Author: News Desk

Manama : The winners of the seventh edition of the Prime Minister’s Award for Journalism have described it as a platform for journalists to compete and develop innovative ideas. They were speaking following the award distribution ceremony, held today under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister. Photographer Yousif Tulefat, from Bahrain News Agency (BNA), won the “Best Photography Award” for a photo taken of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and His Holiness Pope Francis during the latter’s visit to Bahrain in November 2022. The photo,…

Manama : Bahrain News Agency (BNA) won the “Best Photography Award” in the seventh edition of the Prime Minister’s Award for Journalism, which was held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister. Photographer Yousif Tulefat from BNA took the photo of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and His Holiness Pope Francis during the latter’s visit to Bahrain in November 2022. The photo, which documents a historical event, affirms the vision of coexistence and peace advocated by HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

Manama : The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) conducted a joint inspection campaign in the Capital Governorate, in coordination with the Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA) of the Ministry of Interior and the Capital Governorate Police Directorate. The campaign resulted in reporting violations related to the Labour Market and Residency laws. The cases were referred for legal action. LMRA stressed its commitment to report any violation through a continuous and intensive inspection plan, in cooperation with the relevant government entities. The Labour Market Regulatory Authority renewed its call on all members of the society to support the efforts of…

Windsor : First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, General Sports Authority Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee President, His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa received at the endurance race venue, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh, while attending the Windsor Equestrian Festival in Windsor, Britain, in the presence of Major General Simon Brooks-Ward. HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa hailed solid relations binding the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Kingdom, noting steadily-growing partnership which resulted in a cooperation agreement, wishing the United Kingdom further strides.…

UK diabetes specialist nurse Margaret Shepherd has been awarded the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award for her work in combatting genetic diabetes. A lead nurse for research at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, the 60-year-old mother of three set up a national network of genetic diabetes nurses in the UK in 2002 to raise awareness of the little-known monogenic form of the condition. This year’s competition saw a shortlist of 10 finalists, eight women and two men. Ms Shepherd beat the competition to win the $250,000 (Dh915,000) prize. The awards ceremony took place in London on International Nurses Day. More…

Manama : Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the Ministry of Information will organize tomorrow Sunday the 7th edition of the Prime Minister’s Press Award. The event will be attended by ministers, senior officials, journalists and media persons in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Information Minister Dr. Ramzan bin Abdullah Al Noaimi asserted the significance of the event for the media and press community in the kingdom as it reflects the advanced level reached by Bahrain journalism thanks to the support of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al…

Manama : Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture Minister, Wael bin Nasser Al-Mubarak, has affirmed that the Ministry will continue improving the services it provides to fishermen. This can be done through developing services in ports and modernising the infrastructure of the fishing sector to meet the needs of its workers, which will contribute to increasing food production, he said. Minister Al-Mubarak was speaking while paying an inspection visit to the Sitra Port, along with the relevant officials. He indicated that through his visit, he aimed to collect first-hand information about the areas in the ports that the private sector can invest…

Washington : General Motors (GM.N) said on Friday it will recall nearly 1 million sport utility vehicles in the United States because the driver’s air-bag inflator may explode during deployment The recall covers 994,763 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles from the 2014 through 2017 model years with modules produced by ARC Automotive Inc. Dealers will replace the driver’s air-bag module. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said a driver in Michigan of a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse was in a crash in which the front-driver airbag inflator ruptured during deployment causing facial injuries. An April 25 inspection confirmed…

Manama : The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) yesterday hosted the third weekly raffle draw of the Manama Gold Festival. Receipt holders, including citizens, visitors and GCC residents and participated in the draw in which 13 valuable prizes were given out in Souq Al Manama. As many as 416 gold, jewelry and pearl shops are participating in the second edition of Manama Gold Festival, which kicked off on April 13 and runs until May 27. The festival offers weekly promotions to the Manama Market visitors. In addition, raffle draws are held on a weekly basis to offer distinguished prizes…

Washington : U.S. import prices increased in April for the first time since late 2022 amid higher fuel costs, but imported inflation pressures remained subdued. Import prices rose 0.4% last month after dropping 0.8% in March, the Labor Department said on Friday. Last month’s increase was the first since December 2022. Economists polled had forecast import prices, which exclude tariffs, would increase 0.3%. Import prices in the 12 months through April fell 4.8%, matching the decline in March. Import prices have now dropped for three straight months on a year-on-year basis. The government reported this week that the annual increases…