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Oversubscribed hits 141%, Bahrain sukuk
Bahrain's Central Bank announced its six-month Ijara Murabaha Sukuk received subscriptions worth BD 70.531 million for the BD 50 million issue, representing 141% oversubscription. The maturity period spans 182 days, starting October 1 and ending April 1, 2027, with an expected return of 5.77% annually.
BNA BUSINESS · · BH
meets Chinese envoy in Manama
Shaikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalifa, President of Customs, received Ni Ruchi, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Bahrain. Both sides discussed enhancing cooperation in customs and logistics domains, with the Chinese Ambassador emphasising the importance of continuing collaboration between the two countries.
BNA LOCAL · · BH
Discusses sustainable housing with UN-Habitat director
Amna bint Ahmed Al Rumaihi, Minister of Housing and Urban Planning, met Patrick Canagasingham, Director of the Regional Programmes Division at UN-Habitat, during the Innovation Summit in the Social Housing Sector 2026. They discussed developing the social housing sector, integrating urban planning with services, and partnerships for sustainable housing communities.
BNA LOCAL · · BH
closes higher at 1,906.80 points, Manama
Bahrain All Share Index closed at 1,906.80 points, up 1.10 points, driven by gains in industrial and materials sectors. The Islamic Index fell 4.02 points to 917.70. Trading volume reached 2,791,513 shares worth BD 617,748 across 102 equity transactions, with financial sector representing 75.23% of total traded value.
BNA BUSINESS · · BH
wins gold at Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
Bahrain's national handball team won its first-ever gold medal at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, defeating Qatar in the final. HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister congratulated HM the King, crediting his continued support for Bahraini sports and the kingdom's regional standing.
BNA LOCAL · · BH
Climate warms Pacific, waters age unevenly
Climate change is reducing ocean oxygen unevenly across the Pacific. Subtropical gyres are aging and losing oxygen, while tropical zones are becoming younger with less deoxygenation. Researchers used ocean circulation models to reveal this paradoxical 'young get older, old get younger' response driven by Southern Ocean warming and Kelvin waves.
Tech Explorist ·
Closes Hong Kong jewellery show with 36 partnerships
Export Bahrain concluded its second consecutive participation in Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong 2026, supporting seven Bahrain-based jewellery businesses. The event facilitated over 240 B2B meetings, resulting in more than 36 potential business partnerships and creating significant new international expansion opportunities for participating brands.
BNA BUSINESS · · BH
King's College discovers urolithin A improves heart relaxation
Researchers at King's College London found that urolithin A, a compound produced after eating pomegranates and walnuts, improved heart function by up to 80% in animal models. The discovery offers potential treatment for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, affecting nearly half a million UK residents. Clinical trials are needed.
Tech Explorist · · GB
Detects hydrogen signal five billion years ago
Canada's CHIME telescope has detected faint radio emissions from hydrogen gas billions of years old, offering a cheaper way to investigate dark energy and the universe's expansion. The discovery, published in The Astrophysical Journal, bypasses previous reliance on other telescopes' galaxy surveys and explores larger cosmic scales.
Tech Explorist · · CA
Wins gold at Asian Games, defeats Qatar 33-32
Bahrain's handball team won the gold medal at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya 2026, defeating Qatar 33-32 in the final. HH Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, Vice President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, attended and congratulated the team on their achievement and strong performance throughout the tournament.
BNA SPORTS · · BH
Chairs 42nd GCC meeting on passport coordination
Brigadier Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Al Doseri chaired the 42nd meeting of GCC passport directors in Manama. Discussions focused on the Unified Visa project and One-Stop Travel initiative for air travel. Participants reviewed technical proposals to develop passport systems and strengthen cooperation and expertise exchange among GCC nations.
BNA LOCAL · · BH
meets China and AIIB in Doha.
Nawaf Hashim Al Sada, Assistant Undersecretary for International Cooperation at Bahrain's Ministry of Finance, met Chinese Finance Assistant Minister Junhong Chang and AIIB Chief Investment Officer Konstantin Limtovskiy during the 11th Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Doha, discussing mutual cooperation and economic partnership opportunities.
BNA LOCAL · · BH