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Bahrain : His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club High Committee, today met with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Bank of Bahrain (NBB), Farouk Yousuf Khalil Almoayyed, at Riffa Palace. During the meeting, HH Shaikh Isa commended the private sector’s unwavering support to the Kingdom’s regional and international initiatives and event, particularly in sports. HH Shaikh Isa and Mr Almoayyed reviewed areas of cooperation between the Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club and the National Bank of Bahrain, which will contribute to further realising…

Tokyo :  A Japanese billionaire and his producer rocketed to space on Wednesday and reached the International Space Station several hours later, the first visit by self-paying space tourists to the orbiting outpost in more than a decade. Fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa and producer Yozo Hirano, who plans to film his mission, blasted off for the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft along with Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin. The trio lifted off as scheduled at 12:38 p.m. (0738 GMT) aboard Soyuz MS-20 from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan and successfully docked at the orbiting outpost almost…

Bahrain  : His Majesty the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Oil and Gas Holding Company (Nogaholding) His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa visited Bahraini gas company (Banagas). HH Shaikh Nasser affirmed the continuation of efforts to develop the energy sector and place national companies in the ranks of international companies in this field, especially that energy sector in Bahrain receives the attention of His Majesty the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Oil and Gas…

Bahrain : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa will lead the well-wishers in welcoming Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud upon his arrival in Bahrain on Thursday on an official visit, the Royal Court has announced. The Court said the talks between HM King Hamad and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman would cover the close and distinguished historical brotherly relations binding the two brotherly countries and peoples, as well as the latest regional, Arab and international developments. The Royal Court welcomes the…

A senior aide to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned, hours after an investigation began into allegations of a Covid-breaking Christmas party at Downing Street last year. Mr Johnson ordered the investigation into claims staff broke lockdown rules and told MPs he was furious about leaked footage apparently showing aides joking about it. The prime minister apologised unreservedly for the offence caused by the footage of Allegra Stratton, his spokeswoman at the time, at a mock press conference. Ms Stratton was in tears as she announced her resignation, apologising to people who have made “immense sacrifices” and said she would…

India’s top military commander has died in a helicopter crash in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the air force says. Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 others were killed after the Mi-17V5 helicopter came down in hills near Coonoor city. One survivor is being treated for his injuries in hospital. https://youtu.be/-taODBfQozQ Gen Rawat, 63, was appointed India’s first-ever Chief of Defence Staff in January 2019. The Indian Air Force said it had ordered an investigation into the accident. A cabinet security committee is to hold an emergency session, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra…

Abu Dhabi : The UAE leaders witnessed the launch of the third issue of the national currency of AED50, in line with the UAE’s celebrations of the Golden Jubilee of its union, which was established on December 2, 1971. The new issue is the first banknote made of polymer material to be circulated in the UAE. Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces HH Shaikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah…

BERLIN :  Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany’s first female chancellor on Nov. 22, 2005. Over the next 16 years, she was credited with raising Germany’s profile and influence, working to hold a fractious European Union together, managing a string of crises and being a role model for women. Now that near-record tenure is ending with her leaving office at age 67 to praise from abroad and enduring popularity at home. Her designated successor, Olaf Scholz, is expected to take office Wednesday. Merkel, a former scientist who grew up in communist…

Amazon Web Services suffered a major outage Tuesday, the company said, limiting service at many key and popular sites. The company provides cloud computing services to many governments, universities and companies, including The Associated Press. Amazon said in a post an hour after the outage began that it had identified the root cause and was “actively working towards recovery.” It did not disclose more about the cause. The outage also affected Amazon’s ability to provide updates, it said. The outage began midmorning on the U.S. East Coast, said Doug Madory, director of internet analysis at Kentik Inc, a network intelligence firm……

Cairo :  Industry, Commerce & Tourism Minister and Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) Chairman Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani participated in the 29th meeting of the Executive Office of the Arab Ministerial Council for Tourism. The minister affirmed Bahrain’s support for the efforts to stimulate inter-tourism among Arab countries and stressed the importance of cooperation to advance tourism in the region. He called to activate initiatives related to developing types of tourist visas and facilitating their access, and activating the Arab Tourism Day initiative. Minister Al Zayani pointed out to the role of media, especially in the economic and…