Transportation and Telecommunications Minister Kamal Ahmed announced the launching of a new air traffic control center.

Speaking about Ericsson and Huawei companies starting G5 service in Bahrain, Transportation and Telecommunications Minister Kamal Ahmed stressed that Bahrain is not worried about the spying of Chinese Huawei company on telecommunications in Bahrain.

Bahrain, headquarters of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, plans to roll out a commercial 5G mobile network by June, partly using Huawei technology despite the United States' concerns the Chinese telecom giant's equipment could be used for spying.

Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications Kamal Ahmed said that Bahrain decided to bar Boeing 737 MAX from using Bahrain International Airport or flying in the Kingdom's airspace.

The National Space Science Agency (NSSA) announced that applications for a place on the Bahrain Space Team reached more than 2,173 applicants.

Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed received the United States Ambassador to Bahrain, Justin Hicks Siberell. They discussed ways of strengthening cooperation and benefiting from experiences in both countries in the fields of transportation and communications.

Bahraini local newspaper Akhbar Al-Khaleej said that hundreds of containers filled with cargo have piled up at port after the website of the operating company (APM Terminals) was hacked.

The Minister of Transportation and Telecommunication Kamal Ahmad revealed in his response to a parliamentary question that �the land of East Sitra Industrial City was transferred in 2016 to Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company by the Ministry of Finance.�

Bahrain has imposed 7 BD fees on passengers departing Bahrain International Airport in the light of tending to impose more fees to confront the financial hardships.