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Washington: During the visit of HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister to the United States, the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani, held a meeting with Don Graves, the US Deputy Secretary of Commerce, which was attended by a number of senior officials from both sides. The Minister highlighted that the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United States share a long history of collaboration, developed through agreements, memoranda, and mutual visits. It was announced during the meeting that the US has been granted official partner status in the Bahrain Global Sea-to-Air Hub. The Minister stressed that…

Bahrain :  The Kingdom of Bahrain joined the Artemis Accords to enhance cooperation in space exploration and peaceful use of space. The announcement took place on the sidelines of the visit of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to the United States. The CEO of the National Space Science Agency (NSSA), Dr Mohamed Ebrahim Al Aseeri explained that joining the Artemis Accords will open the door to new opportunities for cooperation and investment in the field and will facilitate the exchange of expertise among its signatories. He said that these efforts…

LAS VEGAS :  Seven people were shot, one fatally, at a Las Vegas apartment complex and two of the people who were wounded suffered injuries described as critical, police said Friday. The events leading up to the shooting started with a neighbor dispute at about 11:30 p.m. Thursday, said police Lt. Jason Johansson. Police investigators at the scene near the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus were looking for surveillance video as they tried to determine more about the circumstances of the shooting. Authorities did not immediately disclose details about a suspect or suspects or identies of the victims. The…

Hong Kong : Saudi Arabia will host all five groups in the western half of the Asian Champions League, the Asian Football Confederation announced on Thursday. Riyadh will host matches involving defending champions Al Hilal in their home city in Group A, which also features Istiklol from Turkmenistan, Qatar’s Al Rayyan and a playoff winner. Group B, which involves Mumbai City, Al Jazira from the United Arab Emirates, Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia and Iraq’s Air Force Club, will also play in Riyadh. Jeddah will host Foolad from Iran, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai, Al Gharafa of Qatar and Turkmenistan’s Ahal…

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major world powers say that those responsible for Russian military attacks on civilians in Ukraine must be held accountable for their crimes, amid reports of the use of cluster bombs and other banned munitions. In a statement after talks in Brussels on Friday, the G7 ministers said they are “deeply concerned with the catastrophic humanitarian toll taken by Russia’s continuing strikes against the civilian population of Ukraine’s cities.” They underlined that “indiscriminate attacks are prohibited by international humanitarian law,” and that they “will hold accountable those responsible for war crimes, including indiscriminate use…

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested the promoter of Chennai-based Coastal Energy Private Limited, Ahmed AR Buhari, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), officials said. The case involves the overvaluation of coal prices, in which public sector undertakings (PSUs) paid a higher price for the purchase of coal. The ED had initiated the money laundering investigation after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed an FIR under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Prevention of Corruption Act against Ahmed AR Buhari and other unknown officials of PSUs. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence also conducted an…

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who is in the Romanian capital Bucharest to facilitate the evacuation of Indians stranded in Ukraine, said roughly 1,500 citizens are left in Ukraine and talks are on with Russian authorities to facilitate their safe passage. Scindia said, “Roughly 1,500 students are left in Ukraine. The process is on. The Romanian authorities have assisted our students, our people. Talks are ongoing with Russian authorities to safely move remaining citizens to border areas,” he said.

Former Australia spinner Shane Warne, considered as one of the all-time greats of the game who redefined spin bowling, has died of a suspected heart attack in Thailand. Warne’s management released a brief statement in the early hours of Saturday (AEDT) saying that he passed away in Koh Samui, Thailand, of a suspected heart attack. “Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived,” the statement reads. Australian captain Pat Cummins, currently leading the team on a tour of Pakistan, said legendary spinner Shane Warne, who died Friday, was…

Ukraine :  The war in Ukraine will cause more deaths and destruction over the coming days, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday, calling on Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to withdraw all troops from Ukraine without conditions. “The days to come are likely to be worse, with more deaths, more suffering and more destruction,” Stoltenberg told reporters after a meeting of the alliance’s foreign ministers in Brussels.

LVIV : A huge blaze at the site of Europe’s biggest nuclear power station was extinguished on Friday, and officials said the plant in southeastern Ukraine was operating normally after it was seized by Russian forces in fighting that caused global alarm. Separately, a presidential advisor said Ukraine had halted an advance on the city of Mykolayiv after local authorities said Russian troops had entered. If captured, the city of 500,000 people in southern Ukraine, where Russian forces have made the most progress so far, would be the biggest yet to fall. Officials said the fire at the Zaporizhzhia compound…