Author: News Desk

LONDON : A British court has ordered the ruler of Dubai to pay his ex-wife and their children close to 550 million pounds ($730 million), in one of the most expensive divorce settlements in British history. A High Court judge said Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum must pay 251.5 million pounds to his U.K.-based sixth wife, Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, and make ongoing payments for their children Jalila, 14, and Zayed, 9, underpinned by a bank guarantee of 290 million pounds. The total amount the children receive could be more or less than 290 million pounds, depending on…

Bahrain : Bahrain beat Morocco 34/23 in the international friendly handball championship, being held in Al Qatif, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The tournament is part of preparations for the 20th Asian Handball Championship which will start on January 18 in Dammam, in Eastern Saudi Arabia. The Asian championship is a qualifier for the 2023 World Men’s Handball Cup in Poland and Sweden. Led by Iceland coach Aron Kristjánsson, the national squad led the Moroccan team 19/8 at the end of the first half of the match which was played  at  Prince Nayef Sports Arena. The national team will…

Bahrain :  The staff and management of Al Safir Hotel, Juffair cleaned up the shore lines of Juffair area this National Day. Retheesh Kumar, General Manager commented on the event, saying “It’s an honor to take such a social responsibility on this special day of 50th National Day and mainly to spread the awareness that our beaches needs to be free of plastic and litter to have a greener future for our coming generations”. Later, Hotel Residents, Guests, staff and Management celebrated the National day with a wonderful cake cutting ceremony.

Bahrain :  Minister of Youth and Sport Affairs, Ayman bin Tawfiq Al Moayed, extended congratulations to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, on the occasion of the successful launch of the first Bahrain-UAE satellite “Light 1”. He described the historical achievement as the result of the directives of HM the King and the UAE President, HH Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to launch a joint satellite aimed at supporting scientific researches and backing the international efforts in space exploration. The Minister…

A SpaceX rocket blasted off on Tuesday carrying a UAE-Bahraini miniature satellite to the International Space Station. CRS-24 lifted off at 2.07pm UAE time from Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre. The Dragon spacecraft separated from the Falcon 9 rocket at 2.22pm and will reach the space station at 1.30pm on Wednesday. It is delivering more than 2,900 kilograms of supplies, experiments and holiday treats to the astronauts. The UAE-Bahraini CubeSat, called Light-1, will monitor and study terrestrial gamma-ray flashes from thunderstorms and cumulus clouds – fluffy clouds with flat bases. It will spend a few weeks on the ISS, before being deployed into orbit in…

Washington : With the omicron variant on the march, President Joe Biden plans to announce 500 million free rapid tests for Americans, increased support for hospitals under strain and a redoubling of vaccination and boosting efforts. In a speech scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, Biden is detailing major changes to his COViD-19 winter, his hand forced by the arrival of the fast-spreading variant, whose properties are yet not fully understood by scientists. The world is confronting the prospect of a second straight holiday season with COVID-19 as families and friends begin to gather. Scientists don’t yet know whether omicron causes more…

Bahrain : First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, Chairman of the General Sports Authority and President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, today issued Edict 24 of 2021, appointing the Board of Directors of the Bahrain Padel Association for 2021-2024, under the chairmanship of Fahad Fawzi Ahmed Kano. Members include Yousif Abdulla Mohammed Jumaa, Mohammed Khamees Ali Al-Romaihi, Mariam Abdulrahman Mohammed Abdulmajeed, Khalifa Khalid Abdulla Rashdan, Habib Jawad Habib Al-Khayyat, Khalid Mohammed Al-Rayes, Abdulla Abdulrahman Buali, Ali Ibbrahim Abdulrahim Shareef and Ali Khalifa Khalid Al-Mattar. Chief Executive Officer…

A SpaceX rocket blasted off on Tuesday carrying a UAE-Bahraini miniature satellite to the International Space Station. CRS-24 lifted off at 2.07pm UAE time from Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre. The Dragon spacecraft separated from the Falcon 9 rocket at 2.22pm and will reach the space station at 1.30pm on Wednesday. It is delivering more than 2,900 kilograms of supplies, experiments and holiday treats to the astronauts. The UAE-Bahraini CubeSat, called Light-1, will monitor and study terrestrial gamma-ray flashes from thunderstorms and cumulus clouds – fluffy clouds with flat bases. It will spend a few weeks on the ISS, before being deployed into orbit in…

Private schools in Sharjah will be allowed to increase daily learning hours or extend the academic year by one week to adapt to the emirate’s new three-day weekend. Earlier this month, Sharjah announced the public sector would move to a four-day week, from Monday to Thursday, from January 1, 2022 Sharjah Private Education Authority confirmed private schools pupils would attend classes from Monday to Thursday – in line with the new working week – from the new year. Schools can turn to remote learning Tariq Al Hammadi, head of support services at SPEA, told Sharjah TV schools would be permitted to extend the duration of…

Bahrain: Tala Bashmi, often referred to as the spirit of modern Bahraini cuisine, has been named as the winner of the first Middle East & North Africa’s Best Female Chef Award 2022. Chef patron of Fusions by Tala in Manama, Chef Tala will be presented with the inaugural award at the debut edition of MENA’s 50 Best Restaurants, in Abu Dhabi in February. The much-coveted award forms part of the 50 Best organisation’s mission to honour female role models within the culinary industry and represents the first pre-announced award of the Middle East & North Africa’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022…