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A 3,400-year-old palace has emerged from a reservoir in the Kurdistan region of Iraq after water levels dropped because of drought.The discovery of the ruins in the Mosul Dam reservoir on the banks of the Tigris River inspired a spontaneous archeological dig that will improve understanding of the Mittani Empire, one of the least-researched empires of the Ancient Near East, the Kurdish-German team of researchers said in a press release.”The find is one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the region in recent decades,” Kurdish archeologist Hasan Ahmed Qasim said in a press release.The Mittani Empire is one of…

While we haven’t seen the Starship fly yet — SpaceX just got done with its test firings and short “hops” back in April — we might not have to wait that long for its first commercial flight. According to SpaceX VP of commercial sales Jonathan Hofeller, the company is hoping to send it to space for its first commercial mission in 2021. He revealed at an event in Indonesia that SpaceX is already in discussions with three different customers for that flight, all telecom companies likely looking to send satellites to orbit. SpaceX introduced the launch system as the Big…

NASA announced today its next big mission to explore our Solar System. The agency has greenlit a mission called Dragonfly that will send a spacecraft to the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Dragonfly, the latest of NASA’s New Frontiers program, was selected because of Titan’s unique makeup, which makes its one of the more promising candidates for discovering signs of microbial life. Dragonfly is scheduled to launch in 2026, a slight delay in the originally planned launch window of 2025. It will spend nine years in flight, covering 840 million miles before finally making a two-hour decent to the surface…

Manama: His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, deputised the Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, to attend the 11th graduation ceremony of the Joint Command and Staff session.Held under HM the King’s patronage at the Royal Command, Staff and National Defense College, the ceremony was attended by the Defence Affairs Minister, Lieutenant-General Abdulla bin Hassan Al-Nuaimi.Some holy Quran verses were recited, and then the Commandant of the Royal Command, Staff and National Defense College, Rear Admiral Abdulla Said Al-Mansoori, delivered a speech in which he extended deepest…

MANAMA: The Crown Prince’s International Scholarship Program (CPISP) has initiated its ‘Candidacy Program’, which is the last stage of its process to select the recipients of ten scholarships for the year 2020. The CPISP, in cooperation with Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF), held an induction session to brief the sixty pre-selected students from public and private schools on the courses and training they will receive during the Candidacy Program. CPISP Director, Dr. Cynthia Gessling, congratulated the pre-selected students for reaching the final stage of the selection process, praising HRH the Crown Prince’s vision to develop young Bahrainis through education…

Manama: Information Ministry Undersecretary Dr. Abdulrahman Mohammed Bahar received today Chief Executive of the National Space Science Agency (NSSA) Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Al Asiri. He stressed the role of NSSA in developing the national capabilities in space sciences in concordance with the aspirations of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Dr. Al Asiri reviewed the agency’s activities and projects and its growing cooperation with well-reputed regional and international institutions. He stressed the importance of the visit to the Information Ministry to explore ways of benefiting from available national capabilities in implementing projects.The Information Ministry Undersecretary underscored the importance…

Manama: Chief Executive of Labour Fund (Tamkeen), Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Janahi, today received a delegation from the Parliamentary Probe committee on Bahrainization in Public and Private Sectors, chaired by MP Ibrahim Al Nifi’i. Promoting Bahrainization in the labour market to achieve the objectives of the national Labour Market plan were discussed, in addition to coordination with various sides for the implementation of the social insurance system for trainees within the framework of professional and specialized programmes. Dr. Janahi gave a brief on Tamkeen’s programmes and initiatives to support Bahraini employees to be the first choice in the labor market through the development…

Manama: In line with the vision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to sustain a pioneering role in political and economic diplomacy with outstanding capabilities, and its keenness to consolidate and reinforce joint cooperation with all state institutions to contribute to the prosperity of the Kingdom of Bahrain, particularly in providing all facilities for those institutions that carry out their duties outside the Kingdom.  In addition to following the basic objectives of the Economic Development Board in promoting the Kingdom of Bahrain as a leading business hub and  its role I encouraging the flow of foreign direct investment as well…

Manama: Royal Guard Commander Major General Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa received today Commander of the United States Marine Forces Central Command Lieutenant General Carl Mundy and his accompanying delegation. They discussed boosting joint military cooperation, stressing strong historical ties binding the two friendly countries and their perpetual growth at all levels.

Manama: The results of nationwide science talent search examination (Sastra Pratibha Contest 2019) level-1 results were declared by Vijnana Bharati yesterday. The contest was jointly organized by Science India Forum Bahrain, National Science Movement of India, supported by Embassy of India-Bahrain and Indian Space Research Organization.11499 students from 8 schools in Bahrain participated in the first level contest held on 30th May 2019. The 82 students who scored above 80% marks qualified for the second level contest. 156 students scored “A+” Grade and 666 students got “A” Grade. The second level contest will be conducted as a Science Camp on…