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Members of the World Health Organization’s European region passed a resolution on Tuesday that could result in the closure of Russia’s regional office and the suspension of meetings in the country in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The special session of the European region passed the resolution, supported by Ukraine and the European Union, with 43 in favour and 3 against and 2 abstentions. Russia’s envoy Andrey Plutnitsky opposed the resolution and said he was “extremely disappointed”.

The Russian military’s failure to seize the Ukrainian capital was inevitable because in the preceding years they had never directly faced a powerful enemy, according to a former mercenary with the Kremlin-linked Wagner Group who fought alongside the Russian army. Marat Gabidullin took part in Wagner Group missions on the Kremlin’s behalf in Syria and in a previous conflict in Ukraine, before deciding to go public about his experience inside the secretive private military company. He quit the Wagner group in 2019, but several months before Russia launched the invasion on Feb. 24 Gabidullin, 55, said he received a call…

Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Egypt’s Military Intelligence Director and Reconnaissance Department Major General Khaled Mujawar. Egyptian Ambassador to Bahrain Yasser Mohammed Shaaban and BDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Theyab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi, were present. BDF Commander-in-Chief praised bilateral relations and the development witnessed in the military field.

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) is recognized as the top Company in Bahrain on the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings list by ESG Invest. The investment research arm of ‘Sustainability Excellence’, provides comprehensive ratings that quantify ESG performance of companies in the Arab World. “We view ESG as central to Alba’s mission — ‘being a responsible corporate citizen, we want to create value for all our stakeholders and society. We are pleased to be selected as the Number One Company for ESG in Bahrain, for the third year in a row, which speaks volumes about our adopted approach when it…

Bahrain Olympic Committee Vice President HH Shaikh Isa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa has stressed the importance of an honorable participation by the national teams in the third Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Games in Kuwait on May 13-31. Shaikh Isa visited the women’s national futsal and basketball teams and conveyed the greetings and best wishes of HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, Chairman of the General Sports Authority and President of Bahrain Olympic Committee. Shaikh Isa attended training sessions, saluted the players for their dedication, perseverance and…

The joint committee between the ministries of interior of the UAE and Saudi Arabia held its sixth meeting on Monday at the Saif al Shaafar Hall to enhance their security cooperation. The UAE delegation was headed by Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Interior Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaili while the Saudi delegation was headed by Under-Secretary at the Saudi Ministry of Interior Dr. Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Faleh, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. In his speech at the opening session, Major General Al Khaili conveyed the greetings of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Lt. General Shaikh Saif…

Gulf Hotels Group on Tuesday reported a net profit of BD2.123 million, an increase of BD2.330 million over the first quarter of the previous year. The earnings per share are 9 fils compared to a loss of 1 fils in the first quarter of last year. Total comprehensive income of BD 2.343 million compared to a loss of BD 157,077 for the first quarter of the previous year, with an increase of BD 2.500 million. Revenue for the first quarter BD 9.343 millionup from the BD 5.198 million in the same period last year, with an increase of BD 4.145…

Transportation and Telecommunications Minister Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed met with the Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistics Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser. This came during the minister’s participation in “Future Aviation Forum” for three days, organized by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The meeting discussed investment opportunities in the civil aviation sector and the possibility of investing promising opportunities to achieve the strategic vision from the national strategy for transport and logistics, reviewing solutions that contribute to the prosperity of the sector…

The European Commission is considering new joint debt issuance by the 27-nation bloc, two EU officials said, to cover Ukraine’s liquidity gap of 15 billion euros ($15.9 billion) over the next three months. A Commission proposal is to be published on May 18, one EU official said. The new joint EU borrowing, if agreed, could be based on the EU’s SURE scheme for financing unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. This would mean that Ukraine would get very cheap loans from the bloc, and EU governments would need to provide guarantees that the joint borrowing would be repaid.…

The Russian ambassador to Poland was doused in a red substance on Monday by people protesting against the war in Ukraine as he went to lay flowers at the Soviet Military Cemetery in Warsaw to mark the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. The war in Ukraine has cast a shadow over this year’s Victory Day, when Moscow honours the 27 million Soviet citizens who lost their lives in World War Two. Poland, a strong supporter of Ukraine in its resistance to Russia’s invasion, opposed any large-scale commemoration taking place. Video footage posted on Twitter showed the protesters,…