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BP has paid Reliance Industries $1 billion to set up a joint network of thousands of petrol stations across India to tap the country’s rapidly growing energy demand. BP will hold 49% and Reliance the remaining 51% in the new company called Jio-bp, which will expand Reliance’s current 1,400 retail sites up to 5,500 over the next five years, the pair said in a statement on Thursday after announcing the venture last August. Jio-bp will also expand from 30 to 45 airports and plans to increase its staff from 20,000 to 80,000 over five years. The plan comes as billionaire…

Indian ladies Association (ILA) will be organising a webinar on Women’s health titled “Ek Saath….Sabka Swaasth” on Monday 13th July. The webinar will be on the topic “Nutrition and Obesity Prevention in Women”. Dr. MARWA Hussain, Chief of Nutrition Section, Ministry of Health has kindly consented to be the guest speaker. There will be a Q&A session after the presentation. “This is the second among the series of health topics being organised by ILA and the current topic is very apt under the current situation, said Hon General Secretary Ms. Trupti Sudeep”.

Director-General of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science announced on Thursday the arrest of four Asians for selling alcohol and offering massage services without a licence at a flat in Manama, in violation to decisions of the Health Ministry against coronavirus. He said that an investigation into received information led to their arrest red-handed. Related items and money were seized. Legal proceedings were taken, and the case was referred to the Public Prosecution.

Dr. Jameela Al-Salman, Consultant of Infectious and Internal Diseases at Salmaniya Medical Complex responded to Starvision News’s question in a press conference held by the National team to combat COVID-19, “What are the side effects of post COVID-19?” https://youtu.be/MDyv5tOtLA4 “According to the study, all recovered will have long time symptoms. 40 % of the study says it may have inflammation in the lungs, some patients may require long time use of oxygens even after recovered. Patients may suffer from heart problems, neuro system, brain and also noticed the effect on concentration in the patients in Bahrain and around the world. Patients…

Director-General of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science announced on Thursday the arrest of a man for car arson. He set the car on fire, which is owned by his friend after telling him that he will buy it and will pay the remaining money and finalise the ownership transfer process later. He said that after the reporting of a case of a fire in a car that was parked near a house in Aali, the concerned authorities rushed to the scene and distinguished the fire that reached another parked vehicle. The investigation indicated that the case was arson and the…

His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa ordered to exempt healthcare workers on the frontlines combating the coronavirus pandemic who have not been able to renew their licenses since February 2020 from paying any fines or financial dues for not renewing their licenses. HRH Premier’s order comes in appreciation of the great efforts exerted by healthcare workers to combat COVID-19 in a manner that guarantees the safety and health of the Kingdom’s citizens and residents. Bahrain had paid homage to the healthcare workers in many ways, one of those is by deciding to adopt a day for…

Saudi Arabia has reported 3,183 new cases and 41 deaths from coronavirus, taking the total cases to 223,327. The death toll raised to 2,100 after reporting the new deaths. Saudi is holding the 14th position for most coronavirus cases worldwide, just below Turkey. Meanwhile, 2,046 patients fully recovered from the virus, bringing the total recoveries to 161,096. In line with recent trends, the majority of the new cases are in Riyadh (364), followed by Dammam (247) and Jeddah (247). https://twitter.com/media_ksa/status/1281213982506876931?s=20

A United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council investigator suggested member states to pressurize Saudi Arabia to free women activists before the G20 summit in November, which will be hosted by Riyadh. At least 13 women’s rights activists were arrested in Saudi Arabia in 2018 as it lifted a ban on women driving cars. Agnes Callamard, the French Human Rights expert said in a speech to the council in Geneva “prisoners of conscience, women, human rights defenders that are currently in prison for demanding the right to drive”. Saudi officials said the detainees were suspected of having harmed Saudi interests and offered support to hostile elements abroad.…

United States President Donald Trump has threatened schools to reopen or to forget about funding as the cases surpassed 3 million. “In Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and many other countries, SCHOOLS ARE OPEN WITH NO PROBLEMS. The Dems think it would be bad for them politically if U.S. schools open before the November Election, but is important for the children & families. May cut off funding if not open!,” Trump tweeted. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1280853299600789505?s=20 Trump’s reasoning is that in Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and many other countries, schools have managed to open. However, these countries have flattened the curve whereas the United States…

UAE records 532 cases, and one fatality from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total cases in the country to 53,577. The new death takes the total fatalities to 328. The new cases were found after conducting more than 49,000 coronavirus tests across the country. Meanwhile, 1,288 new recoveries were also announced, bringing the total recoveries to 43,570. This means that over 79 percent of the confirmed cases have fully recovered from the virus. ♦ UAE: Police dogs to be used for detecting COVID-19 Over 2 million COVID-19 tests are expected to be conducted in the coming weeks,…