An island kingdom just off the Arabian Peninsula, known as the first emirate nation to discover oil in 1932, wants to re-establish itself as the global center for sustainable pearls. Natural pearls ...

Faten Mattar is one of the first women to work in the family business, one of the oldest pearl shops in Bahrain - Copyright AFP Mazen Mahdi Faten Mattar is one of the ...

Manama, Nov. 30 (BNA): Bahraini pearls, renowned for their unmatched quality and craftsmanship, are taking centre stage at Jewellery Arabia, showcasing the Kingdom's legacy in the global jewellery ...

Queen Elizabeth’s pearl earrings were given to her as a wedding gift. In honor of their 1947 wedding, Queen Elizabeth and the late Prince Philip received a pearl shell containing seven pearls from the ...

PEARL jewellery worth millions of dollars from across centuries and covering a spectrum of styles, including those from royal collections, are up for sale in Bahrain. A broche studded with a coloured ...

“You can see yourself in a pearl. It’s not like any other stone,” Mohamed al-Mahmood says with a smile. Then, he produces a showstopper from a red-velvet-lined box: The distorted yet highly ...

Durrat Al Bahrain is the latest in a number of island projects in the region. Michele Howe looks at the challenges of designing offshore. If you log on to Google Earth, you can just about make out the ...

Customers at a Bahrain jewellery store study displays of pearls that are, unusually, 100 percent natural -- the result of attempts to preserve a centuries-old industry. While rare elsewhere, natural ...

While rare elsewhere, natural pearls prised from seabed oysters by divers are the only variety produced in the Gulf kingdom, which is fiercely proud of its pearling tradition. Bahrain, a tiny island ...