Author: News Desk

Bahrain has recorded 6,128 violations of not wearing the face mask in public places and commercial stores since the implementation of the decision, as the Northern Governorate Police Directorate recorded 2000 violations, and the Police Directorate registered the Capital Governorate 1265 violations, while the Muharraq Governorate Police Directorate recorded 1201 violations, and 979 violations were registered by the Southern Governorate Police Directorate. The Operations Department headed by General Security recorded 611 violations, while the General Administration of Ports Security recorded the least of all, 72 violations. The Assistant Chief of Public Security for Operations and Training Affairs called on all…

A rare surgery was conducted on a 2-year-old child after he had swallowed a battery, according to the Saudi online newspaper Sabq. The battery was stuck in the child’s esophagus for about 16 hours. The infant had been admitted into the hospital suffering from low blood pressure and hemoglobin deficiency The procedure was conducted at the Maternity and Child Hospital in the holy city of Medina in cooperation with a local cardiac centre. A CT-scan showed the presence of a hole between the esophagus and the aortic artery, a rare complication of his swallowing a small round battery that had…

Oman has registered 4 deaths and 1,197 new cases of coronavirus, most of the new cases are from citizens by 709 and the rest 488 from foreigners, taking the total cases to 38,150. The death toll reached 163 after reporting the new deaths. Meanwhile, 837 new recoveries were announced, bringing the total to 21,200. 3,292 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, across the sultanate. https://twitter.com/OmaniMOH/status/1277165319971364864?s=20

France’s oldest nuclear power plant will shut down on Tuesday after four decades in operation, to the delight of environmental activists who have long warned of contamination risks, but stoking worry for the local economy. The Fessenheim plant, opened in 1977 and already three years over its projected 40-year life span, became a target for anti-nuclear campaigners after the catastrophic meltdown at Fukushima in Japan in 2011. Despite a pledge by then-president Francois Hollande just months after the Fukushima disaster to close Fessenheim — on the Rhine river near France’s eastern border with Germany and Switzerland — it was not…

An honest car park attendant at Lulu Hypermarket in Dana Mall was commended by Lulu Group International Chairman & MD, Mr. Yusuffali M.A. and rewarded for returning a misplaced bag full of cash and credit cards to a distraught customer. Bangladeshi national Abu Bakar has been an employee at Lulu for over two years. Last week, when he was collecting trolleys from the car park to return to the trolley station, he found a bag with a lot of money lying in a trolley. “The bag was full of money and credit cards so I immediately handed it over to…

Global coronavirus cases exceeded 10 million on Sunday according to a Reuters tally, marking a major milestone in the spread of the respiratory disease that has so far killed almost half a million people in seven months. The figure is roughly double the number of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to the World Health Organisation. The milestone comes as many hard-hit countries are easing lockdowns while making extensive alterations to work and social life that could last for a year or more until a vaccine is available. Some countries are experiencing a resurgence in infections, leading authorities to partially…

Bahrain has reported 462 new cases of coronavirus, among 233 expatriate workers, 229 new cases are contacts of active cases, after conducting over 8,100 additional COVID-19 tests on Saturday. The death toll stands at 78, as 5 new deaths were reported in the kingdom. Meanwhile, 644 additional recoveries from COVID-19 were reported. ♦ 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…

Saudi Arabia forced three Iranian boats to retreat from its waters on Thursday after firing warning shots, a spokesman for Saudi border guards said on Saturday. The spokesman, quoted by SPA, said the Iranian vessels refused to stop after they entered Saudi waters despite repeated warnings, which forced the Saudi authorities to fire the warning shots. The spokesman indicated that the border guards confirmed that they would not allow any violations in the Kingdom’s waters.

UAE records 387 cases, and 1 fatality from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total cases in the country to 47,360, according to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP). The new death takes the total fatalities to 311. ♦ Gyms allowed to operate from July 1 365 new recoveries were also announced, bringing the total recoveries to 35,834. This means over 75 percent of the confirmed cases have fully recovered from the virus. The new cases were found after conducting more than 52,000 coronavirus tests across the country. An increase in violations of safety and health instructions put in…

A man has been charged with stabbing to death three men in a Reading park. Khairi Saadallah, 25, has been charged with three counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder, Thames Valley Police said. Friends James Furlong, 36, David Wails, 49, and Joe Ritchie-Bennett, 39, all died in the attack in Forbury Gardens on 20 June. It was later declared a terrorist incident. Mr. Saadallah, who is from Reading, will appear before magistrates on Monday. Three other people hurt in the attack have since left hospital. Counter-Terrorism Policing South East continues to lead the investigation. Mr. Furlong was…