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Bahrain :  The Supreme Council for Health (SCH) has today convened for its regular meeting which was held remotely via video conference. The session was chaired by SCH President, head of the National Taskforce for Combating COVID-19 Lieutenant-General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, the session. On behalf of the taskforce and health professionals, the SCH president extended deepest thanks and gratitude to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on honouring frontliners and conferring on them Prince Salman bin Hamad Medals of Medical Merit. He hailed royal support to national efforts led by His Royal Highness Prince…

Dubai :  The second edition of the Royal Investment Summit ‘Future of Investments in the GCC’ that will be held next month in the UAE announces a stellar lineup of 60+ speakers. The summit will welcome 250 high-level delegates, host key panels providing global diversified insight, and exclusive fireside chats with industry leaders and pioneers. The new edition will be held in Dubai on January 23-24 under the patronage of Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Duaij bin Khalifa al Khalifa Private Office. The stellar line up of speakers include CEO at UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention Dr. Amin Al Ameeri, CEO…

Bahrain :  The Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) conducted an inspection campaign in the Southern Governorate, in cooperation with the Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs of the Ministry of Interior and the Southern Governorate Directorate that included a number of Governorate work sites. The campaign resulted in the arrest of a number of violations related to the provisions of LMRA Law and the Residence Law in Bahrain, and arrest of a number of workers violating regulations and laws, as deportation procedures were taken in accordance with the legal mechanisms in place. The authority pointed out that this campaign comes as…

New York :  Bahrain has denounced the continuous terrorist attacks of the Houthi militia, which target civilians, infrastructure and vital facilities as well as destabilize security and stability in the region, including those carried out on the territories of the brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, resulting in civilian casualties. The Kingdom denounced strongly, the heinous terrorist attacks, recently launched on civilian facilities in Abu Dhabi, killing three civilians, and injuring others as well as it decried the kidnapping of the UAE-flagged cargo vessel Rawabi. This came in Bahrain’s speech delivered by Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the…

Riyadh :  Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Council for Economic and Development Affairs, and Chairman of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud announced today the launch of ‘Boutique Group’, a new hospitality brand that will manage and convert a collection of iconic historic and cultural palaces in Saudi Arabia into ultra-luxury boutique hotels. The company will revive the vibrant heritage and culture of Saudi Arabia to create a new and unique hospitality experience. The first phase of the project will focus on the development of three…

Madrid :  When the coronavirus pandemic was first declared, Spaniards were ordered to stay home for more than three months. For weeks, they were not allowed outside even for exercise. Children were banned from playgrounds, and the economy virtually stopped. But officials credited the draconian measures with preventing a full collapse of the health system. Lives were saved, they argued. Now, almost two years later, Spain is preparing to adopt a different COVID-19 playbook. With one of Europe’s highest vaccination rates and its most pandemic-battered economies, the government is laying the groundwork to treat the next infection surge not as…

United States: When US Vice President Kamala Harris was sworn into office a year ago, women across the globe were watching, many of them wearing her trademark string of pearls, Converse high-tops and purple, a nod to the suffragette movement. The first woman, the first black person and the first South Asian to ever take the oath, many saw themselves represented in Ms Harris, who is one heartbeat away from the highest office in the land. The former senator assumed office alongside her boss, President Joe Biden, weeks after a mob of Donald Trump supporters staged an insurrection at the Capitol…

Two Indian serial killers on death row for murdering five children had their sentences commuted after a court ruled that the delay in their hanging had violated their fundamental rights. The Bombay High Court on Tuesday commuted the death sentences of sisters Renuka Shinde and Seema Gavit to life imprisonment due to the “inordinate delay” in carrying out their executions. The sisters were convicted by a sessions court in 2001 of kidnapping 14 children, using them for stealing and killing five of them between 1990 and 1996. The women later appealed to the Bombay High Court, which upheld the sentences. Their mercy…

Bahrain : Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS) First Deputy Chairman, General Sports Authority (GSA) Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) President His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa has today paid a visit to Elements Jiu  Jitsu Academy. GSA Vice Chairman His Highness Shaikh Salman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa  and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdulrahman Sadiq  Askar were also present during the visits. HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa met the owners of the Elements Jiu  Jitsu Academy Ali Seena Monfaradi and Aqeel Abdulla, in addition to other club members and sportspeople. He praised the club’s…

KYIV :  The United States and Russia dug in their heels Wednesday over Russia’s military buildup on Ukraine’s border with no sign either will relent from entrenched positions that have raised fears of a Russian invasion and a new war in Europe. Ahead of critical talks Friday between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the two sides appeared no closer to any compromise that might ease tensions and avert the threat of a Russian invasion. Ukraine, meanwhile, said it was prepared for the worst and would survive whatever difficulties come its way. On a…