Manama - Arab Today
Bahrain dailies issued today focused in their principal headlines on the main local, Arab and international events which happened over the past 24 hours. Here is a round-up of the main press headlines:
- HM the King commends the training programme of Royal Bahrain Air Force (RBAF) officers to join Russian astronauts in a space expedition.
-King Abdulla Medical City contracts worth SR1 billion signed.
-Finance Minister issues edict making mandatory for travelers to declare their money on leaving or entering Bahrain.
- Finance Ministry announces two tenders to set up a tax system and review the Value Added Tax.
- Criminal Court allows the hearing of the phone call between Ali Salman and Hamad bin Jassim next session.
-Tehran recalls the Revolutionary Guard from Syrian to repress the protests.
- British “Times”: Qatar purchases weapons worth billions and fails to pay arrears worth more than 1 million pound to the trainers in charge of the horses belonging to the brother of Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.
- US President warns the Iranian Government that his country has the prerogatives to impose sanctions on officials involved in repressing protesters in Iran.