Author: News Desk

Tokyo : Japanese startup ispace inc (9348.T) is preparing to land its Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) spacecraft on the moon early on Wednesday, in what would be the world’s first lunar landing by a private company if it succeeds. The M1 lander is set to touch down around 1:40 a.m. Japan time (1640 GMT Tuesday) after taking off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a SpaceX rocket in December, Reuters reported. Success would mark a welcome reversal from the recent setbacks Japan has faced in space technology, where it has big ambitions of building a domestic industry, including a goal of…

Cairo : Under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence will hold a ceremony to inaugurate “The Kingdom of Bahrain Declaration” in Egypt, in the presence of ambassadors, diplomats, officials and affiliates of the King Hamad Chair for Interfaith Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence. The Declaration, which is a document that expresses the thought and philosophy of HM King Hamad, includes a set of principles that form the pillars of coexistence as a method for peace in the world, and stem from historical foundations of coexistence in Bahrain and…

President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he will seek a second White House term in 2024, a decision that will test whether Americans are ready to give the 80-year-old Democrat, already the oldest US president ever, another four years in office. Biden made his announcement in a slickly produced video released by his new campaign team, in which he declares it is his job to defend American democracy. “When I ran for president four years ago, I said we’re in a battle for the soul of America, and we still are,” Biden said. “This is not a time to be…

Manama: A showcase of world food trends was inaugurated at LuLu Hypermarket in Dana Mall by the Capital Governor H.E. Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa and LuLu Group Executive Director  Ashraf Ali M.A. and Director  Juzer Rupawala. The aim of the showcase was to highlight the different food trends tapped by LuLu and available to shoppers in Bahrain: whether ketogenic diet specials or a wide range of “free-from” foods such as sugar free, lactose free, gluten free etc., additives-free, organic foods, the latest trend in plant-based faux meat foods, super foods, local products as well as global flavours, LuLu has…

Manama: The Bahrain Comic Con Festival will be held on 28th and 29th of Oct 2022 at the Bahrain International Circuit. The event will be held through a partnership between the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority (BTEA) and DALLAH. The unique event will feature activities, celebrities, and many surprises! Bahrain Comic Con will be packed with content that will entice attendees from all over the world to visit Bahrain. The event will feature Hollywood movie studios and international gaming companies. This will also include a variety of workshops, such as sound dubbing for cartoons, writing scenarios, facial expressions, sketching anime,…

MANAMA: The Final Series of SSL GOLD CUP 2022, which is the inaugural Sailing Championship, has received the strategic partnership of the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority (BTEA). The Sailing Athletes Foundation (SAF), in conjunction with the Bahrain Maritime Sports Association, is hosting the SSL GOLD CUP, a World Sailing Special Event, for the first time in Bahrain’s history. It will be held from October 28 to November 20. The SSL GOLD CUP gives a singular equal opportunity challenge for all the 40 nations, who race on the same boat, the SSL47, a 14-meter performance racing boat, provided by the organizers. The World’s Top…

Riyadh: The Gulf Health Council held today the 95th meeting of the executive authority at the council’s headquarters in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The meeting convened at an invitation by the Gulf Health Council Director General Suleiman Al-Dekhil. The Kingdom of Bahrain was represented in it by the authority’s member, Dr. Meriam Ibrahim Al-Hejeri. The members of the executive authority discussed a number of issues on the meeting’s agenda aimed at upgrading the health services in the GCC countries. They also discussed the council’s strategic plan and programmes and the role of the awareness campaigns in promoting the best health practices.

Manama: Bahrain’s bicameral parliament and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) have signed an agreement regarding the organization and the holding of the 146th IPU General Assembly and related meetings in March 2023 in Bahrain. More than 2,000 representatives of parliaments and delegations from 178 parliaments from across the world and international organizations will participate in the five-day assembly in Bahrain. The assemblies will be jointly organized by the legislative and executive branches. The signing ceremony in Manama was attended by Speaker of the Council of Representatives Fawzia bint Abdullah Zainal, the Chairman of the Shura Council Ali bin Saleh Al…

Beijing: Malaysia invited China and other ASEAN countries to join in the Malaysia Partnerships and Alliances in Research (MyPAIR) program to carry out scientific-based learning.  Higher Education Minister Dr. Noraini Ahmad said the program aimed to jointly develop research interests between funders of collaborating nations. “We can strengthen our respective research excellence through strategic partnerships and alliances,” she said in a pre-recorded speech at the ASEAN-China Education Ministers Round Table Conference, themed ‘Building an Amicable Home Together: ASEAN-CHINA Education Cooperation and Development Towards 2030’. Noraini said China produced measurable results with the application of big data during the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines research, the wide rollout of…

Manama: Works Ministry said that the improvement works on Al Fateh Highway necessitate the closure of the fast lane for northbound traffic and two lanes will be provided for the traffic movement. The closure will be effective from Friday for one week.