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Bahrain sets up new tourism development authority for Hawar Islands


Issue 1195 - 13 Jan 2025 | 3 minute read

The Higher Authority for Hawar Islands Development replaces a committee set up in 2017 to develop tourism infrastructure on the island – which was previously the subject of a territorial dispute with Qatar. It comes as the islands’ first major hotel development is due to welcome its first guests.

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