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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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

After remaining out of the spotlight for a while, ex-Congress IT cell chief and former MP, Divya Spandana ‘Ramya’ has taken to Twitter to launch a scathing attack on her former colleagues. She has accused them of using media to malign her reputation. In a Tweet posted on May 12, Thursday, the Kannada actor alleged that fake news has been planted in the media after she quit the party in an attempt to destroy her credibility. She stated that she didn’t run away and regretted remaining silent all this time. “After I quit, ‘she duped the congress of 8 crores & ran away’ was…

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, took part in the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition against Daesh, which was held here today. The meeting was co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad of the Kingdom of Morocco, Nasser Bourita, and the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs of the United States, Victoria Nuland, and was attended by high-level representatives from the 85 members and international partners. The Minister of Foreign Affairs delivered the speech of the Kingdom of Bahrain at the conference, in which he stressed the importance of continuing…

An international donor conference raised $6.7 billion for Syria and its neighbors on Tuesday despite what the European Union’s foreign policy chief said was “a certain fatigue” with the conflict there, now its 12th year. The pledges, which aim to help reach the United Nations target of $10.5 billion in 2022, were made at a gathering of 55 countries in Brussels. Of the total raised on Tuesday, $6.1 billion is specifically for refugees, asylum seekers and stateless people, the largest budget request since the refugee plan began in 2015. “We are not forgetting the Syrian people and the situation in…

Transportation & Telecommunications Minister and Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) Chairman Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed hosted several of Bahrain’s senior business leaders on a tour of the “Awal Private Terminal”. The minister said the building’s restoration aimed to ensure that the facility retained its cultural identity while being transformed into an advanced private aviation terminal that meets international standards and the needs of VIP travelers. The project represents a major upgrade in the level of services provided at Bahrain International Airport (BIA), helping to reinforce its position among leading international airports. Minister Kamal noted that the Awal Private Terminal’s comprehensive services…

Ukrainian forces reported battlefield gains on Wednesday in a counterattack that could signal a shift in the momentum of the war, while Kyiv shut gas flows on a route through Russian-held territory, raising the spectre of an energy crisis in Europe. Following days of advances north and east of the second largest city Kharkiv, Ukrainian forces were within just several kilometres of the Russian border on Wednesday morning, one Ukrainian military source said on condition on anonymity. Before the advance, Russian forces had been on the outskirts of Kharkiv, a city 40 km (25 miles) from the frontier. The advance…