Bahrain Housing & PPP: Bahrain’s Housing and Urban Planning Ministry has started foundation works for 69 new homes in Salman Town under the Government Land Development Rights Programme, with unit sizes set to match ministry financing needs and delivery tied to a public-private partnership model. Green Transition & World Environment Day: Bahrain marked World Environment Day with renewed emphasis on climate progress, including submissions to the UN climate framework and a national roadmap to 2035, while the Supreme Council for Environment highlighted steady gains in balancing development with resource protection. Bahrain Environment on the ground: National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) teamed up with NIAD for a tree-planting event at Isa Town Jogging Track to boost afforestation and community participation. Heritage & Tourism Idea: MPs backed a proposal for Bahrain’s first dedicated interactive pearl and diving museum, aiming to turn the kingdom’s pearling legacy into hands-on education and training. Travel Curbs: Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority ordered travel agencies to halt ads and programmes to Iran and Iraq following a government travel ban for Bahrainis. Digital Services for Real Estate: Bahrain’s Survey and Land Registration Bureau upgraded its online system for requesting and buying cadastral maps, cutting processing time and steps and enabling fully electronic tracking via the national portal. Finance & Payments: QCB expanded HIMYAN card acceptance in Bahrain, and Bahrain’s financial cooperation with regional partners also featured in recent coverage. Regional Risk to Markets: Iran–US tensions and attacks affecting Kuwait and Bahrain continued to rattle oil, equities and crypto sentiment, with US travel advisories keeping Bahrain at Level 3 “Reconsider Travel.”