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Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) underlined its commitment to the development of Bahraini youth. Chief Executive Officer Ali Al Baqali met with around 70 students who are undergoing On-The-Job training (OJT) programs across different functions in Alba. The event was organized for the students who joined the company this year from different local and overseas universities to complete their OJT requirements as part of their undergraduate degrees. “Learning experiences are like journeys. It is not only about learning more but also doing more in a world with the change being the only constant,” Al Baqali said. “We to help trainees translate…

Spire premier GCC Open Banking provider is set to expand its operations in Bahrain and the MENA region through a BD 15 million investment plan with support from the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB). This expansion will create 200 jobs over the next three years in high-value data sciences and artificial intelligence sectors. Spire graduated from the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) Open Banking Sandbox and was ratified by CBB to offer Open Banking services in Bahrain. Spire aims to provide Open Banking compliance infrastructure and strategic financial management solutions for banking customers and small businesses. “Open Banking will comprehensively…

Russia said on Sunday its forces and their allies had taken control of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region, after capturing the final Ukrainian holdout of Lysychansk, although Ukraine has yet to comment after reporting heavy fighting there. After fierce Ukrainian resistance prevented Russian seizing the capital Kyiv after its Feb. 24 invasion, Moscow turned its focus to taking full control of Luhansk and Donetsk provinces in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. Moscow-backed separatists have been fighting in the area since Russia’s first military intervention in Ukraine in 2014. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu informed President Vladimir Putin that Luhansk had been “liberated”,…

The latest front in the U.S. war over abortion was waged last week during an idyllic summer evening on Michigan’s lakeshore. Outside a park where kids ate waffle cones and hundreds of people listened to a concert in the band shell, volunteers collected signatures in support of placing a measure on the November ballot that would amend the state’s constitution to safeguard abortion rights. Their task took on new urgency after the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had legalized abortion nationwide and left the issue to individual states to regulate.…

Germany’s road traffic agency said it was recalling Tesla models Y and 3 because of a fault in the automatic emergency call system that affects 59,000 vehicles globally. The KBA watchdog said on its website dated June 29 that a software flaw was causing a breakdown of the eCall, which is designed to automatically contact emergency responders in the event of a serious accident. German regional broadcaster Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, which serves the region that is home to Tesla’s German model Y and battery production site near Berlin, first reported the recall on Saturday. KBA said 59,129 vehicles were affected globally but…

Tens of thousands residents have been told to evacuate their homes in Sydney, following torrential rain and flash flooding in Australia’s largest city. Roads have been cut off, with 18 evacuation orders in western Sydney alone and warnings of more to come. “This is a life-threatening emergency situation,” Stephanie Cooke, emergency services minister for the state of New South Wales, said. The area was hit by flash flooding in March, killing 20 people. “We are now facing dangers on multiple fronts – flash flooding, riverine flooding and coastal erosion,” Ms Cooke told a media briefing. Her warning came as the…

A Chinese attack on Taiwan is not imminent, the top US general says, but the US is watching “very closely”. China is clearly developing the capability to attack at some point, but deciding to do so would be a political choice, Gen Mark Milley told the BBC. China says Taiwan is a breakaway province that must be re-unified with the mainland, by force if necessary. It has accused the US of supporting Taiwan’s independence, and vowed to “resolutely crush” any such attempt. There has been a marked escalation recently between China and the US – Taiwan’s most powerful ally. China…

With the goal of building future leaders through a strong learning culture, Gulf Air, Bahrain’s national carrier welcomed the first batch for “The Pioneers” Leadership Development Program. The program aimed at enhancing the resilience and adaptability of Gulf Air’s future leaders by empowering the airline’s Bahraini managerial staff to become proficient and preparing them for their next role  as workplace  leaders. It included customized workshops in inspirational sessions, trending market topics and interactive training workshops. “We are delighted to have 40 Bahrainis take part in this program, with the first batch of 20 staff enrolling shortly,” Gulf Air Acting CEO…

Egyptian authorities on Saturday closed off a stretch of the country’s Red Sea coastline, a day after a shark attack killed an Austrian woman swimming near the resort of Hurghada. The 68-year-old woman, who lost a leg and an arm in the shark attack, died shortly after she was brought to the private Nile Hospital in Hurghada, an Egyptian health official said, according to The AP. She was barely alive when she was brought in on Friday, the official said, adding that attempts by medical staff to resuscitate her failed. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was…

Thousands of pilgrims started arriving in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Friday, among some one million Muslims expected to attend the 2022 haj pilgrimage season after two years of major disruption caused by the COVID pandemic. Wrapped in white robes, with some carrying umbrellas against the burning desert sun, hundreds performed the first ritual of the haj, which involves walking in a circle around the Kaaba, the sacred building at the center of Mecca’s Grand Mosque, Reuters reported. Saudi Arabia, home to Islam’s holiest sites in Mecca and Medina, allowed back foreign travelers this year to…