Author: News Desk

Manama: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, was recently honoured at Changi Airline Awards ceremony which took place in Singapore, winning in the “Connectivity Award” and the “New Airline Award”. Commenting on this achievement, Gulf Air Acting Chief Executive Officer Captain Waleed AlAlawi said “We are pleased to have the Gulf Air services and products recognized by the Changi Airline Awards. We are constantly striving to deliver excellence to our passengers by enhancing a broad spectrum of deliverables from our convenient flight schedules, numerous international and regional flights, and a variety of products and services both on the…

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Brussels: Speaker Fawzia bint Abdullah Zainal met with Speaker of the Belgian Parliament, Eliane Tello, and President of the Belgian Senate, Stephanie D’Hose. The meeting highlighted the importance of the partnership between the two kingdoms’ parliaments, stressed that this meeting constitutes a step towards translating the common will to build on the distinguished relations that unite the two countries, and the continuous endeavor to develop relations of cooperation and coordination in all fields, and move to develop them. Zainal reviewed the achievement made by Bahrain in addressing COVID-19, stressing that the national efforts headed by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin…

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Manama: The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), in cooperation with the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, and the Central Bank of Bahrain, held a workshop to discuss proposed reform to the current legal provisions that regulate the liability of Directors and Managers within the Company Law. The proposed reform was presented for discussion after the participants benefited from the insight of legal experts on how the issue of Directors and Managers Liability is regulated around the world. The workshop commenced with a presentation by Dr. Riyadh Seyadi, a judge at the commercial courts of the Kingdom of…

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BRAVE Combat Federation is making its much-anticipated return to South America as it announces an upcoming event in Goiânia, Brazil this July in association with a new hosting partner, Liliane Mesquita Producao. Organization officials have confirmed that BRAVE CF will be landing in Goiânia on July 30th, however, it has not been confirmed whether other events will be taking place prior to that.   The Bahrain-based promotion ventured into Brazil for its promotional debut in 2017. Brazil was the first country to host a BRAVE CF event outside of its headquarters making BRAVE CF 3 in Curitiba, Brazil the first international destination of…

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Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has passed away on Friday, May 13, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. In a statement issued today, the Ministry of Presidential Affairs announced the death of Sheikh Khalifa. “The Ministry of Presidential Affairs mourns the death of the nation’s President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan,” the statement read. The Ministry has also declared an official mourning period for the late His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan with the flag flown at half-mast for 40 days starting from today. Work in ministries, departments, federal…

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he Gulf Hotel and Vatel Bahrain awarded 47 of its students who participated in the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2022 as part of their practical application learning. The students were exposed to a global event that allows them to conduct hospitality-related tasks and get trained on how to cater to international guests. Shaikh Khaled bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, General Director of Vatel Bahrain thanked the organizers for trusting and providing this opportunity to their students, noting that the opportunity had a positive impact on both themselves as well as for Vatel. “We are delighted to have this…

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Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority (BTEA) said that it had a significant and successful presence in the Arabian Travel Market 2022 exhibition in Dubai, through Bahrain’s national pavilion, one of the largest among the 158 pavilions that took part in the international tourism event. The Bahraini pavilion featured 21 exhibitors, led by national carrier Gulf Air, and included tourist facilities, hotels, resorts, tourism companies, and tour operators. BTEA Deputy Chief Executive Officer Fatima Al Serafi attributed the success of Bahrain’s participation to the participants’ harmonized efforts to bring Bahrain’s tourism sector to the world’s attention and to highlight its privileges…

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Finland said on Thursday it would apply to join NATO “without delay”, with Sweden expected to follow, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine looked set to bring about the very expansion of the Western military alliance that Vladimir Putin aimed to prevent. The decision by the two Nordic countries to abandon the neutrality they maintained throughout the Cold War would be one of the biggest shifts in European security in decades. Finland’s announcement angered the Kremlin, which called it a direct threat to Russia and threatened an unspecified response. It came even as Russia’s war in Ukraine was suffering another big…

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The world will not be left short of oil even with lower output from sanctions-hit Russia, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday, in a U-turn after it predicted a possible “global supply shock” in March. The IEA, after warning on March 16 that 3 million barrels per day (bpd) could be shut in from April, lowered that figure for a second time as it noted only 1 million bpd had gone offline. Production ramping up elsewhere and slower demand growth due to China’s lockdowns will forestall a big deficit, the Paris-based IEA said. “Over time, steadily rising volumes…

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Ukrainian forces are keeping up a counterattack to the north of the second largest city of Kharkiv and recapturing several towns and villages toward the Russian border, Britain said on Thursday. Russia has reportedly withdrawn units from the area and the forces are likely to redeploy after replenishing the losses to the eastern bank of the Siverskyi Donets river, the British defence ministry said in a regular Twitter bulletin. On Wednesday, Ukraine said it had pushed back Russian forces in the east to recapture Pytomnyk, a village on the main highway north of Kharkiv, about halfway to the Russian border.

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