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Emirates to resume Bahrain flights but Kuwait services remain suspended

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Emirates is set to resume flights between Dubai and Bahrain from Saturday, August 15, after weeks of cancellations owing to regional tensions. The airline currently lists one service, EK839, departing Dubai International Airport at 4pm and arriving in Bahrain at 4.20pm local time. The return marks a limited resumption of a route on which Emirates previously operated three daily services. Its other two scheduled Bahrain flights, EK835 and EK837, remain cancelled for now. Emirates services between Dubai and Kuwait remain suspended, however, with no flights currently listed on the airline's website. The airline had previously suspended all three of its daily Bahrain services, as well as four daily Kuwait flights – EK853, EK855, EK857 and EK859 – amid regional tensions and disruption in the Gulf. A disclaimer on the airline's website states: “Please be aware that we can only show the services offered on Emirates-operated flights. For any connecting flights operated by codeshare airlines ,