Author: News Desk

Rome: His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today sent a written message to Pope Francis, the Pope of the Vatican. Delivered by the Advisor to HM the King for Diplomatic Affairs, Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, the message included an official invitation to Pope Francis to visit the Kingdom of Bahrain. This came as Pope Francis received, at the Vatican today, Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, who conveyed to him the greetings of HM the King, as well as HM’s wishes for abundant health and wellness to him. Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed expressed…

Frankfurt: The holiday tree is towering over the main square in this central German city, the chestnuts and sugared almonds are roasted, and kids are clambering aboard the merry-go-round just like they did before the pandemic. But a surge in coronavirus infections has left an uneasy feeling hanging over Frankfurt’s Christmas market. To savor a mug of mulled wine — a pleasurable rite of winter in pre-pandemic times — masked customers must pass through a one-way entrance to a fenced-off wine hut, stopping at the hand sanitizer station. Elsewhere, security officers check vaccination certificates before letting customers head for the…

Dubai: His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend the Bahrain Pavilion’s National Day event held at Expo 2020 Dubai. Upon arrival, His Royal Highness was received by the Crown Prince of Dubai, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister was accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister, HE Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Minister of Finance and National Economy, HE Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al…

Dubai: The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) in partnership with the Economist hosted an event at Expo2020 titled “Looking Ahead: Pathways to a Digital Economy”. The event explored the region’s current digital economy and looked at ways to further develop digitalization infrastructure. The line-up of speakers included leading local and global experts, including, HE Khalid Humaidan, Bahrain EDB’s Chief Executive, Shaikh Abdulla bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Chairman of Bahrain Telecommunications Company, Abdulwahid Al-Janahi, CEO of BENEFIT Bahrain, Arianna Huffington, Founder and CEO of Thrive Global, Marcus East, Chief Digital Officer for T-Mobile, and key figures from Google Cloud, KPMG, and…

Abu Dhabi: The Razin Camel Beauty Pageant of the 15th Al Dhafrah Festival will start on Thursday morning in Razin, Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi. The pageant, held under the patronage of HH Shaikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, will run until December 2. Organized by the Cultural Programmes and Heritage Festivals Committee, the Razin Mazayna Competition, which coincides with the UAE’s Golden Jubilee celebrations, will see 75 races involving camels from across the Arabian Peninsula. They include purebred camels from the Asayel (pedigree) and Majahim (dark-skinned) lineages in…

Manama: Secretary General of the Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF) Dr. Mustafa Al Sayed received the Arabian Gulf University (AGU)’s students who participated in the “Let’s Defeat Diabetes” awareness campaign. Dr. Al-Sayed praised the cooperation of AGU President Dr. Khalid bin Abdulrahman Al Ohali, through his patronage of the initiative, and encouragement of AGU students to engage in humanitarian work and services to the community and be part of “Al-Fares” project, launched by RHF to provide insulin pumps to children with type 1 diabetes. He expressed his appreciation to His Majesty’s the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs His Highness…

Seoul: Former President Chun Doo-hwan, a general-turned-strongman  died Tuesday at the age of 90. Chun died at his home in western Seoul around 8:40 a.m. after battling blood cancer and chronic ailments, aides said. His body will be taken to Seoul’s Severance Hospital, said Min Jeong-ki, a former presidential secretary. Chun’s last wish was that his remains be buried “on a frontline high ground overlooking North Korean territory,” Min said, adding Chun’s body will be cremated before being buried at a site to be determined later. The former Army general rose to power after staging a coup in the wake of the assassination…

Amman: The total number of tourists who visited Jordan in the January-October period rose to 1,807,225, about 59.7 percent, compared to the same period of last year, when the number was 1,131,682, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities’ monthly data. The figures showed a 59.8 percent increase in the number of overnight tourists, totaling 1,552,545 during the January-October period, compared to the same period of 2020 that registered 971,795 visitors, Jordan News Agency (Petra) reported. The number of tourists who visited such archeological sites as Ajloun spiked by 141.2 percent to 122,071 and Karak 286.7 percent to 48,149 visitors. Furthermore,…

Manama: There was a lively crowd in at the Indian Club on Sunday to watch the Finals Day of The Bahrain International Series Badminton Tournament 2021 round off a great week of international badminton – the expected show of force from the Club’s members, particularly the badminton section, was joined by noisy, often raucous, groups of Indonesian and Hong Kong local expats and other tournament players, actively supporting their country’s finalists. There might have been 25 countries represented at the start of BIS2021, but come the Finals, there were only two countries still standing – Indonesia and Hong Kong, the…

Manama: Terrorist elements who have launched plans and preparations for terrorist operations targeting security and civil peace have been arrested, the  and Forensic Science has announced. Weapons and explosives from Iran were seized with the elements associated with terrorist groups in Iran, the directorate general said. The arrests were within the security efforts to maintain the security of the homeland and in a proactive security operation in cooperation with the National Intelligence Agency.