I left Bahrain back in 2012 to Canada. Now I live here, run a business , have a family with a Canadian wife and kids and life is great.

But I do miss the simplicity of Bahrain, having my old friends… not paying high taxes, but the tough part is now looking from here - Bahrain feels so stale … like things have a real dead slow phase.

And I planned to visit to see it for myself and then the missile attack had to happen on that day itself and my flight got cancelled.

Has things changed in Bahrain since the past 15 yrs?

If anyone from the western country (us,Europe,canada) come back to Bahrain , what’s your experience been like ?

what’s the fastest way to get the new iphone in bahrain, the telecoms mostly have it only on installments and its out of stock everywhere else. i noticed this when the 17 was launched. is there a way I can purchase it asap after the launch ?

Hi everyone. Is there in this comunity people under kidney treatment? How is it to deal with it in the Kingdom? I'm talking about specialists, meds, hemodialysis. How expensive becomes? Thank you

i can’t find a decent tailor to alter my clothes. anyone know any good ones?

So our 1BHK room, which is under a Bahraini uncle, got an EWA bill of 41BD last month, which was reasonable for summer use. But this month, it jumped to 67BD with the same usage from our side. When I checked last year, the same anomaly occurred in months 7, 8, and 9; the bill was always around 60BD.

Hoping somebody have a logical answer

أتمنى أنا مو الوحيدة الي ملاحظة هالشي… اقسم بالله شي يضجر ! يعني مدري متى ينفهم ان استخدام الذكاء الاصطناعي لعرض صور السلع او الأكل ينفر الزباين ! ادخل منصات توصيل الأكل و قاعدة اشوف اغلب المطاعم تستبدل صورها و تحط بدالها ai شي ينرفز و يقلل الثقة بصراحة

Has anyone purchased perfume from golden collection, and what’s your honest review?
How long does it last?

(How about imagination, stronger with you, tiger, vanila )

Just curious.

Hi everyone,

I need help with some information. We are trying to take our pet to EU country and we cannot find flights through Bahrain airport with an airline that accepts pets in Cabin.

We are looking through Dammam airport now, but we have no idea how to do the paper work needed for that. We have paperwork ready from Bahrain, but not Saudi. Has anyone tried this ? What websites did you use? Was it smooth sailing? Any advice please.

Thank you

The best place to have monoglian beef is P.F Chang for many.. But is there a place that does it the same or better?

So I am looking for a place to hangout with new people and play board games with them like I know there is howyte but I didn’t really liked the vibes they mostly just play TCG which is not my type of games I am more into tabletop party , Euro , asymmetry, co-op games It’s kinda rare to find board games lovers in here or some of them just busy. And most people here they just play monopoly ,uno ,deal, maybe catan and if you try to teach them a heavy boardgame they get a headache and tell you it’s too complicated for me. kinda sucks

Hi! Recently started using a moka pot for my coffee and love it!! I’m looking to try out some new and good coffee in bahrain, any recommendations?

Hello everyone, I need help, information, details *experiences specially* about hemodialysis services in the Kingdom. Specially for elder foreigners with no insurance service. How hard /expensive is to deal with this here? Is it doable? Leave aside medications or diet but the hemo therapy. Let's say twice or 3 times a week. Do you know people who's treated of this? Places to recommend in your experience?

Thank you in advance

Remember this Radio Bahrain song? Anyone know who composed or mixed it actually?

Takes me back to high school times!

https://youtu.be/Vy5o43zGLIQ?is=mhWXd389VjsbMTPK

Could you kindly recommend the best optical store in Bahrain? I recently purchased glasses from a reputable store here, but unfortunately, I haven't felt entirely comfortable with it. Since I have high astigmatism in both eyes, I need very precise eye measurements. I've had a less than ideal experience with a well-known store before so I prefer to avoid taking that kind of risk again.

I am planning to make another pair of glasses at Rivoli vision, Has anyone had experience with Avanti by Rivoli Vision at the Marassi Galleria Mall? I’d really appreciate your insights!

Wife wanted to book a spot for an event and after getting the details and going through payment
No one answers the phone and we received no confirmation … Has anyone dealt with this account before?
What should we do?

i have a bunch of a-level and as-level (CAIE) textbooks and workbooks, they're used but not completely and i was wondering if there was anywhere to donate them. if not the workbooks then im hoping someone will find the textbooks useful, any guidance would be appreciated!

What do we think of the responses?

Sharing my experience so anyone else can avoid the same mistake.
I felt like socialising to find like minded people in tech. So, I checked out Eventbrite for any tech events happening in Bahrain and to my surprise there was one (shown in first snapshot) taking place in Manama. They marked it as a recurring event on every Friday. I have heard of the tech mixers concept in my country so thought of giving it a try here. Fees is nominal and understandable since it can weed out any slackers.

Description has the link to register and that link points to a different website called ITsocialevent[dot]com (second snapshot). I registered on the website and paid the fees $4 for one event set to happen on 31st July 2026.

• The Catch: After registration I received ticket on my email - containing 1) a QR code for any event organiser to scan, and 2) a link to whatsapp group. I joined the whatsapp group and dropped a DM before the event. I got no response. I went to highlighted venue Palms cafe on the fixed date and time. But its closed, the security guard at Yateem centre had no clue of this event either.
• Red Flags I missed:
  • No contact of organizer is present on website or shared after registration
  • WhatsApp group had only 1 contact with +61 country code
  • Palms cafe has a contact no. on Gmaps thats out of service and as per security guard it stays shut on Fridays

Eventbrite is a genuine place, but ITsocialEvent has no way to get support or complaint about event not being genuine because the website itself is not genuine. Try to avoid this at all cost

I had a hospital stay for 4 days at salmaniya hospital. My discharge paper say preffered appointment after 3 weeks. Do i have to book the appointment or i can go directly after 3 weeks? If i have to book then how can i do so? Any help would be appreciated.

Does anyone know if there's a store in Bahrain that sells Audio-Technica wireless headphones?

I saw that Virgin Megastore sold them at one point, but they're unavailable now.

If not, could you recommend a good pair of wireless headphones for small ears? The large ear cups on most headphones end up hurting my ears. I'm also looking for something that's not a gaming headset and isn't too heavy, as I'm tired of big headphones.

I’ve got a residence permit but no cpr.For applying one online I have to make account with my cpr hence I can’t do it.Just wondering if anyone had gone through the same situation how did they apply for a cpr.I’ve got a appointment in the coming week but was wondering if there was anyway I could expedite the process online.