State of Bahrain


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Noun1.State of Bahrain - an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi ArabiaState of Bahrain - an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s
Arab League - an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation
capital of Bahrain, Manama - the capital of Bahrain; located at the northern end of Bahrain Island
Gulf States - the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf
Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
Bahraini, Bahreini - a native or inhabitant of Bahrain
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The program broadcast on Sunday was filled with "lies and fallacies against the state of Bahrain," Bahraini Foreign Minister Khaled bin Ahmed said.
The celebration coincides with Bahrain's celebrations of the anniversary of the establishment of the modern state of Bahrain as an Arab and Muslim country in 1783 by its founder Ahmed Al-Fateh, the 47th Anniversary of its accession to the UN as a full member and the 19th Anniversary of HM the King's Accession to the Throne.
Manama, Dhu-AlHijjah 18, 1435, October 12, 2014, SPA -- Congratulating its citizens who performed Hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia this year of safe return, the State of Bahrain today lauded what it described as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's one of its successive successes scored under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
I wrote once before about the state of Bahrain flags being flown on Shaikh Isa Bridge between Manama and Muharraq.
Ismail briefed Al-Khalifa who are on a visit to the country during these days, when he met him at his office, on the investment opportunities in Sudan, particularly in the agricultural domain, urging the Bahraini investors to invest in Sudan, revealing allocation of arable land area of about 100,000 acres in the Northern State to the State of Bahrain all procedures of which have been completed, explaining that the coming days will witness the signing of an agreement on this issue between the State of Bahrain and the National Authority for Investment.
Manama, Sept 29 (ONA) Deliberations of the preparatory meeting of the GCC Undersecretaries of the Information Ministries for the 21st meeting of the GCC Information Ministers began in Manama today under the chair of the State of Bahrain. The Sultanate's delegation to the preparatory meeting was led by Ali bin Khalfan al-Jabri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Information.
The state of Bahrain has hired banks to advise it on a sukuk issue.
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq - The Chairman of Iraq's National Coalition, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, has condemned the use of violence against demonstrations in the Gulf state of Bahrain, describing them as "representing the will of its people," according to a statement issued by his office on Wednesday.
The state of Bahrain has said that it does not have any plans to restrict conventional banks from providing Islamic financing.
September 18, 2010 (KHARTOUM) -- The League of Arab States (LAS) is undertaking efforts to organize a conference on development in southern Sudan to be held in the Gulf state of Bahrain on 25 November 2010, Sudan's Foreign Minister Ali Karti has announced.
MICHAEL Jackson has bought property in the Gulf state of Bahrain, it was claimed yesterday.
He served as the American ambassador to the State of Bahrain from 1994 to 1997.