Accommodation Search Engine - Lodging in Bahrain (http://www.ase.net/Searchcountry/)
Search engine to read and review on hotel web sites in Bahrain.

Al-Bawaba (http://albawaba.com/)
It is a major portal site that links a number of other websites on all the Arab countries. It contains up-to-date information on the political, business, social, cultural and religious aspects of a particular country. Just click on the name of the country for information in English and Arabic.

Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development (http://www.arabfund.org/)
Search for information on projects funded throughout the Arab world

Arab Net (http://www.arab.net/)
It is a major Arab website that contains information on the government, history, geography, business, culture, transport, tourism of each country, and provides links to other relevant websites.

Arabian business and Cultural Guide (http://www.traderscity.com/abcg/culture.htm)
It is a guide to understanding the social, business, culture, and how to trade and export to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait , U.A.E., and Bahrain.

Artograph (http://www.artograph.com.bh/)
It provides information about Bahrain based design consultancy specializing in the design and production of annual reports, corporate literature, media and marketing companies, and corporate identity.

BMA (http://www.bma.gov.bh/)
Provides information on monetary, currencies, interest rates.

Bahrain Cinemas (http://www.bahraincinema.com/)
It provides information about the forthcoming attractions, previous and star profiles.

Bahrain Economic Development Board (http://www.bahrainedb.com/)
It is a responsible web site for formulating and overseeing the Commerce and Industry Ministry, initiates to develop Bahrain's small and medium enterprises.

Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (http://www.bibf.com/)
It is the web site of the institute. It gives information about courses, resources for students and online registration form.

Bahrain Monetary Agency (http://www.bma.gov.bh/)
Quarterly statistical bulletin. It gives information on currency, and service information for this Central Bank.

Bahrain National Gas Co. Web Site (http://www.banagas.com.bh/)
It provides information about natural gas and related energy services in Bahrain.

Bahrain Telecommunication Company (http://www.batelco.com.bh/)
It is the site of Bahrain Telecommunication company. The company provides services to the Bahraini people as well to the region.

Bahrain Telephone Directory (http://www.bahrainyellowpages.com.bh/)
It provides information about local business throughout the country of Bahrain.

Bank of Bahrain Kuwait (http://www.bbkonline.com/)
It gives information about the interest rates annual report 2000.

BccMovies (http://bccmovies.com/index.html)
It contains movie highlights, star profiles, news, events and online booking.

Citibank Bahrain Home Page (http://www.citibank.com/bahrain/)
It gives information about interest rates and business activities of Citibank.

The Country and People of Bahrain (http://www.hejleh.com/countries/bahrain.html)
It links to sites in Bahrain and Bahrain related sites.

Development Gateway Country Overview (http://www.developmentgateway.org/)
"The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty." Search by development projects as well as by country to identify additional web sites and documents.

Directory of Development Organizations (http://www.devdir.org/)
"The Directory is a compilation of contact data of the main sources of assistance available for private sector development (micro, small an medium-sized enterprises) and poverty reduction. A wide range of organizations is included in the Directory: international organizations, government ministries, private sector institutions, development agencies, universities, research and training institutes, NGOs/PDOs, grantmakers, banks, microfinance institutions, and development consulting firms." Searchable by keyword.

Fares.net (http://www.fares.net)
Site includes a directory and a list of sites on a wide range of subjects including tourism, entertainment, culture, the media, news and business in English and Arabic. Search under the name of the country.

Global Archive -- Total Search (http://search.ft.com/search/index.html)
Searches the archive of the British newspaper, Financial Times, online version.

International Monetary Fund (http://www.imf.org/)
The IMF is an "organization of 183 member countries, established to promote international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange; to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment." A search by country will yield reports on the IMF's initiatives and programs in it.

International Trade Administration (http://www.ita.doc.gov)
A branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the ITA site offers trade statistics, export data, publications and reports on a variety of issues related to international trade.

Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (http://www.jha.ac/)
Published at the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, U.K., this site may be searched for articles in the journal concerning a particular country.

MEMRI: The Middle East Media Research Institute (http://www.memri.org/)
Founded in 1998, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) ‘explores the Middle East through the region's media. MEMRI bridges the language gap which exists between the West and the Middle East, providing timely translations of Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew media, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends in the Middle East.'

Metals of Bahrain (http://www.metalsofbahrain.com/)
It provides information about metal productions and its prices and all aspects of quality.

National Bank of Bahrain (http://www.nbbonline.com/)
It is the site of a commercial bank in Bahrain. It describes services and banking activities.

Oriyas in Bahrain (http://bahrainoriya.tripod.com/)
It offers news and links.

UNRISD On-Line (U.N. Research Institute for Social Development) (http://www.unrisd.org/)
"UNRISD carries out research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development. Through its research, UNRISD stimulates dialogue and contributes to policy debates within and outside the United Nations system.

United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations, etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (http://www.unicef.org/)
"Works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection, guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child." Site offers reports and information about the status and living situations of children in many countries.

United Nations ReliefWeb (http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/ByCountry/)
"ReliefWeb is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)... serving the information needs of the humanitarian relief community." Offers news updates to crisis situations around the world and includes information about refugee camps and other relief efforts.

United States Trade Representative (http://www.ustr.gov)
As "America's chief trade negotiator and advisor to the President of the United States on trade policy, the USTR and the Agency itself work with other bodies, such as the World Trade Organization to create new job opportunities for American business, workers and agricultural producers." A search by country yields news, regulations, reports and initiatives on the United States' and USTR's dealings with it.

United States. Agency for International Development. Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) (http://www.dec.org)
"The purpose of the DEC is to strengthen USAID's development projects, activities, and programs by making ... development experience documents available to USAID offices and mission staff, PVO's, NGO's, universities and research institutions, developing countries, and the public worldwide."

United States. Census Bureau. Foreign Trade Statistics (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/index.html)
Offers valuable statistics by country and by commodity beginning in 1996 and information about the U.S. trade balance with individual countries from 1992 onward.

United States. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration (ITA)(http://www.ita.doc.gov)
A branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the ITA site offers trade statistics, export data, publications and reports on a variety of issues related to international trade.

Welcome to Ministry of Finance and National Economy (http://www.mofne.gov.bh/)
It gives information on public finances and the economy in Bahrain.

The World Bank Group (http://www.worldbank.org)
A search by country yields numerous English language reports on the economic development of regions of the world and the World Bank Groups' advice, initiatives and warnings concerning them.

World Chambers Network (http://www.worldchambers.com/)
Searchable by country offers information about individual national chambers of commerce and about international trade including news and upcoming events of interest to the business world.

World Trade Network (http://WorldTradeNetwork.org/)
An English language site proving access to information country by country on international trade as well as links to related sites, as well as to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

World Trade Organization (http://www.wto.org/)
Headquartered in Switzerland the WTO, made up of member governments from around the globe, is dedicated to topics concerning international trade and development. Its English language "website contains material for a range of users, from the general public to students, academics and trade specialists. It includes introductions to WTO activities and a large database of official documents."

Yahoo! Finance - Currency Conversion (http://finance.yahoo.com/m3?u)
This service provided by Yahoo offers up-to-the-minute universal conversion rates of foreign currencies.