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Manama :: Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the 49th Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition will kick off tomorrow Wednesday at Bahrain National Museum. Organised by Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA), the exhibition returns this year with a wide range of artistic participation by 55 Bahraini and expatriate artists showcasing more than 100 artistic works ranging from paintings, sculptures, installation works, photography, video and other forms of artistic expression, which include various materials and techniques and belong to different international art schools. The peculiarity of…

Manama : Young Bahraini cyclist Ahmed Madan of Team Bahrain Victorious is set to participate in the Tour of Hungary. The young Bahraini cyclist will look forward to continuing to achieve positive results, heavily relying on the support and encouragement of HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of HM the King for Humanitarian Works and Youth Affairs. Commenting on this, Ahmed Madan affirmed that the backing of HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa represents an enormous motivation, indicating that His Highness is always supportive of the youth in order to highlight their technical and skill capabilities.…

Manama : The Indian School Bahrain (ISB) is gearing up for ISB Community Sports Fest 2023 under the patronage of the Indian Embassy in Bahrain. Indian Ambassador HE Piyush Srivastava will inaugurate the Community Sports Fest in the ISB Isa Town campus Jashanmal Auditorium at 9 am on Saturday, May 13,2023. ISB Community Sports Fest 2023 is held in celebration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav which is an initiative of the Government of India to commemorate the 75 years of independence and the glorious history of its people, culture, and achievements. The sports fest is also held in celebration of…

London : Leicester remained mired in relegation trouble in the English Premier League after conceding four goals in the first 51 minutes and losing at Fulham 5-3 in a wild match on Monday. Leicester’s goal difference and confidence took a hit at Craven Cottage, where Willian and Tom Cairney scored twice each for Fulham along with a goal for Carlos Vinicius. The visitors mounted a recovery from 4-0 down, with Harvey Barnes and James Maddison — from the penalty spot — scoring either side of Willian’s second, a long-range curler that was perhaps the goal of the game. Barnes added his…

A woman was stung by a scorpion on an Air India flight in an “extremely rare and unfortunate incident”, the airline said. The Indian woman was travelling from Nagpur to Mumbai on April 23. She was seen by a doctor at Mumbai airport soon after the plane landed and rushed to the hospital. She was later discharged. Airline staff carried out a thorough inspection of the plane and the scorpion was caught. “Our team followed the protocol and conducted a complete inspection of the aircraft and found the scorpion, after which a fumigation process was carried out,” the representative added. “We sincerely…

India : A double-decker boat carrying more than 40 passengers capsized off a beach in India’s Kerala state on Sunday night, killing at least 22 people. The incident took place at around 7pm near Thooval Theeram beach in the Tanur area of Malappuram. The boat was carrying more than 40 people, more than double its capacity, police said. The dead included schoolchildren on holiday. Media reports said passengers were not wearing life jackets. The owner could not be found by police, who filed a manslaughter case against him. “The boat capsized due to the [weight] of people. It was overburdened, although we don’t…

Tokyo : Abdullah bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce met with officials of Topy Industries Ltd. The minister noted the strong ties between Bahrain and Japan, and highlighted the role played by active diplomacy in consolidating cooperation and pushing it towards developing existing economic relations. The meeting reviewed the capabilities and the facilities offered by the Bahraini government to attract more international projects and investments to the Kingdom. The minister was briefed on the work steps carried out by Topy Industries, which specializes in steel, specifically manufacturing car tires.

Manama : The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) conducted two joint inspection campaigns in the Northern Governorate and the Southern Governorate on a number of shops and work sites. The campaigns resulted in reporting violations related to the Labour Market and Residency laws. The cases were referred for legal action. LMRA noted that a joint inspection campaign was conducted in the Northern Governorate in coordination with the Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA) and the Governorate’s respective Police Directorate. The other inspection campaign was undertaken in the Southern Governorate in coordination with the General Directorate of Crime Detection and Forensic…

Manama : The Kingdom of Bahrain will host the 5th Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) Policy Advisory Group Meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), on Wednesday. 120 high-level officials, ambassadors and representatives of the member states of the ICI from the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, the State of Kuwait and the State of Qatar, and NATO members, in addition to observer representatives from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman and the GCC General Secretariat, will attend the meeting. The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs, Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin…

Manama : 13,000 students across Bahrain’s 41 secondary school took the second mock International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam, aimed at determining their level in English. IELTS exam measures the examinee’s abilities in the four basic skills required for proficiency tests, namely listening, reading, writing, and speaking. During the second term, students underwent a massive training programme on the exam’s skills and sections to prepare them for the post-test. The post-test aimed to measure the extent of their benefit from the training programme implemented by the Ministry of Education during the second semester of the current academic year following…