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Bahrain has announced the death of a 64-year-old male citizen expatriate from coronavirus. The total deaths have soared to 63. It’s the third death in one day. The MOH expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased. The total cases have driven to 21,331 of which 15,790 have recovered, which means that over 74 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 5,478 active cases. Also, there are 181 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 31 are in a critical condition. So far the country has conducted 470,409 tests, according to the government statics. “The cases in…

Grigor Dimitrov said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the cancellation of an exhibition event in Croatia where top-ranked Novak Djokovic was scheduled to play. Dimitrov, ranked No. 19 and a three-time Grand Slam semifinalist, is the highest-profile current player to say he has the virus and his announcement on his Instagram page comes at the end of a week when the U.S. Open said it would go forward. The professional tennis tours have been suspended since March and are planning to resume in August. Dimitrov said he was making his condition public because he wanted to…

HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and Bahrain Olympic Committee President has chaired the weekly meeting of the Coordination, Execution and Follow-up Committee “Estijabah” (Response) which was held through a video call. The meeting was attended by MPs Ghazi Al Rahma, Mahmoud Al Bahrani, Abdullah Al Doseri, Dr. Ali Al Nuaimi Zainab Abdulameer. Bahrain Football Association (BFA) Chairman Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa and several presidents of national clubs were also present. HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa welcomed the attendees, valuing the decision of the Cabinet session,…

Italy’s budget deficit, currently projected to reach 10.4% of domestic output this year, is likely to expand further as the country tries to prop up the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Sunday. Measures to avoid layoffs as well as to help struggling sectors such as tourism could not wait until September, when the government would present a comprehensive plan to relaunch the economy after the coronavirus crisis, he said. “A further increase in the budget deficit is likely,” Conte told a press conference. He said the government was worried about weak consumer spending and…

Bahrain has announced the death of an 88-year-old male citizen expatriate from coronavirus. The total deaths have soared to 62. The MOH expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased. The total cases have driven to 21,331 of which 15,790 have recovered, which means that over 74 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 5,479 active cases. Also, there are 181 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 31 are in a critical condition. So far the country has conducted 470,409 tests, according to the government statics. “The cases in Bahrain have seen a rise due to…

Bahrain attracted $942 million of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2019, according to the latest World Investment Report (WIR 2020) from the UN Conference of Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The annual report charts global investment flows, analyses trade trends and examines Government policies that seek to expand world trade. Globally, WIR 2020 found that FDI flows totalled $1.540 trillion, representing 1.76 per cent of global GDP. Bahrain surpassed the global average performance with FDI accounting for 2.45 per cent of national GDP last year. This is the third consecutive year that Bahrain has attracted in the region of $ 1…

President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign on Sunday blamed the disappointing crowd at his Tulsa rally on protesters creating a hostile atmosphere and blocking supporters from getting into the arena. The White House had promised the much-hyped event — Trump’s first rally in three months — would be flooded with up to 100,000 people, but television images showed large sections of empty seating in the 19,000-capacity BOK Center. A outdoor event for the overflow crowd was canceled because no one showed up, despite the campaign hyping huge interest ahead of time, with more than a million ticket requests. Senior Trump campaign…

Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian high-school pupils armed with masks, gloves and hand sanitizers started their final exams on Sunday, despite objections from some parents worried about spreading the coronavirus. The health ministry was laying on 2,500 ambulances and providing a doctor for each school. Any student with a high temperature is meant to have their exam postponed or sit it in isolation. The students had their temperatures taken in the morning, before being seated at desks spaced apart from one another. Nearly 670,000 pupils from state and private schools, and 128,000 from religious schools, were due to sit the…

Dubai will allow foreigners and citizens to enter from July 7. Meanwhile, foreigners with residency visas will be able to only enter from June 22, Dubai Media Office said on Sunday. The new announcement will allow thousands of people affected by the worldwide restrictions in passenger air traffic since the start of the pandemic to resume their travel plans. Citizens and residents would be permitted to travel abroad from June 23. Return of UAE residents Residents holding Dubai-issued visas are permitted to return to the emirate by pre-booking flights on any airline on the condition that they obtain an approval coordinated between…

Saudi Arabia has blocked 231 websites in a major crackdown on piracy infringements. The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) organized an online inspection campaign of websites and platforms that were suspected of violating intellectual property laws, including sites based outside the Kingdom, to monitor and analyze for possible breaches. The sites listed included streaming service websites, encrypted sports channels, websites that offer to download books in PDF form, and unlicensed websites that offer downloading and music streaming services that violate user rights. SAIP has also detected websites that are selling subscriptions for encrypted TV channels through software or illicit…