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Malabar Gold & Diamonds, one of the largest jewellery retailers globally with a strong retail network of over 280 outlets spread across 10 countries, has opened its new showroom in Bahrain. Malabar Gold & Diamonds showroom in Bab Al Bahrain was inaugurated by Her Excellency Sheikha Hala Bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, Director – Culture & Arts at the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities in the presence of Mr. Abdul Salam KP, Vice Chairman, Malabar Group; Mr. Shamlal Ahamed, Managing Director – International Operations, Malabar Gold & Diamonds; Mr. Sakeer Parappurath, Regional Head, Malabar Gold & Diamonds; Mr. Rafeeque Mohammed,…

The Lost Paradise of Dilmun Water Park in Bahrain has reopened for the public after a grand ceremony was held to celebrate the start of season 2022. Moreover, the Waterpark hosted a Sports Fun Fair in partnership with the Philippines club. Many kids and families took part in the event. The following day, the park hosted an International Women’s Day celebration. The celebration and the grand opening were both attended by various officials, diplomats and spouses of diplomats, Media as well as members of a prominent community clubs and a women’s organization. The LPOD Water Park has launched a new generation of…

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Wednesday her nation was “ready to welcome the world back” with most tourists allowed to return by May as the nation continues to ease its coronavirus restrictions. The announcement brought forward the date that tourists from countries including the U.S., Canada, Britain, and much of Europe can visit from the previously announced date of October. International tourism used to account for about 20% of New Zealand’s foreign income and more than 5% of GDP. But when the pandemic began, New Zealand enacted some of the world’s strictest border controls and tourism evaporated. The…

Emirates Steel recorded a nearly 50% increase over the past two years in the number of its export markets in Europe, America, Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa. The expansion of Emirates Steel’s export footprint to 56 countries in 2021 compared to 38 in 2019 is part of the company’s strategy to diversify its sources of revenue through its marketing channels, improve its agility and enhance the competitiveness of UAE products under the unified brand identity of ‘Made in the Emirates.’ In 2021, Emirates Steel’s exports represented 45% of its total sales volumes, with the balance sold within…

Parliament Minister Ghanem bin Fadhl Al Buainain received media figure Jamal Mohammed Al Yaqout who presented him a copy of his book “The Beauty of the Word.” The book documents the writer’s meetings with leaders and senior officials. The minister praised the book and the writer’s contributions to enriching intellectual and media publications. Al Yaqout expressed his appreciation to the minister for his continuous support.

NASA’s next-generation moon rocket was due on Thursday to make a highly anticipated, slow-motion journey from an assembly plant to its launch pad in Florida for a final round of tests in the coming weeks that will determine how soon the spacecraft can fly. Rollout of the towering Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with its Orion crew capsule perched on top marks a key milestone in U.S. plans for renewed lunar exploration after years of setbacks, and the public’s first glimpse of a space vehicle more than a decade in development. The process of moving the 5.75-million-ton, 32-story-tall SLS-Orion spacecraft…

Chief of Public Security Lt-General Tariq Al Hassan has met Dubai Police Chief Lt-General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri in the World Police Summit at the Dubai Expo 2020. The Chief expressed his appreciation for the invitation to participate in the summit that aims to enhance police operations and achieve security and stability. He affirmed the importance of reinforcing cooperation by exchanging security expertise, experiences and practices. Lt-General Al Hassan congratulated the Dubai Police Chief for the successful organization of the summit. Lt-General Al Marri confirmed the importance of such visits to promote security cooperation between Bahrain and Dubai and integration…

A delegation from the parliament headed by Speaker Fawzia bint Abdulla Zainal will participate in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)’s 144th assembly and related meetings to be held in Indonesia on March 20-24. The assembly will adopt resolutions on the emergency item and on the subject item taken up by the Standing Committee on Peace and International Security entitled Rethinking and reframing the approach to peace processes with a view to fostering lasting peace and by the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development entitled Leveraging Information and Communication Technology as an enabler for the education sector, including in times of pandemic. The…

Education Minister Dr. Majid bin Ali Al Nuaimi met with Executive Director of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation Jamal bin Huwaireb (MBRF). Al Nuaimi praised the discussion sessions on Protecting Humanity and the Challenge of Pandemics in the Knowledge Summit. He also lauded the new edition of ‘Future of Knowledge Foresight Report’ released in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program’s Regional Office for Arab States that examines the future knowledge landscape and various capacities of countries towards transformation against global risks based on a comprehensive collection of data; providing new insights into countries’ readiness to face…

Railways ground to a halt in many places across Poland on Thursday, disrupting an important means of transport for Ukrainian refugees after what the transport minister said was a traffic control system outage impacting several countries. Infrastructure Minister Andrzej Adamczyk said that identical faults in the traffic control systems, which are produced by a unit of French train maker Alstom , had also appeared in India, Singapore and possibly Pakistan. “The cause is still being determined,” Adamczyk wrote on Twitter. “(Railway operator) PKP PLK is working non-stop to minimise the effects of the outage, which has affected about 80% of…