• The old control tower provides the centrepiece of the new passenger terminal at Bahrain International Airport, south of the Bahraini capital Manama. AFP
    The old control tower provides the centrepiece of the new passenger terminal at Bahrain International Airport, south of the Bahraini capital Manama. AFP
  • The new passenger terminal at Bahrain International Airport began operations on January 28. AFP
    The new passenger terminal at Bahrain International Airport began operations on January 28. AFP
  • A screen showcases key Bahraini moments, accompanied by soothing music. AFP
    A screen showcases key Bahraini moments, accompanied by soothing music. AFP
  • One of the sculptures commissioned for the new passenger terminal at Bahrain International Airport. AFP
    One of the sculptures commissioned for the new passenger terminal at Bahrain International Airport. AFP
  • The new passenger terminal is equipped with the latest technology and supported by new infrastructure. AFP
    The new passenger terminal is equipped with the latest technology and supported by new infrastructure. AFP
  • The new passenger terminal is four times the size of the old terminal. AFP
    The new passenger terminal is four times the size of the old terminal. AFP
  • The new terminal can handle 14 million passengers a year. AFP
    The new terminal can handle 14 million passengers a year. AFP
  • A passenger waits for his flight at Bahrain International Airport's new terminal. AFP
    A passenger waits for his flight at Bahrain International Airport's new terminal. AFP
  • The new passenger terminal was constructed in four years. AFP
    The new passenger terminal was constructed in four years. AFP
  • Gulf Air Boeing B787-900 aircraft viewed from the new passenger terminal. AFP
    Gulf Air Boeing B787-900 aircraft viewed from the new passenger terminal. AFP

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Bahrain airport's new terminal - in pictures

The new building has capacity to handle up to 14 million passengers per year

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March 30, 2021

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FTO designations impose immigration restrictions on members of the organisation simply by virtue of their membership and triggers a criminal prohibition on knowingly providing material support or resources to the designated organisation as well as asset freezes. 

It is a crime for a person in the United States or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to knowingly provide “material support or resources” to or receive military-type training from or on behalf of a designated FTO.

Representatives and members of a designated FTO, if they are aliens, are inadmissible to and, in certain circumstances removable from, the United States.

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