Author: News Desk

Abu Dhabi :  Expo 2020 Dubai has recorded 8,958,132 visits during its first three months, boosted by a slate of spectacular events across the December festive season and with more world-class sport, music and cultural performances expected in the second half of its six-month run. From October to December 2021, Expo hosted a total of 8,902 government leaders, including ministers, presidents, prime ministers and heads of state – all speaking at numerous official events, including Expo National Days, which provide a unique opportunity to spotlight a nation’s culture, achievements, pavilion and event-time programming. Almost half of all visits (47 percent)…

Dubai : Two students from the Bahrain Mission to the International Space Camp, including Amna Albusmait and Reem Al-Hamar, accompanied by Amal Al Binali, participated in the Dubai Airshow. Members of the team met Tom Kallman, the President and CEO of Kallman Worldwide, and former US astronaut Brigadier-General Charles Duke, the member of the astronaut support crew for the Apollo 10 flight, the Capsule Communicator for Apollo 11, the backup lunar module pilot on Apollo 13, and lunar module pilot of Apollo 16 in 1972, becoming the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon. The meeting is at…

Bahrain : Chief of Tax Evasion Crimes Unit at the Public Prosecution has stated that the Unit had completed its investigations into seven cases of tax evasion, in breach of the provisions of Law (40) of 2017 regarding the Excise Tax, and referred the suspects to the Criminal Court. The Tax Evasion Crimes Unit had received reports from the National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) indicating that seven commercial outlets engaged in the import and sale of tobacco and its products had violated the provisions of the Excise Tax Law and its Executive Regulations regarding the registration of excise goods, including…

Kuwait : Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry today expressed in the strongest terms the State of Kuwait’s condemnation of the Houthi militias’ continuing threats to the security of the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted in a statement, posted by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), that the latest of these ongoing threats was the targeting of southern Saudi Arabia with three drones. These hostile actions and the escalation against civilians and civilian regions target not only the security of Saudi Arabia but that of the whole region. These attacks constitute a flagrant breach of international laws. The Kuwaiti…

Abu Dhabi : The UAE strongly condemned terrorist Houthi militia’s attempts to target the southern region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with three drones carrying bombs, which were intercepted by Coalition forces. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation the UAE said that the dangerous escalation and cowardly act threatens the security, safety, and lives of civilians and urged all necessary measures to protect civilians from Houthi attacks. It reiterated solidarity with Saudi Arabia in confronting these terrorist attacks, backing all measures to maintain the Kingdom’s  and reiterated its stance against all threats…

Bahrain :  Labour and Social Development Ministry has announced that as many as 642 Bahrainis with different academic qualifications had been employed in 403 private companies and institutions between December 26 and 30, adding that 353 nationals had also been trained during the same period. In a statement, the Labour Ministry revealed that since the launch of the second edition of the National Employment Programme in 2021, 26,344 job-seekers have been recruited by 6,826, private companies and 12,841 trained, exceeding the initial targets of 25,000 jobs and 10,000 training opportunities. The Labour Ministry said that details of the recruiting companies…

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 issued Edict (22) of 2021 appointing the board of directors of the Bahrain National Anti-doping Organisation (BNADO). Chaired by Dr. Khalid Abdulaziz Mohammed Al Sheikh, the newly-appointed panel features as members for a four-year term: 1.    Lieutenant Colonel Mazen Abdel Qader Jassem Buhamoud (Vice Chairman). 2.    Mohammed Jamal Sultan (Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments). 3.    Hesham Youssef Eid Rashid Boukhammas (General Sports Authority). 4. …

Los Angeles : Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, whether as a man-crazy TV hostess on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” or the loopy housemate on “The Golden Girls,” has died. She was 99. White’s death was confirmed Friday by Jeff Witjas, her longtime agent and friend. She would have turned 100 on Jan. 17. “I truly never thought she was going to pass away,” Witjas told The Associated Press. “She meant the world to me as a friend. She was the most positive person I’ve ever known.” Witjas said…

Bahrain : Ministry of Industry and commerce and Tourism and National bureau for revenue inspectors visited 134 outlets in the Diplomatic area, Gudabiya Avenue, Adliya, Juffair, Manama suq, Jid Ali, Riffa, Saar, Arad, Busaiteen, Galali, Muharraq and other parts of Bahrain. Inspectors checked the readiness of shopping outlets to apply 10pc VAT, adjusted from 5pc. The inspectors  reported violations which can amount of VAT evasion.

CAPE TOWN :  Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been remembered at a state funeral Saturday for his Nobel Peace Prize-earning role in ending South Africa’s apartheid regime of racial oppression and for championing the rights of LGBTQ people. “When we were in the dark, he brought light,” Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the head of the worldwide Anglican church, said in a video message shown at a requiem Mass celebrated for Tutu at St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town. “For me to praise him is like a mouse giving tribute to an elephant,” Welby said. “South Africa has given…