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Executive Director of the Isa Cultural Center and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful Coexistence Dr. Shaikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa received French Ambassador to Bahrain Jérôme Cauchard. The meeting reviewed ways to enhance cooperation and activate intellectual and cultural partnerships in interfaith dialogue and peaceful coexistence among peoples by launching joint projects that serve the goals of the two friendly countries and peoples. Bahrain, US to strengthen partnership in combating trafficking in persons Shaikh presented an overview of the history of religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence in Bahrain and the efforts of…

Bahrain and the U.S. have expressed their shared keenness on strengthening their partnership in the combat against trafficking in persons. The two sides reiterated their pledge as Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Chief Executive Officer Jamal Abdulaziz Abdulghaffar Al Alawi received U.S. Chargé d’Affaires in Bahrain Margaret Nardi. Al Alawi highlighted Bahrain’s efforts to maintain a flexible and fair job market and safeguard the rights of all parties without discrimination or derogation. He referred to projects, initiatives and programs carried out by LMRA, including the wage protection system launched in early May. He stressed that Bahrain has made employment and…

Manama: The National Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (COVID-19) today held a press conference at the Crown Prince Centre for Training and Medical Research at the Bahrain Defence Force Hospital to highlight efforts made to contain COVID-19, and announce new measures to ensure the prevention of its spread. During the press conference, the National Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (COVID-19) today announced new COVID-19 related measures that take effect from 23.59hrs 27 May 2021 to 23.59hrs 10 June 2021 following approval from the Government Executive Committee: Decisions undertaken: • Closure of malls and commercial shops • Closure of restaurants and…

Malls, shopping centers, cinemas and salons will be closed with limited services open for delivery, starting from 27th May 12 AM. Hypermarkets, supermarkets, cold stores, groceries, fish shops, bakery, gas stations, private hospital and ATMs are exempted from the above restrictions. Indoor gyms, beaches, swimming pools to be closed in Bahrain

Bahrain has announced the closure of indoor gyms, beaches, swimming pools, sports halls and schools to tackle the recent spike in Covid-19 cases. The decisions will be implemented from midnight 27th May to 10th June 2021. Shopping malls, salons, cinemas to be closed from tomorrow in Bahrain • Government entities and institutions to allow a maximum of 70% of employees to work from home • Closure of gyms, sports halls, and swimming pools, beaches and schools.

100% Effective in Teens: Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective in teens (VIDEO) Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was shown to be effective in adolescents aged 12-17 and showed no new or major safety problems in a clinical trial, the developer said on Tuesday, potentially setting the stage for a second vaccine for school-aged children to be authorized in July. Moderna, whose vaccine is authorized for adults 18 and older, said it will submit the findings of its adolescent study to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other regulators for emergency use authorization in early June. Most children with COVID-19 develop…

Health Minister Faeqa bint Said Al Saleh stressed the importance of enhancing world readiness to respond to pandemics to ensure all people’s safety. The minister was addressing a discussion session themed “Ending this epidemic and preventing the following: Building a healthier, safer and equitable world together”. This was part of the 74th General Assembly of the World Health Organisation (WHO), being held in Geneva, Switzerland, remotely via videoconference. She stressed the necessity of harnessing all efforts to protect the health system especially from the consequences of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). She expressed the hope that the world will be able…

An Indian couple reportedly chartered a plane and held a mid-air wedding with more than 160 guests in an effort to escape coronavirus restrictions. Video footage posted on social media appeared to show the couple and their guests packed into the hired jet. The state of Tamil Nadu, where the flight was said to have originated, recently imposed tougher restrictions, limiting weddings to 50 guests. https://youtu.be/GOREejWgrdw India’s aviation authority has launched an investigation, reports said. An official from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) told the Times of India that the SpiceJet staff aboard the flight had been taken…

Airlines re-routed flights to avoid Belarus’s airspace on Tuesday and Belarusian planes faced a possible ban from Europe, as international outrage mounted over Minsk forcing down a jetliner and arresting a dissident journalist on board. Western nations accused Belarus of hijacking and piracy over the interception of the Ryanair plane as it crossed the country on a flight from Greece to Lithuania, and diplomats said France, Ireland and Estonia would raise the incident at a private meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday. “The behaviour of the Belarus regime is outrageous, illegal, and completely unacceptable … we also…

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was shown to be effective in adolescents aged 12-17 and showed no new or major safety problems in a clinical trial, the developer said on Tuesday, potentially setting the stage for a second vaccine for school-aged children to be authorized in July. Moderna, whose vaccine is authorized for adults 18 and older, said it will submit the findings of its adolescent study to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other regulators for emergency use authorization in early June. U.S. regulators took about a month to review a similar study from Pfizer/BioNtech, which was authorized for ages…