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The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on two Russian banks, a North Korean company and a person it accused of supporting North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction program, increasing pressure on Pyongyang over its renewed ballistic missile launches. The latest American move came a day after China and Russia vetoed a U.S.-led push to impose more United Nations sanctions on North Korea over its ballistic missile launches, publicly splitting the U.N. Security Council for the first time since it started punishing Pyongyang in 2006. The vetoes came despite what the United States says was a sixth test of an…

Hundreds of Bahraini government officials and business leaders attended the Israeli Embassy’s Yom Haatzmaut event recently to celebrate the close relationship that has developed between the countries since the signing of the Abraham Accords. Israeli actor and singer Tsahi Halevi, who starred in the hit television show Fauda, and Chef Doron Sasson participated in the program. Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior’s band played the Israeli and Bahraini national anthems. The event marks the first time that Israel has held a Yom Haatzmaut event in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. This is the first such event of its kind following the…

Manama: Minister of Labour and Social Development, Jamil bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, inaugurated today the 9th Career Day symposium and expo for the academic year 2022, which was organised by the Applied Science University in the presence of the university’s Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. Wahib Ahmed Al Khajah, President Dr. Ghasan Foued Awad, as well as businessmen and their representatives. The Career Day, in which 60 private sector establishments are taking part, aims to introduce the students to the employment opportunities in the private sector and rationalize the youth’s choice of the required specialties in the labour market. The event also…

The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) signed an agreement with (Aon) Insurance Company. The agreement came to implement the insurance project for foreign residents within the framework of the implementation of the National Health Insurance Program. President of the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) Lieutenant General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa praised the continuous support of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for the health sector. Shaikh Mohammed stressed Bahrain’s efforts to ensure the sustainability of providing comprehensive health coverage…

The National Initiative for Agricultural Development (NIAD) has launched an agricultural platform to unite efforts towards the development and strengthening of the agricultural sector in Bahrain. Through the curated database, NIAD hopes to assist the accomplishment of the Kingdom’s economic, social & environmental development goals. During the launch ceremony, NIAD Secretary-General Shaikha Maram bint Isa Al Khalifa said that AGRO.BH platform is in implementation of HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s directives on the need to establish an effective agricultural sector and to find solutions that contribute to achieving food security In line with the comprehensive development program and the 2030 Economic…

The UAE Space Agency participated in the Global Aerospace Summit 2022, under the theme of “prosperity supported by digital technologies.” The event hosts a participation of leaders in the aviation, space, and defence sectors from around the world. The summit will outline the rapid shift witnessed in the aviation, space, and defence sectors during the past few years, and the role of innovation and technology in developing these sectors in the future. Due to the growing interest by aviation and defence companies in advanced digital technologies and Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, primarily AI, robotics, data analysis, and computerisation technologies, the Summit…

The outbreak of monkeypox cases outside of Africa can be contained, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, as more governments said they would launch limited vaccinations to combat rising infections of the virus. The moves came as authorities investigated 237 suspected and confirmed cases of the virus in 19 countries since early May, Reuters reported. That number is expected to increase, WHO officials have said, but most of the infections so far have not been severe. Scientists do not expect the outbreak to evolve into a pandemic like COVID-19, given the virus does not spread as easily as…

U.S. stock indexes shook off early weakness to trade higher on Wednesday as growth stocks rallied, with investors awaiting minutes from the Federal Reserve’s May meeting for clues on the path of its policy tightening. The central bank had at its May 3-4 meeting increased interest rates by half a percentage point, the biggest jump in 22 years. Minutes of that session, due to be released at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT), could start shaping the debate over what happens when they meet in June and July to fight surging prices. “You will see a little more of a hawkish…

Russia launched a fresh assault before dawn on Wednesday on the easternmost Ukrainian-held city in the battlefield Donbas region, threatening to close off the last main escape route for civilians trapped in the path of the advance. After failing to seize Kyiv or Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv, Russia is trying to take full control of the Donbas, comprised of two eastern provinces Moscow claims on behalf of separatists. Russia has poured thousands of troops into the region, attacking from three sides in the hope of encircling Ukrainian forces holding out in the city of Sievierodonetsk on the east bank of…

Italy and Hungary have urged the EU to call explicitly for a ceasefire in Ukraine and peace talks with Russia, putting themselves at odds with other member states determined to take a hard line with Moscow ahead of a summit next week. A draft concluding statement for the May 30-31 summit, seen by Reuters and dated May 19, describes the European Union as “unwavering in its commitment to help Ukraine exercise its inherent right of self-defence against the Russian aggression.” It does not mention peace talks. At a meeting of EU envoys on Friday, Italy’s ambassador proposed changes to the…