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The UK’s top civil servant Sir Mark Sedwill has confirmed he plans to stand down from the role in September. In a letter to Boris Johnson, he said it was the right time to go as the government moved to the next phase of its coronavirus recovery plan. His other role as national security adviser will be taken by Mr. Johnson’s chief Brexit adviser David Frost. His exit follows reports of tensions between him and senior members of Boris Johnson’s team. Dominic Cummings, regarded as the Prime Minister’s most influential political adviser, has long called for an overhaul of the…

Bahrain has announced the death of a 48-year-old male expatriate from coronavirus. So far the total has reached up to 83. It’s the fifth death recorded today. The MOH expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased. ♦ About half of the population tested, confirms Jameela Al-Salman ♦ Bahrain gives utmost safety for health workers ♦ Making the COVID-19 cases zero is not a miracle, but an achievement: Al-Qahtani The total cases have driven to 25,267 of which 19,781 have recovered, which means that over 76 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 5,403 active cases. Also,…

US President Donald Trump has retweeted a video showing one of his supporters loudly shouting “white power”. The supporter was among a group of senior citizens taking part in a pro-Trump rally at a retirement complex in Florida. The footage showed the Trump supporters and anti-Trump demonstrators hurling abuse and swearing at one another. President Trump has repeatedly been accused of inflaming racial tensions – accusations he denies. In his tweet, the president thanked “the great people of The Villages” – referring to the retirement community north-west of Orlando where the rally took place. “The Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats…

His Majesty the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, National Security Advisor and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sport, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, today held a virtual meeting with high-achieving students from public and private schools. HH Shaikh Nasser welcomed the outstanding students, and valued highly their efforts and perseverance for the sake of continuing their academic achievements and excellence during the exceptional circumstances the kingdom has gone through as a result of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). https://youtu.be/VZGeQ9MCN2c “We are fully aware that the students in Bahrain have…

Bahrain has announced four deaths from coronavirus, one male citizen aged 44, and three male expatriates aged 37, 44, and 58. So far the total has reached up to 82. The MOH expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased. ♦ About half of the population tested, confirms Jameela Al-Salman ♦ Bahrain gives utmost safety for health workers ♦ Making the COVID-19 cases zero is not a miracle, but an achievement: Al-Qahtani The total cases have driven to 25,267 of which 19,781 have recovered, which means that over 76 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 5,404…

Saudi Arabia has reported 3,989 new cases and 40 deaths from coronavirus, taking the total cases to 182,493. The death toll raised to 1,551 after reporting the new deaths. Meanwhile, 2,627 patients fully recovered from the virus, bringing the total recoveries to 124,755. In line with recent trends, the majority of the new cases were in Al Hofuf (487), followed by Riyadh (389) and Dammam (320). https://twitter.com/media_ksa/status/1277221772446912519?s=20

Education Minister Dr. Majid Ali Al Nuaimi has endorsed the academic results of the intermediate and secondary schools (all sections) students. The success rate for students in the final year of secondary school was 97.9% with 783 students, including 551 females, and 232 males, achieving a score of at least 95%. The success rate in technical and vocational education was 96.5% with 15 students achieving a score of 95% or more. The success rate among intermediate school students was 97.8%. Al Nuaimi expressed his deep gratitude to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for supporting education, which has…

British rock legends The Rolling Stones have threatened legal action against Donald Trump for the US president’s use of their song “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” at campaign rallies. The band has appointed performing rights organisation BMI to try to stop him using the song, according to a statement given to US website, Deadline, overnight Saturday. “The BMI have notified the Trump campaign on behalf of the Stones that the unauthorised use of their songs will constitute a breach of its licensing agreement,” read the statement, which was retweeted by the Rolling Stones official Twitter account. “If Donald…

Portugal backs the candidacy of Spanish Economy minister Nadia Calvino to head the Eurogroup, the country’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa said in an interview on Sunday. “It would be very important for that position to remain in the socialist family. We have to agree among all, but of course Nadia Calviño meets all the conditions,” Costa told the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia Calviño, 51, who is also vice-president of the Spanish left-wing coalition government, is seen as a frontrunner to succeed Portugal’s outgoing finance minister, Mario Centeno, at the Eurogroup’s helm. She will stand against Irish centre-right minister Pascal Donohoe…

Kuwait has reported 551 new coronavirus cases, of which 341 are citizens, taking the total confirmed cases in the country to 44,942, according to the Ministry of Health. 4 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 348. 908 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 35,494. Kuwait has done 3,814 NP swab tests in the past 24 hours, as the country ramps up its efforts to test more people and detect cases early, according to the health ministry. So far, the country has conducted…