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A total of 83 eligible male and female Bahraini doctors are in the fray for Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Award for Bahraini Doctor in its first and second categories, the award’s Secretariat revealed. The award will be given away during the Bahrain Doctor Day celebration on November 4. 50 candidates have submitted their applications for the first category of the award on innovation and creativity in therapeutic and clinical medical research while 33 applicants are vying for the second category, “Extended Loyalty and Giving Award”, the Secretariat pointed out, adding that the deadline for submitting applications was September 5. It…

Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) CEO Ausamah bin Abdullah Al Absi said that the authority will not allow runaway workers to regularize their situation by obtaining a Flexi Permit or transferring to a new employer. The total number of runaway workers reported to the authority does not exceed 0.4% of the total expatriate workforce in the Kingdom, he added. Al Absi said that the Cabinet affirmed that runaway workers will not be allowed to work under a flexi permit. Therefore, their only option will be deportation. The employer files a report to the authority when any of his workers has…

“Bahrain had witnessed a spike in active COVID-19 cases in recent days and many of the cases were due to gatherings and negligence of the precautionary measures,” said Dr. Waleed Al Manea, Undersecretary of the MOH in a press conference held by the National team to combat COVID-19. He called upon everyone to avoid gatherings for 2 weeks and to follow the health measures. ♦ Vaccine clinical trial volunteer says he is driven by national duty, serving humanity ♦ Bahrain lifts compulsory 10-day COVID-19 quarantine for all arrivals The kingdom’s education and health ministries have launched a massive campaign to conduct COVID-19 tests for all…

The education and health ministries have launched a massive campaign to conduct coronavirus (COVID-19) tests for all public school administrators, teachers and technicians. The tests at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Conference Center are being held according to a specific schedule and should be completed before the start of the academic year. Public school staff were scheduled to resume their duties on September 6, but the date has been postponed to September 20 to allow for COVID-19 tests following the spike in the number of cases in the country. The ministry on Tuesday said that starting Wednesday, specific dates will…

An expatriate dermatologist has been suspended from practicing the profession in Saudi Arabia after being found practicing cosmetic surgery without a licence, local media reported. The decision was issued by Dr. Twfiq Al Rabea, Minister of Health, to crack down on violators of laws in the Kingdom. The Health Ministry appealed to health experts and practitioners to abide by article No.9 of the Saudi Law on Practicing Healthcare Professions in the Kingdom. The ministry warned that violators would be subjected to fines, suspension of their licences and imprisonment. Article 9 of the law stipulates that any health professional is not…

India aims for 50% of fuel stations owned by public sector oil companies to be operated by solar power within five years under the government’s green energy drive, its oil minister said on Tuesday. Dharmendra Pradhan said India’s three state-backed fuel retailers Indian Oil Corp, Hindustan Petroleum Corp and Bharat Petroleum, which operate about 63,150 fuel station across India, are moving to deploy solar panels across their operations. They have currently installed a combined 270 megawatts (MW) of solar power capacity and will add 60 MW more capacity in the coming year, Pradhan said. With government encouragement, Indian oil and…

Record floods in Sudan have threatened sites housing the royal pyramids of Meroe and Nuri, two of the country’s most important archaeological areas, an official said on Tuesday. The royal bath at Meroe, a basin that fills during the annual flooding of the Nile, was at risk from unprecedented water levels, and teams have been working since Monday to protect the site from being swamped, said Hatem al-Nour, director of Sudan’s antiquities and museums authority. Meroe is an ancient city on the east bank of the River Nile about 200 km (125 miles) northeast of the capital Khartoum. It was…

The Environment Authority conducted a study to measure the variation in air quality in three areas in the Governorate of Muscat as a result of conditions brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. The study, which includes analysis of surrounding air in the areas of Al Khuwair, Al Mawaleh and Al Wuttiyah, pertains to the directives of the Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from coronavirus. Upon the outbreak of the pandemic months ago, the Supreme Committee issued Stay-at-Home directives which largely confined people to their homes. Lockdown conditions were imposed and Command and Control Checkpoints were activated, restricting movement…

The top United Nations human rights official called on Russia on Tuesday to conduct or cooperate with a full independent investigation into Germany’s “unequivocal” findings that opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with Novichok nerve agent. Kremlin critic Navalny has been removed from a medically induced coma and is responding to speech, Berlin’s Charite hospital said on Monday. The hospital, which has been treating Navalny since he was airlifted to Germany after falling ill on a Russian domestic flight last month, said his condition has improved and he is being weaned off mechanical ventilation. “The number of cases of poisoning,…

The Frontline Heroes Office (FHO) has established a comprehensive national database of over 80,000 frontline professionals and volunteers actively protecting the UAE and its residents in the fight against COVID-19. The new registry is a significant milestone in an initiative to care for and champion those who put themselves on the frontline in service to the people of the UAE. The registry provides a detailed national picture of all those who serve on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19, to not only recognise and champion their commitment to public service but also to support their ongoing wellbeing through enabling…