CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, will start broadcasting live from Bahrain on Monday, 14 June. The new editorial hub will coordinate and produce business and financial newsgathering from the Middle East, with a studio and production facility linked to CNBC's global network.

CNBC announced today at the Bahrain Grand Prix, that it will create a regional editorial hub in Bahrain to cover the Middle East. The facility is expected to be operational in the second quarter of the year.