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Bahrain : Bahrain has joined the world in celebrating the World Osteoporosis Day which is observed on October 20. The international event aims to boost awareness of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis by focusing on risk factors and a healthy lifestyle to prevent the disease and fractures resulting from it. The World Osteoporosis Day was launched on October 20, 1996 by the Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) in the United Kingdom with the support of the European Committee. The World Health Organisation (WHO) rates osteoporosis among the 10 most prevalent diseases in the world. The WHO reports show that osteoporosis…

Riyadh : His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince, Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Higher Committee for the Saudi Green Initiative announced the second editions of the Middle East Green Initiative (MGI) Summit and the Saudi Green Initiative (SGI) Forum, held under the theme ‘From ambition to action’, taking place next month in tandem with COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The MGI Summit will be held on 7 November and the SGI Forum will be held on 11-12 November, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. HRH the Crown Prince said: “I would like to thank His Excellency President…

Manama : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received a special edition of a commemorative medal dedicated to HM the King from the Executive Director of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) Ambassador Kairat Sarybay on the 30th anniversary of the conference. HM the King expressed his thanks and appreciation for this special edition, hailing the role  of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in consolidating cooperation among member states to serve the issues of peace, security and stability and promote tolerance, human coexistence, dialogue and sustainable development…

Bahrain : A defendant accused of offending a candidate running in the parliamentary elections in the Northern Governorate has been remanded in custody for seven days pending investigation. The Electoral Crime Investigation Committee, set up by the Public Prosecutor, leveled the  counts of charges against the defendant and referred him to stand an urgent trial. The defendant has been charged with photographing the candidate’s residence and sending the pictures to a social media account whose owner, who is residing abroad, posted the photos, along with offensive comments sullying the nominee’s behavior and morals. The owner of the social media account…

Bahrain : Labour MinisterJameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan received writer Mohieddine Bahloul, who presented a collection of his press articles. The minister praised the role Bahraini writers and journalists in highlighting Bahrain’s civilized image, commending the author’s press contributions.

Dallas : The three biggest U.S. airlines enjoyed a boffo summer, reaping a combined profit of more than $2 billion as Americans jammed on to planes despite fares that were sharply higher than a year ago. American Airlines said Thursday that it earned $483 million on record-breaking revenue that more than offset higher fuel costs in the third quarter. American predicted that profit will continue to exceed Wall Street expectations during the holiday-packed remainder of 2022, The Associated Press (AP) reported. The results from American, however, weren’t quite as grand as figures from its more prosperous rivals. United Airlines reported…

Steve Bannon, a former chief strategist for Donald Trump, was sentenced to four months in prison on Friday after he was convicted of contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena related to a US House of Representatives investigation into the January 6 insurrection. Before Friday’s sentencing, the US federal judge said Bannon had expressed no remorse over his actions relating to the Capitol riot. He was also ordered to pay a $6,500 fine. Bannon was convicted in July on two counts of contempt of Congress: one for refusing to appear in a deposition and another for refusing to provide…

Cairo:  Egyptian Minister of Culture Dr. Nevine Al Kilani and Egypt’s Opera House President, Head of the Arab Music Festival and Conference Dr. Magdy Saber honoured Bahraini singer and composer Ahmed Al Jumairi. The ceremony which was held at the Opera House in Cairo was in recognition of Al Jumairi’s artistic legacy and contributions to conserving the classic melodious Arab music. The 31st edition of the Arab Music Festival and conference opened yesterday, Thursday, at the Cairo Opera House’s Fountain Theatre with a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Egyptian musician Ali Ismail, with a number of singers and soloists…

Boris Johnson was one of the names buzzing around Westminster on Friday, as supporters of the former prime minister tipped him for a comeback to British frontline politics. Only six weeks after leaving No 10 Downing Street, he is said to have cut short his Caribbean holiday to fly back to the UK to speak to MPs, as he considers a potential run in the race to replace Liz Truss. Will Walden, who previously worked as Mr Johnson’s press secretary, told Sky News that the man who departed office in September was working on an October comeback. Mr Walden told Boris Johnson…

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday declared martial law in the four regions it had annexed last month from Ukraine – Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. The law allows temporary resettlement of residents to ‘safer locations’ and restriction on movement in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. Putin had signed constitutional laws on October 5 to make these regions parts of Russia following the results of referendums Russia held in these areas, which together make up for 15% of Ukraine’s territory.