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Dubai Police have arrested one of the UK’s most wanted fugitives after eight years on the run, after Interpol issued a Red Notice. Michael Paul Moogan, 35, from Liverpool in the UK, had been on the National Crime Agency-UK wanted list for his alleged role in a large-scale international drug trafficking plot to import drugs from Latin America to Europe, state news agency WAM reported. Moogan had evaded arrest by using false identities after escaping a police raid on a café in the Netherlands, believed to be a front for a drug cartel. It is claimed that Café de Ketel…

If Sweden’s government gets its way, Bromma airport on the western edge of Stockholm will shut down and be used to build around 30,000 new homes, helping to ease a housing shortage that has sent prices in the capital soaring. Sweden is not alone in seeking innovative ways to boost the supply of housing and, ultimately, reduce a build-up of mortgage debt that threatens the wider economy. In many big European cities, prices have been rising for decades, pushed higher by a cocktail of low interest rates, land shortages and construction that cannot keep pace with demand. At Berlin’s former…

Zoho, a provider of cloud-based business software, will open an office in Bahrain to bolster its support to start-ups and businesses across the board. “The Bahrain market has a lot of potential, and we hope this year we can open an office here,” Ali Shabdar, Regional Director, MEA, Zoho Corp, said. “We have been working on a couple of good initiatives, making sure that we will continue to help Bahraini businesses. Next year there will be good news for Bahrain.” The opening of an office in Bahrain is a step in the right direction and reinforces Bahrain’s position as a…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that if wealthy nations hogged COVID-19 shots while millions in poor countries died waiting for them it would amount to “vaccine apartheid”. South Africa and India have been pushing for a waiver on some intellectual property (IP) rights for vaccines and medicines at the World Trade Organization. U.S. President Joe Biden backed the proposal last week, though it may still take months to reach a deal. Ramaphosa called on South Africans to support the waiver in a weekly newsletter, saying vaccines should be “a global public good”. “It is about affirming our…

Calls grew for India to impose a nationwide lockdown as new coronavirus cases and deaths held close to record highs on Monday, increasing pressure on the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 366,161 new infections and 3,754 deaths reported by the health ministry were off a little from recent peaks, taking India’s tally to 22.66 million with 246,116 deaths. As many hospitals grapple with an acute shortage of oxygen and beds while morgues and crematoriums overflow, experts have said India’s actual figures could be far higher than reported. Sunday’s 1.47 million tests for COVID-19 were this month’s lowest yet,…

Chinese rocket debris lands in Indian Ocean Remnants of China’s biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, with most of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the atmosphere, ending days of speculation over where the debris would hit but drawing U.S. criticism over lack of transparency. The coordinates given by Chinese state media, citing the China Manned Space Engineering Office, put the point of impact in the ocean, west of the Maldives archipelago. Debris from the Long March 5B has had some people looking warily skyward since it blasted off from China’s Hainan island on April 29, but…

Milan: Five boats carrying hundreds of migrants landed in Lampedusa after being intercepted by Italian authorities off the coast of the Mediterranean island, ANSA news agency reported on Sunday. Lampedusa is one of the main landing points on the route for migrants departing mostly from Tunisia and Libya to reach Europe, according to a Reuters report. “Migrants arrivals are resuming alongside good weather”, Lampedusa mayor Toto Martello told state broadcaster RAI. “We need to restart discussions about the immigration issue,” he said. ANSA said one of the boats, carrying 325 people, was intercepted 8 miles off Lampedusa. A patrol vessel belonging to the…

Manama: Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, extended sincere thanks, appreciation and gratitude to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Honorary President of the Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF), for his directives, support and continuous interest in humanitarian work carried out by RHF. HH Shaikh Nasser commended HM’s humanitarian role and kind gestures towards brotherly and friendly countries which reflect the kingdom’s unwavering and clear-cut stances towards brethren and friends in the world. He also praised the great support accorded to RHF by the…

Minister of Youth and Sport Affairs Ayman bin Tawfeeq Al-Moayed received Advisor at the Economic Development Board (EDB) Iain Lindsay. He praised the board’s role, under the presidency of HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to promote the national economy and achieve the kingdom’s economic vision 2030. He also affirmed keenness of the Youth and Sport Affairs Ministry to cooperate with EDB to highlight Bahrain’s achievements at all levels. The Youth and Sport Affairs Minister updated the EDB Advisor on the ministry’s efforts to support Bahraini youth in all areas and develop the…

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, is to support a cargo airlift of urgent medical supplies and relief items to India to assist in their fight to control the COVID-19 situation in the country. The airline will offer cargo capacity on a space-available basis on all flights to India helping local non-governmental organizations deliver relief supplies rapidly to where it is needed by contacting the Embassy of India in Bahrain. Captain Waleed AlAlawi, Gulf Air’s Acting Chief Executive Officer said: “We have operating direct flights between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Republic of India since…