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Bahrain: The Shura Council hailed the success of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in organizing this year’s Haj season and ensuring pilgrims’ safety and security in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. It extended congratulations to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, led by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Defence Minister His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The council lauded the outstanding organization and preparations as well as services delivered to pilgrims, hailing the Saudi efforts in serving the two holy mosques and providing…

Apple Inc’s cheapest handset will support 5G technology in its next iteration and its iPhone Mini will not be included in its 2022 lineup, The company will start selling a 5G version of budget iPhone SE in the first half of 2022, Nikkei reported, adding the device will be powered by its A15 processor and its 5G connectivity will be enabled by Qualcomm Inc’s X60 modem chip. Telecom operators have been spending billions of dollars to upgrade their networks to the much-touted 5G to enable faster internet and better coverage. However, analysts are skeptical of the uses of the technology to individual…

A gilded toilet and other luxuries were found in a mansion raided by Russian investigators, who say they busted a gang of corrupt police. The Investigative Committee (SK) website has a video showing extravagant interiors in a huge mansion, among many properties raided. Col Alexei Safonov, head of traffic police in the southern Stavropol region, was arrested with six others. Traffic police allegedly took bribes for issuing fake permits to businesses. The permits allegedly enabled drivers to pass through police checkpoints with unauthorised cargoes of grain and building materials. The accused have not yet commented on the charges.

Beijing: The heaviest rains in decades have caused massive flooding in the central Chinese metropolis of Zhengzhou. State media reported 16 deaths on Wednesday,  expected more deaths.  Saving lives was the “top priority,” Chinese President Xi Jinping was quoted as saying. The floodwaters inundated the underground system, where hundreds of people were trapped on trains and also in tunnels, as reported by state media and eyewitnesses on social media. Videos showed water up to people’s shoulders. During the evacuations, around 600 seriously ill patients also had to be brought to safety from a hospital at Zhengzhou University. The electricity in…

Tokyo: The update on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic, said an AP report. Brisbane will host the 2032 Olympics, the inevitable winner of a one-city race steered by the International Olympic Committee to avoid rival bids. The Games will go back to Australia 32 years after the popular 2000 Sydney Olympics. Melbourne hosted in 1956. Prime Minister Scott Morrison told International Olympic Committee voters in an 11-minute live video link from his office that Australia knows what it takes to deliver a successful Games. Brisbane follows…

The Bahrain Odia Samaj in collaboration with ISKCON Temple organised the Chariot Festival (Rath Yatra) as well as a ‘Bhajan Sandhya’ (Devotional Musical Evening) to mark the nine-day annual sojourn of Lord Jagannath and his siblings as per centuries-old traditions. The celebrations started on the 12th of July, 2021 and ended after 9 days of virtual programs on the 20th of July, 2021 when the Lord & his siblings returned to their abode after their annual appearance as per the sacred rituals. Indian Ambassador to Bahrain, His Excellency Piyush Shrivastava visited the ISKCON Jagannatha temple on July 12th, 2021 to…

As part of international coordination and cooperation to fight crimes, the International and Interpol Affairs Directorate at the General Directorate of Anti-Corruption and Economic and Electronic Security has got back an internationally wanted individual, 44, who was convicted in several cases in Bahrain after taking the relevant legal procedures. The directorate coordinated with friendly countries after a Red Notice was issued against him by the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) based on Bahrain’s request. To implement the rule of law and after coordination with the Public Prosecution and the Verdicts Implementation Directorate of the Interior Ministry, the convict was referred…

The United States and its allies accused China on Monday of a global cyberespionage campaign, mustering an unusually broad coalition of countries to publicly call out Beijing for hacking. The United States was joined by NATO, the European Union, Britain, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Canada in condemning the spying, which U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said posed “a major threat to our economic and national security.” Simultaneously, the U.S. Department of Justice charged four Chinese nationals – three security officials and one contract hacker – with targeting dozens of companies, universities and government agencies in the United States and abroad.…

‘It’s terrifying’: Merkel shaken as flood deaths rise to 188 in Europe German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the flooding that has devastated parts of Europe as “terrifying” on Sunday after the death toll across the region rose to 188 and a district of Bavaria was battered by the extreme weather. Merkel promised swift financial aid after visiting one of the areas worst affected by the record rainfall and floods that have killed at least 157 in Germany alone in recent days, in the country’s worst natural disaster in almost six decades. She also said governments would have to get better and…

The Education Ministry said that the window to transfer students from private institutions to public schools would be from July 25 until August 12. The Students School Transfer service is available on the egovernment website. Applicants will have to provide the documents and certificates mentioned in the service. The approval of the transfer will depend on fulfilling the requirements and on the vacancies in the requested public schools, the ministry added.