Author: News Desk

India on Wednesday advised its citizens in Ukraine to evacuate the country immediately in view of “deteriorating security situation and recent escalation of hostilities” across the war-hit country. “Indian citizens, including students, currently in Ukraine are advised to leave Ukraine at the earliest by available means,” the Indian Embassy in Kyiv said.

The US Mint will for the first time feature an Asian American on the nation’s currency when it circulates an image of actress Anna May Wong on a coin next week. Wong worked in Hollywood during a period of open racism and stereotyping. She was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, a year before her death. Wong, born in 1905, was first cast as an extra in the film The Red Lantern at the age of 14. She landed her first leading role in 1922, starring as Lotus Flower in The Toll of the Sea

Yemen : An emaciated little girl lies motionless on a hospital bed and struggles to breathe. Her body is covered with sores. She can barely open her eyes. Hafsa Ahmed is about 2. About a dozen other children in the red-brick hospital in this southern Yemeni city are also dying of starvation. Hunger has long threatened the lives of hundreds of thousands of Yemen’s children. Now, the war between the country’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels and a Saudi-led coalition is threatening to escalate after months of a tenuous truce. Yemenis, and international assistance groups, worry that the situation will get even worse.…

Bahrain:  Bahrain Economic Development Board (Bahrain EDB) Senior Legal Adviser Dr. Jameel Al Alawi spoke at the third webinar on Digital Economy Laws, organized by the National Competitiveness Centre in Saudi Arabia, in cooperation with the United Nations (UN) Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). Dr. Al Alawi spoke on some the legislative measures pursued by the Kingdom to facilitate the implementation of its digital trade agenda. Dr. Al Alawi highlighted Bahrain’s accession to the UN Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts. Al Alawi explained some of the main reasons behind the accession to the convention…

Bahrain :  HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, Captain of the Royal Endurance Team, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, has improved his world ranking to fourth in the latest list released by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI). HH Shaikh Nasser also ranked first at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) level in FEI Endurance Open Combination World Ranking. HH Shaikh Nasser’s new achievement is the outcome of his recent victories at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, the Montalcino international endurance championship in Italy, the World Endurance Championship at Šamorín, Slovakia, and FEI…

Bahrain :  His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today received the credentials of five new ambassadors during a ceremony held at the Al-Sakhir Palace here. HM King Hamad received the credentials of HE Mr. Piyapak Sricharoen, of Thailand, HE Mr. Tirtha Raj Wagle of Nepal, HE Mr. Clemens Augustinus Hach of Germany, HE Mr. Alexey Skosyrev of Russia, and Faisal bin Hareb bin Hamad Al Busaidi of Oman. HM King Hamad exchanged welcome statements with the new ambassadors, and hailed the strong bilateral relations and steadily-growing ties binding the Kingdom of Bahrain and their respective brotherly and friendly…

Eilat :  Minister of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture, Wael bin Nasser Al-Mubarak, signed a memorandum of understanding on food security and agriculture with Israeli Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Oded Forer. The signing of the memo was held on the sidelines of the participation of the Minister of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture in the first international agriculture conference which is being held in Eilat city, in Israel, from October 18 to 20 under the theme “Agriculture in Israel-Growing Food from the Sea and the Desert”. The signing of the memorandum of understanding is within the framework of continuous cooperation…

Dubai : The “His Highness Shaikh Nasser Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Centre”, the research arm of the Nasser Vocational Training Center (NVTC), has won the ICT Leadership Award at the 42nd Gulf and Middle East Information Technology Exhibition and Conference (GITEX Global), organised by CXO Insight Middle East, in the presence of the representatives of more than 200 entities in the Middle East region. On the occasion, NVTC Director, Dr. Abdulla Nasser Al-Nuaimi, dedicated the achievement to HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, NVTC Board of Trustees Chairman, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al…

Hong Kong : Hong Kong’s leader on Wednesday unveiled a new visa scheme to woo global talent, as the city seeks to stem a brain drain that is undermining its status as an international financial center. Chief Executive John Lee said the new Top Talent Pass Scheme will allow those earning an annual salary of 2.5 million Hong Kong dollars ($318,472) or more and graduates of the world’s top universities to work or pursue opportunities in the city for two years. Over the last two years, the city’s workforce has shrunk by about 140,000 people, Lee said. “We must be…

Cairo :  The Kingdom of Bahrain won today a seat in the Federation of Arab Journalists (FAJ). Board member of Bahrain Journalists Association (BJA), Head of International Relations, Rashed Nabeel Al Hamer, was elected as Assistant Secretary General of FAJ with 71 votes out of 80. The election of FAJ Secretariat General was held on the sidelines of the 14th general congress held by the federation in its permanent headquarters in Cairo, under the patronage of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. FAJ congress convenes every four years in the presence of a delegation comprising four members from every Arab country,…