Hailing from Afghanistan, Algeria, Iraq, Sudan and Gaza, women entrepreneurs were in the spotlight at the closing of the 2024 World Entrepreneurship Investment Forum (WEIF), which has been running since Tuesday in Bahrain’s capital, Manama. During a panel discussion on ‘Women, Peace and Security’ and later in exclusive interviews with our UN News team that…
The fifth Manama Declaration, named after the Bahraini capital where the 2024 World Entrepreneurship Investment Forum (WEIF) has been running since Tuesday, echoed the gathering’s theme: innovation can drive development of technologies and products to help address socioeconomic and environmental challenges. The resulting economic advances can provide the resources needed to invest in sustainable…
Getting under way in Manama, the fifth World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum (WEIF), with a key focus on Arab and African regions, is being held under the theme of ‘Achieving the [Sustainable Development Goals] through Fostering Innovation and Economic Growth’. Over the next three days, the forum will weigh urgent issues such as poverty, inequality,…
Sudan, file photo In Sudan, warring groups stormed the embassies of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it condemns the sabotage and violent actions of armed groups against our embassy, ambassador and staff in Sudan. Bahrain’s foreign ministry said its embassy and ambassador’s residence were attacked, damaging the building….
The foreign ministers of Qatar and Bahrain are meeting in Riyadh. Qatar and Bahrain will restore diplomatic ties after six years, the official news agencies of both countries have confirmed the development. Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt ended their boycott of Qatar in January 2021 after three and a half years. Apart…
Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Dr. Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani is meeting with the Iraqi Governor. Bahrain protested strongly by summoning Iraq’s governor for allegedly violating diplomatic etiquette. The spokesman of Bahrain’s National Coordination Center, Mohammad Isa Al-Abasi, said that the Iraqi ambassador was summoned for breaching diplomatic etiquette and interfering in the country’s internal…
Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasir Kanani, file photo Iran says it would welcome the restoration of relations with Bahrain. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said that the restoration of political relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran is a sign of the success of the diplomatic solution to misunderstandings. He said that relations between Iran and…
Bahrain International Airport Bahrain canceled visas issued to Human Rights Watch representatives to attend an international parliamentary conference. This would be the first time since 2012 that Human Rights Watch (HRW) representatives would visit the Gulf country. The 146th session of the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) will begin in Bahrain from Saturday. HRW has permanent…
