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The number of tourists arriving in Bahrain has grown by 984% in the first quarter of 2022, compared to the same period in 2021. According to statistics published by the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA), the Kingdom received approximately 1.7 million visitors in the first three months of the year, compared to 152,000 in 2021. The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority (BTEA) affirmed that tourism revenues also rose to BD 292 million ($774 million) during the first quarter of this year compared to BD 30 million Bahrain Dinars ($80 million) during the same period last year, an increase of 875%.…

A German court sentenced a former SS guard, now 101 years old, to five years in prison on Tuesday for assisting in the murder of some 3,500 people at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, bringing to an end one of the last Nazi trials in Germany. Prosecutors had said that Josef S., a member of the Nazi party’s paramilitary SS, helped to send 3,518 people to their deaths at the Sachsenhausen camp, north of Berlin, by regularly standing guard in the watchtower between 1942 and 1945. The trial took nearly nine months as doctors had said the man, whose full name…

The Group of Seven economic powers have agreed to explore imposing a ban on transporting Russian oil that has been sold above a certain price, they said on Tuesday. “We invite all like-minded countries to consider joining us in our actions,” the G7 leaders said in the communique. The war in Ukraine and its dramatic economic fallout, in particular soaring food and energy inflation, has dominated this year’s summit of the group of rich democracies at a castle resort in the Bavarian Alps. The G7 is looking at price caps as a way to prevent Moscow profiting from its invasion…

Russian hacker group Killnet told Reuters that it was continuing a major cyber attack on Lithuania on Tuesday in retaliation for Vilnius’s decision to cease the transit of some goods under European Union sanctions to Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave.

A Moscow court said it had fined video streaming service Twitch, social network Pinterest, holiday rental company Airbnb and United Parcel Service (UPS) on Tuesday for refusing to store Russian citizens’ personal data in Russia. Moscow has clashed with Big Tech over content, censorship, data and local representation in a simmering dispute that has erupted into a full-on battle since Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24. Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor in late May opened administrative cases against Amazon-owned Twitch, Pinterest, Airbnb, UPS and two other foreign companies accused of violating personal data legislation. The Moscow court’s…

Russian forces shelled central districts of the city of Kharkiv on Monday, hitting apartment buildings and a primary school and killing five people and wounding 22, the regional governor said. Five children were among the injured, Oleh Synehubov, the governor of the Kharkiv region, said. The attacks shattered apartment buildings, video footage showed. The blast gouged a vast crater in front of the school, with debris strewn about classrooms, their windows all blown out. Rescue teams tended to the injured, ferrying them on stretchers to ambulances. Resident Maksim Antonenko said he administered first aid in the aftermath of three explosions.…

Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) hosted a ceremony for officers graduating in a specialized course. The ceremony was held in the presence of Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics Rear Admiral Yousef Ahmed Malallah who was briefed on the various stages of the course programs and training. Malallah presented certificates to the graduates and special awards to the top achievers in the course attended by Ministry of Interior officers.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa has praised the advanced medical and educational contributions provided by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Medical University of Bahrain (RCSI- Bahrain). Shaikh Khalid commended RCSI- Bahrain’s good reputation nearly two decades ago, saying it sis among the most prestigious medical universities in the world thanks to the quality of its programs and outputs. Receiving RCSI President Prof. Laura Viani, he praised RCSI- Bahrain’s role in meeting the needs of the health sector in the Kingdom and the region by providing well-qualified graduates ready to…

Bahrain Airport Services (BAS) hosted a certification ceremony for employees who have completed the Supervisory Development Programme provided by Excellence Training Solutions (ETS). The UK-based programme enabled staff members to gain, hone and nurture their leadership skills in their various fields of work. Following a two-week period, 17 employees from various departments, including cargo, airside, workshop, maintenance and security, successfully received their certificates by attending both virtual and in-person classes. The course included ten main subjects – effective problem solving & decision making, critical thinking, the Professional Supervisor, interpersonal skills, business writing, coaching and mentoring, complaint handling, dealing with difficult…

UAE Minister of Climate Change and the Environment Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri has reiterated her country’s commitment to collective action to address the global food crisis and prevent further hunger. Almheiri was speaking at the ‘Uniting for Global Food Security’ Ministerial Conference hosted by the German Government in Berlin. The event brought together ministers from the G7 countries, key donor countries, and the most vulnerable and most affected countries, as well as representatives of UN organisations, philanthropists, and civil society to drive joint action to enhance global food security. “The UAE pays the utmost attention to enhancing food security and…