Author: News Desk

Nine people, including Puerto Rican music producer Flow La Movie, died on Wednesday when a private plane crashed at the Las Americas airport in the Dominican Republic capital Santo Domingo, the aircraft’s owner Helidosa said. Helidosa “regrets the tragic accident on one of its planes at Las Americas airport … in which tragically all of the crew and passengers died,” the company said. Music producer Jose Angel Hernandez, who went by the name Flow La Movie and was known for hits like Te bote, was listed as one of the victims. Local media said Mr Hernandez’s partner and his son were among the…

LONDON : The U.K. recorded the highest number of confirmed new COVID-19 infections Wednesday since the pandemic began, and England’s chief medical officer warned the situation is likely to get worse as the omicron variant drives a new wave of illness during the Christmas holidays. Professor Chris Whitty described the current situation as two epidemics in one — with omicron infections rising rapidly even as the country continues to grapple with the older delta variant, which is still causing a large number of infections. Public health officials expect omicron to become the dominant variant across the U.K. within days. Omicron…

Bahrain : Tech giant Google has joined Bahrainis and the international community in celebrating the Kingdom’s National Days, in commemoration of the establishment of the modern Bahraini State as an Arab and Muslim state, founded by Ahmed Al Fateh in 1783, and the anniversary of His Majesty the King’s Accession to the Throne. The search engine marked Bahrain’s National Days with a dedicated animated Google Doodle featuring the Kingdom’s red and white flag. “Since 1971, Bahrain has undergone significant developments in its economy, education, and healthcare, transforming the nation into a key financial, commercial, and tourist center of the Gulf,”…

Happy birthday Bahrain! The kingdom on Thursday is celebrating its Golden Jubilee and the UAE’s leaders have already sent their congratulations. The President, Sheikh Khalifa, sent a message of goodwill to the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, also sent messages to King Hamad and to Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain. Bahrain is a place with a rich history. Archaeologists believe the island…

Manama: On the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Bahrain National Day Lulu International Exchange congratulates  His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, His Royal Highness Sh. Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain, is the ruling family,  citizens, and residents of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

JAKARTA :  The young woman in Myanmar decided to speak out when she realized that money from the company she loved was now in the hands of the military leaders she hated. She and her parents had long worked for Total Energies, the French company that operates a lucrative gas field off the coast of southern Myanmar with a state-owned enterprise. But in February, the military took over Myanmar’s government and its bank accounts, including those that receive hundreds of millions of dollars each year from the Total gas field, known as Yadana. As military abuses such as the murder…

BERLIN :  Germany announced Wednesday it is expelling two Russian diplomats after a German court concluded that Moscow was behind the killing of a Chechen man in Berlin two years ago. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock called the state-ordered killing a “grave breach of German law and the sovereignty of the Federal Republic of Germany.” Russia’s ambassador in Berlin was summoned to discuss the court’s finding and informed of the diplomats’ expulsion, she said. The 2019 brazen daylight killing of Zelimkhan “Tornike” Khangoshvili, a 40-year-old Georgian citizen of Chechen ethnicity, sparked outrage in Berlin and prompted the German government to expel…

The new omicron coronavirus mutant speeding around the world may bring another wave of chaos, threatening to further stretch hospital workers already struggling with a surge of delta cases and upend holiday plans for the second year in a row. The White House on Wednesday insisted there is no need for a lockdown because vaccines are widely available and appear to offer protection against the worst consequences of the virus. But even if omicron proves milder on the whole than delta, it may disarm some of the life-saving tools available and put immune-compromised and elderly people at particular risk as…

Bahrain : His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Isa bin Salman Education Charitable Trust, today attended the launch of the book, “The First Vision Salman” under his patronage at the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (DERASAT). HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman emphasised the Kingdom’s commitment to advance its comprehensive development, led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and supported by HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister. HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman highlighted that HRH the…

Bahrain : Based on the recommendations of the National Medical Taskforce for Combatting the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Civil Aviation Affairs (CAA) announces an update to the Kingdom of Bahrain’s entry procedures for passengers arriving via Bahrain International Airport. Starting from Sunday, 19 December 2021, the Red List country system will be replaced with a mandatory PCR certificate, bearing a QR code, administered no more than 48 hours before boarding their inbound flight, for all travellers arriving in the Kingdom of Bahrain aged 6 years and above. PCR testing on the day of arrival, and the fifth and tenth days after…