Gulf Air's first female Bahraini Captain, Yasmeen Fraidoon, has taken to the skies on her maiden commercial flight. PICTURED: The first Bahraini female captain Yasmeen Fraidoon and GulfAir's chief ...

(SOUNDBITE) (English) BAHRAINI AMPUTEE AND PARA-ATHLETE, SHAIKHA ALSHAIBA, SAYING:"I lost my arm. Actually, I didn't lose it. I gained everything in life after amputating my arm when I was 18 months.

The country's Paralympic committee held its third meeting of the year this week, with an emphasis on promoting female participation in the game. The meeting of the board of directors of the Bahrain ...

Manama, Sep. 16 (BNA): The research team at the Royal University for Women (RUW) underscored that the results of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) – Bahrain report, along with the Women’s ...

Manama, Sep. 30 (BNA): The Supreme Council for Women (SCW) announced the opening of registrations for the 8th cycle of the HRH Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa Award for the Advancement of the ...

Bahraini women, fighting for their rights for years must fully participate in the country's political process to address their issues, said Sheikha Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of His Majesty ...

ASIAN YOUTH GAMES – BAHRAIN’S record-breaking delegation at the third Asian Youth Games (AYG) is set to feature a significant ...

MANAMA (Reuters) - When Bahraini university professor Sajida Saeed Tabbara first got on her motorbike in 2008, some said she was a bad role model for girls. "It was very difficult for me as a woman, ...

Good news from Bahrain. Mahmood writes: “Bahrain appointed a woman judge yesterday for the first time in its history, becoming the first among the Gulf States.” Global Voices stands out as one of the ...

Oman hosted the Bahrain women’s cricket team for a three-match T20 International Series, with the final match taking place on May 5, 2025, at Al Amerat Cricket Ground. Despite being the visitors, ...

MANAMA (Reuters) - Ameena Abbas and Munira Fakhro are both candidates in Saturday's Bahraini elections, but that is all the two women have in common. Poverty forced one to hawk perfume on the street.