Author: News Desk

The US Coast Guard launched a search for 39 people reported missing when a boat capsized off the coast of Florida in a “suspected human smuggling venture,” it said Tuesday. The Coast Guard in Miami said it had received a report “from a good Samaritan” who rescued a man “clinging to a capsized vessel approximately 45 miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet.” “According to the survivor, no one was wearing a life jacket,” the statement said. “Coast Guard air and surface asset crews are actively searching for people in the water. This is a suspected human smuggling venture,” said the…

On the third day of a Bihar-based agitation against alleged anomalies in the tests conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board for the Non-Technical Popular Categories (RRB NTPC), a train was set on fire at Gaya Junction. Fortunately, there were no casualties. Following the incident, Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw urged job aspirants not to destroy public property and assured them that their grievances would be addressed. The ministry has suspended the RRB NTPC and Level 1 exams for the time-being. Meanwhile, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took to Twitter to condemn the ‘repression’ of protesting candidates and asked the government…

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday rejected opposition calls to resign for attending lockdown parties but accepted that a rule that ministers should lose their jobs if they had knowlingly misled parliament applied to him. Johnson, who in 2019 won the biggest Conservative majority in more than 30 years, is braced for the publication of an official investigation into claims that there were multiple boozy Downing Street parties during lockdowns. He told parliament no rules were broken.

Bahrain :  Tamkeen’s annual 2022 Consultation Forum was held virtually today, under the chairmanship of Husain Mohammed Rajab, the Chief Executive of Labour Fund (Tamkeen). Rajab stressed the importance of Tamkeen’s strategic approach, which comes as a response to the current economic reality and the rapidly changing global economic climate. This new approach is underpinned by Tamkeen’s commitment to achieving tangible impact and driving sustainable growth in the national economy, ensuring that Bahrainis are the employees of choice in the labour market. He also highlighted the importance of Tamkeen’s strategic partnerships with various market segments and groups of individuals and…

Bahrain :  His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today issued Edict (6) of 2022, restructuring the Government Service Centre Evaluation Committee (Taqyeem). Chaired by the Chief Executive Officer of the Information and e-Government Authority (iGA), the committee will comprise the following members, who will serve for a renewable four-year term: 1-  Dr. Raed Mohammed bin Shams 2-  Yousif Mohammed Al-Binkhalil 3-  Dr. Hamad Ebrahim Abdulla 4-  Osama Saleh Hashem Al-Alawi 5-  Shaikh Muath bin Duaij Al Khalifa 6-  Dr. Mohammed Abdulla Baqer 7-  Nada Abdulmajeed Al-Qassab 8-  Hussain Ali Al-Shehab 9- …

Bahrain :  The National Medical Taskforce for Combatting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) today held a press conference to provide an update on the Kingdom’s COVID-19 response, at the Crown Prince Centre for Training and Medical Research, in Bahrain’s Defence Force Hospital. Following approval by the Government Executive Committee, the Taskforce announced that the Kingdom will remain on the Yellow Alert Level until 14 February, 2022. The Taskforce noted that this decision was made to maintain the progress of national efforts to combat COVID-19, to preserve public health. HE Dr Waleed Khalifa Al Manea, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Health and member…

Bahrain : An annual survey to measure customer satisfaction with e-Government channels and services has been launched by the Information and e-Government Authority (iGA). The questionnaire is available through the National Portal, bahrain.bh and other communication electronic channels. iGA CE Mohammed Ali Al Qaed said that the survey implements directives by the Minister of Interior, General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa on the importance of listening to the public feedback and involve them in the continuous improvement plans of eGovernment services and channels. Participants in the survey will include individuals and representatives of the public and private sectors. The survey has been…

YAOUNDE :  The death toll in a stampede outside a game at the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament in Cameroon has risen to eight, as witnesses blamed security officials for making fatal errors and competition organizers decided Tuesday to suspend all further games at the stadium pending an investigation. Another seven people were in serious condition in the hospital after the crush Monday night at the game between host Cameroon and Comoros at the Olembe Stadium in the capital, Yaounde. The African soccer body has moved the next game due to take place at the Olembe on Sunday to…

Kuwait’s defence minister Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al Ali Al Sabah will face a vote of no confidence in parliament on Wednesday over a number of decisions, including one to allow women to enlist in the country’s military. Women were formally allowed to join Kuwait’s police forces in 2007. In October, the country approved a new decision allowing them to join the military. It will allow Kuwaiti women to enlist in combat roles for the first time after years of being restricted to civilian positions, the army said in October. Defence Minister Sheikh Hamad said the door had been opened for women to join…

US President Joe Biden swore into a microphone after Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked him about inflation at a meeting with economic advisers at the White House on Monday. Mr Biden was meeting Cabinet secretaries and members of his Competition Council when journalists began shouting questions about his approach to Russia’s military build-up around Ukraine. Mr Biden complained that he was being asked about Russia and Ukraine instead of the Competition Council. That is when Mr Doocy of Fox News shouted a question about inflation. “Do you think inflation is a political liability in the midterms?” Mr Doocy asked. “No – that’s a great asset,”…