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Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today issued Edict (41) of 2023, appointing directors at the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), based on a proposal by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the LMRA. According to the edict, the following directors were appointed: 1- Essam Mohammed Isa Ramadhan, Director of the Human Resources Directorate 2- Shereen Khalil Al-Saati, Director of the Protection and Grievances Centre 3- Mohammed Abdulla Saleh Al-Ahmadi, Director of the Business Development Directorate 4- Hussain Ali Abdulrasool Mohammed, Director of the Communications Directorate The…

Manama : As part of the kingdom’s celebration of the International Workers’ Day (Labour Day) and in tribute to all the labour force in the kingdom, the Indian Club hosted its annual celebration marking the Labour Day. The ceremony was attended by Labour Minister Jamil bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, the Chairman of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), and the club’s President K.M Cherian. The celebration featured artistic shows on tolerance and inter-cultural dialogue. It also presented folklore tableaux reflecting the rich Indian heritage and Culture. The Labour Minister congratulated all workers in the Kingdom of Bahrain on the Labour…

India : Jasvir Singh was arrested for desecrating Sikh religious text the Guru Granth Sahib at a gurdwara in Punjab’s Morinda has died. He complaining of chest pain and breathlessness before he was shifted to a government hospital, police said. Jasvir Singh Jassi, the man who was arrested by the Punjab Police for committing sacrilege at a gurdwara in Morinda, died on Monday. According to the police sources, Jassi was complaining of chest pain and breathlessness before he was shifted to a government hospital. Jasvir Singh was arrested on April 24 after a video went viral, showing him entering the…

MEXICO CITY : With Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán serving a life sentence, his sons steered the family business into fentanyl, establishing a network of labs churning out massive quantities of the cheap, deadly drug that they smuggled into the U.S., prosecutors revealed in a recent indictment. Although Guzmán’s trial revolved around cocaine shipments, the case against his sons exposes the inner workings of a cartel undergoing a generational shift as it worked “to manufacture the most potent fentanyl and to sell it in the United States at the lowest price,” according to the indictment unsealed April 14 in Manhattan. Synthetic opioids …

WASHINGTON :  President Joe Biden is set to host President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines for White House talks Monday as concerns grow about the Chinese navy’s harassment of Philippine vessels in the South China Sea. Marcos’ visit to Washington comes after the U.S. and the Philippines last week completed their largest war drills ever and as the two countries’ air forces on Monday will hold their first joint fighter jet training in the Philippines since 1990. The Philippines this year agreed to give the U.S. access to four more bases on the islands as the U.S. looks to deter China’s increasingly aggressive actions toward Taiwan…

KYIV : Russia launched its second large salvo of missiles at Ukraine in recent days early Monday, damaging buildings and wounding at least 34 people in the eastern city of Pavlohrad but failing to hit Kyiv, officials said. Air raid sirens began blaring across the capital at about 3:45 a.m., followed by the sounds of explosions as missiles were intercepted by Ukrainian defense systems. Eighteen cruise missiles were fired in total from the Murmansk region and the Caspian region, and 15 of them were intercepted, said Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi. The head of Kyiv’s city administration, Serhii Popko,…

Madrid : Daniil Medvedev had to come from a break down twice in the final set to reach the last 16 of the Madrid Open with a 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 win over fellow Russian Alexander Shevchenko on Monday. “He played well. He’s young, so I’m sure he’s going to (move) up the rankings, especially if he plays like in this tournament,” Medvedev said of the 96th-ranked Shevchenko, who was making his main-draw debut in Madrid after coming through qualifying. The victory takes Medvedev to a tour-best 33-4 record this season. He will next face either Alex de Minaur or Aslan…

Manama : The Kingdom of Bahrain ranked second in the Arab World and 34th globally in the World Bank’s 2023 Logistics Performance Index. The index provides a benchmarking tool to help countries identify the challenges and opportunities they face in their performance on trade logistics. These results affirm the Kingdom of Bahrain’s commitment to solidify the growth of the logistical sector through the implementation of robust strategies and initiatives. The Kingdom launched the Logistics Services Sector Strategy, as part of its wide-ranging Economic Recovery Plan, which is designed to capitalize on Bahrain’s strategic geographic location, while uplifting logistical capacity across…

Manama : A total of 92 Bahraini citizens and residents of other nationalities have been evacuated safely from Sudan, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  The move is in implementation of the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, with the support of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister. The evacuees who were stranded in the Republic of Sudan, arrived in Bahrain International Airport, from the City of Jeddah, the Kingrom of Saudi Arabia, said the ministry. Bahrain’s General Consulate in Jeddah provided the evacuees with all necessary…

Seoul : A large number of workers and activists globally marked May Day on Monday with rallies calling for higher salaries, reduced working hours and other better working conditions. May Day, which falls on May 1, is observed in many countries as a day to celebrate workers’ rights with rallies, marches and other events. This year’s events had bigger turnouts than in previous years as COVID-19 restrictions were drastically loosened and opposition centered on how governments’ economic plans will affect workers.