GDNPR: 298,706 enter Bahrain last week

Manama: March 27 -- (BNA): The Assistant Undersecretary for Exits, Search and Follow-up at the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports and Residence (GDNPR) said that 298,706 people had entered the Kingdom of Bahrain within the 7-day period from March 20 to 26. According to the GDNPR's weekly statistics, 259,214 travelers had arrived from Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries via King Fahd Causeway, 39,117 through Bahrain International Airport and 375 through Shaikh Khalifa Seaport. (IY)