomerie Course at the Royal Golf Club.
The Kingdom of Bahrain has been ranked top in the region in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Information Technology Report, produced in cooperation with INSEAD. The Kingdom has also improved its position within the top 30 global economies, climbing three places, and is now ranked 27th of 133 economies worldwide.
The Spring of Culture 2012 festival is bringing an 11-international-awards winner, Tap Dogs, right from Australia to its crowd in Bahrain in a concert planned for Thursday and Friday - 5th and 6th of April at Arad Fort.
Classified by BCC as “Part theatre, part rock concert and part construction site”, Tap Dogs combines high-energy dance, theatrical performance and live music in this fast paced, unstoppable theatrical spectacle.