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Bahrain : Bahrain hosts on November 4 the 16th meeting of Muslim Council of Elders coinciding with the historical official visit of His Holiness Pope Francis visit to Bahrain at the invitation of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The meeting will be chaired by His Eminence Grand Imam Sheikh of Al Azhar Dr. Ahmed Al Tayyib in the presence of His Holiness Pope Francis. The meeting will review global challenges, including climate changes, lack of food and water, and other humanitarian catastrophes, and the role of religious leaders in addressing them through an Islamic-Christian dialogue. The Secretary-General…

Bahrain : Friendly diplomatic ties between India and Bahrain were showcased in a beautiful Art Exhibition at Dana Mall. The Exhibition was inaugurated by H.E. Mr. Piyush Srivastava Indian Ambassador to the kingdom of Bahrain & the Indian Ambassador’s wife Mrs. Monika Srivastava along with Lulu Group Director Mr. Juzer Rupawala among the VIP Guest was Bahraini artist Mr. Abbas Al Mosawi a celebrated Bahraini art activist and is now recognized as one of the Middle East’s most renowned artists. The exhibition was brought to Dana Mall by the efforts of Aparna Shere, an accomplished artist and painter residing in…

Algiers : Personal Representative of His Majesty the King, Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, paid a visit today to Tunisian President Kais Saied, at his residence in the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria. He conveyed the greetings of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to the Tunisian President and their best wishes to him of every success in serving Tunisia and its people. Both sides reviewed fraternal relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Tunisia and ways of bolstering them in various…

Bahrain : In implementation of the order of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) to cancel the flexible work permit and register all expatriate workers in partnership with the private sector, Labour Minister Jamil bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, the LMRA Chairman, issued edict (1) of 2022 regarding assigning some of the tasks of LMRA to the manpower registration centers. The Labour Minister stressed that the edict to assign some tasks to the labour registration centers for workers wishing to apply for a permit to practise…

Bahrain : Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, expressed happiness over the victory of “Taghrid” camel, which is owned by him, in the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Camel Cup. HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa praised the achievement, asserting the advanced level of Bahrain camel sport in foreign competitions. He pointed out the high competitiveness characterizing the championships held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, lauding “Taghrid”’s clinching the first place after clocking 4 minutes and 20 seconds.

MANILA : More than 100 people have died in one of the most destructive storms to lash the Philippines this year with dozens more feared missing after villagers fled in the wrong direction and got buried in a boulder-laden mudslide. Almost two million others were swamped by floods in several provinces, officials said Monday. At least 53 of 105 people who died — mostly in flash floods and landslides — were from Maguindanao province in a Muslim autonomous region, which was swamped by unusually heavy rains set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae. The storm blew out into the South China…

SEOU :  South Korean police investigated on Monday what caused a crowd surge that killed more than 150 people including 26 foreigners during Halloween festivities in Seoul in the country’s worst disaster in years, as President Yoon Suk Yeol and tens of thousands of others paid respects to the dead at special mourning sites. Saturday’s disaster was concentrated in a sloped, narrow alley in Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhood, a popular nightlife district, with witnesses and survivors recalling a “hell-like” chaos with people falling on each other like dominoes. They said the entire Itaewon area was jammed with slow-moving vehicles and partygoers clad in Halloween costumes, making…

Sao Paulo : Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has done it again: Twenty years after first winning the Brazilian presidency, the leftist defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro Sunday in an extremely tight election that marks an about-face for the country after four years of far-right politics. With 99.9% of the votes tallied in the runoff vote, da Silva had 50.9% and Bolsonaro 49.1%, and the election authority said da Silva’s victory was a mathematical certainty. At about 10 p.m. local time, three hours after the results were in, the lights went out in the presidential palace and Bolsonaro had not conceded…

Bahrain : The maiden visit by Pope Francis will bolster the Kingdom’s endeavours and leadership role in seeking peace, peaceful co-existence, and friendliness in the world. “It is an important and historic visit of a Pope to the Kingdom of Bahrain, and it carries a huge significance as being a gesture of peaceful co-existence and friendliness,” Principal of Sacred Heart School, Sr. Roselyn Thomas told. “As all activities and programmes will be focused on the youth, hence school is working on an initiative of togetherness by registering as many youths as possible from all nationalities, cultures and ethnicity, as it…

Manama: Bahrain Olympic Committee has nominated Dr. Shaikha Hessa bint Khalid Al Khalifa as member of the GCC Women Sports Advisory Committee. BOC board Dr. Shaikha Hessa contributed over 20 years to promoting women soccer as part of the Bahrain Football Association (BFA). She also became member of BFA board and chaired women’s football committee. She is also member of several GCC and Arab women football committees. She is holder of the achievement diploma in 2020 from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Dr. Shaikha Hessa is recipient of several prizes and medals, in recognition of her efforts to promote women…