Author: News Desk

Global investment in new capacity for renewable energy is on course to reach $2.6 trillion by the end of this decade, more than triple the amount of the previous decade, a report commissioned by the UN Environment Programme says. The figure excludes large hydropower projects and is equivalent to 1.2 terawatts (TW) of new renewable energy capacity this decade. That’s more than today’s entire US electricity generation units and half of the 2.4 TW of total power capacity installed over the same period. The UAE is also a major driver in promoting renewable energy resources. Dubai Clean Energy Strategy (DCES)…

Sudan has won the expatriates Futsal championship after beating Yemen 6-7 in penalty shoot-outs. The match was held as part of the fifth edition of the Khalid bin Hamad Futsal League for Youth Centres, People with Disabilities, Girls, Ministries, Expatriate Communities, Banks and Companies. Sudan and Yemen drew 3-3 in regular time in the final match, which was attended by a large number of spectators who cheered their respective teams. Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs Ayman bin Tawfiq Almoayyed attended the match and presented the victorious team with the trophy. Sudanese striker Ahmed Al-Basha, who netted two goals in the final, was…

Bahrain has beaten a host of regional competitors to be the best destination for expats to work, live, and raise a family in the 2019 InterNations Expat survey, consolidating its leadership position from 2018. Judges praised the Kingdom’s welcoming culture and relaxed lifestyle, cementing the country as a haven for expats – with strong historical ties to the financial services and real estate industries and increasingly strong standing in the technology sector. In the InterNations survey, Bahrain finished first for ‘ease of settling in’, ‘quality of family life’ and ‘cost of living’, which is very favorable when compared to other…

Manama:Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani officially inaugurated today the largest underwater theme park, Dive Bahrain, which was announced by Personal Representative of His Majesty the King Shaikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the President of the Supreme Council for Environment. The initial phase of the project has been completed recently by submerging a 70-meter long Boeing 747, 20-22 meters below the water North of Bahrain, to become the first attraction of the 100,000 m2 theme park area. Before the official opening, the dive park was also inspected by a group of diving professionals from…

Starbucks is opening the world’s largest Roastery in Chicago. The company said the restaurant will open on November 15, overtaking Tokyo as its biggest location of the lavish offshoot. The four-story Chicago Roastery is 43,000 square feet and is replacing a former Crate and Barrel location in the city’s Magnificent Mile neighborhood. Roasteries are intended to be tourist attractions in themselves. They feature specialty coffees and teas, on-premise roasters and massive coffee casks where freshly roasted beans are held. They also have bars with craft cocktails and serve fancier food than a normal Starbucks location. When Starbucks announced the Chicago location in 2017, it said…

An American woman has been charged with human trafficking for allegedly attempting to smuggle an undocumented six-day-old baby out of the Philippines hidden in a bag. Jennifer Erin Talbot was arrested at Manila’s airport on Wednesday and charged with human trafficking, kidnapping, and child abuse. Talbot was able to pass through the airport immigration counter without declaring the baby boy but was intercepted at the boarding gate by airline personnel. The 43-year-old was unable to produce any passport, boarding pass or government permits for the baby, airport officials said. Allegedly, she planned to board a Delta flight to Ohio. “She’s from a…

Manama: The Indian School Bahrain (ISB) hosted several activities   to honour teachers as part of the celebrations for Teachers’ Day on September 5 at the Isa Town campus. The ISB Middle Section and Senior Section students organised programmes to honour their teachers on the day. Principal VR Palaniswamy garlanded the photo of Dr S Radhakrishnan and gave a keynote speech on the occasion. ‘The teaching profession requires people who have the conviction to nurture young minds and mould them into something great. Since time immemorial, the profession of teaching has been considered as one of the noblest professions. Educators have…

Bahrain head coach Helio Sousa has called on the senior men’s national team to be “better than before” as they kick off their campaign in joint-qualifying for the Fifa World Cup 2022 and the AFC Asian Cup 2023. The Bahrainis are set to face Iraq tonight in their first of eight matches in this stage of the qualifiers. The game is scheduled for a 7.30pm kick-off at the National Stadium in Riffa. It will be a re-match of the final of this year’s West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) Championship held just last month in Iraq, when Bahrain won 1-0 for…

BRAVE Combat Federation, one of the biggest MMA promotions in the world, founded in the Kingdom of Bahrain, has joined forces with LFC, the biggest martial arts organization in Colombia. The first event of that landmark partnership will take place this Saturday night, in Bogotá, with a fight card mixing the absolute best Colombian talent with some of the biggest international stars. Yesterday, a few of the biggest names from the fight card paid a visit to DCRI, Centro de Rehabilitación Inclusiva. While there, they showed the wounded soldiers and police officers some of the techniques they hope to put…

Officials said Thursday they have restored landline telephone service in Indian-administered Kashmir after suspending most communications on Aug. 5, when India’s Hindu nationalist-led government downgraded the Muslim-majority region’s autonomy and imposed a strict security lockdown. The government says it suspended communications across the Kashmir Valley, including the main city of Srinagar, to prevent rumors from spreading after the state was downgraded to two federal districts. The suspension by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has almost completely isolated people in Indian-ruled Kashmir. Firdous Ahmad, a Srinagar resident, said the restoration of landline service “definitely brings a sigh of relief”…