Sources say there were ongoing negotiations between Bahraini PM, who owns 20% of Kempinski Hotels, and late King of Thailand, who holds 80% ownership of the hotelier group.

Bahrain's foreign reserves have more than halved since the end of 2014 as low oil prices slash the value of the country's exports, the prospectus for the kingdom's sovereign bond issue this week shows.

Saudi Arabia's stock market plunged to its lowest close since March 2011 on Sunday because of fears the government could introduce more austerity measures to curb a big budget deficit caused by low oil prices.

Lawyer and rights activist Mohammed al-Tajer said Bahraini authorities treat the entire nation with a sense of superiority and arrogance.

The secretary general of the Progressive Democratic Forum Society, Abdulnabi Salman, called on the Minister of Finance...

Bahrain decided to raise price of "super" petrol to 235 Fils per liter, after it was at 195 Fils.

A number of shops owners in Diraz stated that shopping is paralyzed and sales have dropped significantly.

Business Standard stressed a big fear for the Bahrain government will be the loss of appeal to investors.

Source unveiled Bahraini PM is undergoing negotiations with international hotel group to acquire 60% of group's shares.

Bahrain's latest downgrade by Fitch Ratings which cut country's rating from BBB- to BB+, takes Bahrain into junk status.

Fitch Ratings downgraded Bahrain's debt by one notch to junk status on Tuesday, leaving all three of the world's big rating agencies assessing the kingdom below investment grade as low oil prices undermine its finances.

The economic Business Standard magazine said that Bahrain is caught in the middle of a high-stakes game between its larger neighbours, Saudi Arabia and Iran.

The economic Forbes magazine said unexpected closure of Al-Wefaq is likely to spell further trouble for Bahrain.

The Arabian Business website said inflation in Bahrain rose to its highest level since December 2013.

The Bahrain Shura Council approved in its session held on Sunday (May 8, 2016) Decree 28/2015 to amend a number of provisions of the Commercial Companies Law issued by decree 21/2001.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Fitch Ratings (Fitch) has downgraded Gulf International Bank B.S.C.'s (GIB) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (LT IDR) to 'A-' from 'A'.

The Bahraini Minister of Energy Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza said that oil prices will continue to drop, following the Doha meeting failure.

The Bahraini cabinet decided to approve the development of a new kind of gasoline with 98 Octane, known as "Super fuel" to be made available in the market as a third option for consumers alongside "Jayyid" (Good) and "Mumtaz" (Excellent) fuel.

The Secretary-General of the National Democratic Action Society (Wa'ad) Radhi Al-Musawi said that "the financial support that the society was supposed to receive completely stopped in 2011."

The Economist stated that by the end of 2017, Bahrain's debt is expected to reach 65% of GDP, as it will need an oil price of $120 to balance its books.