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Bahrain :  The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Tourism (MOICT) has issued an order to ban selling, manufacturing, circulating and importing single-use plastic bags, which are less than 35 microns in thickness. Minister Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani said that the decision aims to support environmental protection initiatives and limit the spread of plastic waste. He highlighted that the ban is in line with the government’s plans of securing an environment that supports sustainability and reduces pollution. The ban will exclude single-use plastic bags that are more than 35 microns in thickness, single-use plastic bags that are used for medical…

TOKYO :  Rescuers said that 10 people who were retrieved Sunday from the frigid sea and the rocky coast of a northern Japanese national park had died, a day after a tour boat with 26 aboard apparently sank in rough waters, triggering questions why it was allowed to sail. The search for the others is still ongoing after the boat sent a distress call on Saturday afternoon saying it was sinking. The location, near the Kashuni Waterfall, is known as a difficult place to maneuver boats because of its rocky coastline and strong tide. There were two crew and 24…

Bahrain : Manama, Apr. 24 (BNA): Transport and Communications Minister Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed commended the efforts made by the Bahrain Duty Free Company to improve its services, which contributes to enhancing the role of Bahrain International Airport and its services. The minister, who was speaking during the annual Ghabga hosted by the company, pointed out that the steady enhancement of services for duty-free shops aligns with the Economic Vision 2030 and supports the national economy. Bahrain Duty Free Board of Directors Chairman Farouk Yousuf Almoayyed said that the company, established in 1990, is proud of strengthening and expanding the…

Pakistan’s new government has removed names of several high-profile personalities, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, from the no-fly list, it emerged on Sunday. The Cabinet in its maiden meeting last week authorised the Ministry of Interior, headed by Rana Sanaullah, to review the Exit Control List (ECL), dealing with the people not allowed to leave the country. The interior ministry started issuing notifications for removal of those names from the ECL which had been on it for 120 days without any compelling reason. Those allowed to move out of the country without any hindrance include Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, his…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Mumbai for the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award ceremony on Sunday. PM Modi was conferred the inaugural Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award. After receiving the award, the PM got emotional and said Lata Mangeshkar was like an elder sister. He said, “For me, Lata didi was like an elder sister. I have always received immense love from her. After many decades, Lata didi will not be present in the coming Rakhi festival.” PM Modi dedicated the award to all his countrymen. “When the award is in the name of an elder sister like Lata Didi,…

KYIV:  Ukraine’s leader petitioned for more powerful Western weapons as he prepared to meet with top U.S. officials in the war-torn country’s capital Sunday and Russian forces concentrated their attacks on the east, including trying to dislodge the last Ukrainian troops holding out in the battered port city of Mariupol. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the planned visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during a lengthy Saturday night news conference held in a Kyiv subway station. The White House has not commented. Zelenskyy said he was looking for the Americans to produce results, both in terms of…

Washington :  Finance and National Economy Minister Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa participated in the Development Committee within the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) on behalf of the Arab Group countries and the Maldives. The minister stressed the importance of developing economic policies and enhancing flexibility in the phase of recovery from the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic and the role of WBG in addressing them. He higlighted the need to invest in human capital and to activate their role within the economic development process, by refining their skills to…

Bahrain : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today issued Royal Decree (18) of 2022, appointing Shaikh Turki bin Duaij Al Khalifa as Director-General of the General Directorate of Resources and Information Systems at the Interior Ministry’s Customs Affairs. The Interior Minister shall implement the decree, which takes immediate effect and will be published in the Official Gazette.

JERUSALEM : Christians celebrated their “Holy Fire” ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Saturday against a backdrop of rising tensions with Israel, which imposed new restrictions on attendance this year that it said were needed for safety. Israel says it wants to prevent another disaster after a crowd stampede at a packed Jewish holy site last year left 45 people dead. Christian leaders say there’s no need to alter a ceremony that has been held for centuries. In the dense confines of Jerusalem’s Old City, where Jews, Christians and Muslims must share their holiest sites…

TOKYO :  A tour boat with 26 people aboard was missing in the frigid waters of northern Japan on Saturday, hours after sending a distress call that it was sinking, the coast guard said. No survivors have been found after more than 10 hours of intense search involving six patrol boats, five aircraft and divers. The coast guard said it will continue the search through the night. The 19-ton Kazu 1 made an emergency call in early afternoon, saying the ship’s bow had flooded and it was beginning to sink and tilt while traveling off the western coast of Shiretoko…