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Bahrain : On behalf of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today inaugurated The First Annual Conference on The Role of Education in Peaceful Coexistence, at the Isa Cultural Centre. Under the theme of “Ignorance is the Enemy of Peace”, the conference is organised by The King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence and will take place between 07-08 December 2021, with regional and global educational institutions participating. During the inauguration, His Royal Highness highlighted that the Kingdom of Bahrain is a country…

Bahrain :  Director General of Culture and Arts at Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA), Shaikha Hala bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, extended sincerest congratulations to Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Consort of His Majesty the King and President of the Supreme Council for Women, on the Bahraini Women’s Day. She described the national occasion as a tribute to Bahraini women for their influential role in the nation’s progress. She lauded the pioneering role of Bahraini women on the national scene, describing it as a natural result of the support provided by the Supreme Council for…

Bahrain : Chief Executive Officer of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), Jamal Abdulaziz Al-Alawi, has asserted that LMRA is working on the phased implementation of the Wage Protection System, which plays a key role in preserving the rights of employers and workers. Al-Alawi affirmed that the first stage was launched last May, and included employers with 500 workers and more, while the second phase was launched on the first of September for employers with 50 to 499 workers. The CEO added that the third phase will be launched in January 2022, for establishments with 49 employees and less. Al-Alawi…

WASHINGTON :  As the Supreme Court court weighs the future of the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, a resurgent anti-abortion movement is looking to press its advantage in state-by-state battles while abortion-rights supporters prepare to play defense. Both sides seem to be operating on the assumption that a court reshaped by former President Donald Trump will either overturn or seriously weaken Roe. “We have a storm to weather,” said Elizabeth Nash, state policy analyst for the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights. “We have to weather the storm so that in the future — five, 10, 15 years from now…

Bahrain : A ceremony marking the conclusion of the 4th edition of the Nasser bin Hamad Mawrooth Sports Season will be held on Wednesday at the Bahrain National Museum, under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa. HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa directed the Mawrooth Sports Committee to host the event. Bahrain TV Station will air  live the final event, which included the two rowing races for the elite and the public on the cup of HM the King. The two-month Nasser bin Hamad…

At least 13 civilians were shot dead by Indian soldiers during an ambush carried out in error and subsequent protests over the incident in a remote north-eastern state. One soldier was also killed in the violent clashes between protesters and troops on Saturday in Nagaland state’s Mon district, which borders Myanmar. Authorities said six miners died after soldiers of the Assam Rifles regiment mistook them for armed rebels and fired at their vehicle as they returned home. The region has been in the grip of a decades-long armed separatist insurgency. Two others were injured in the shooting late on Saturday, which caused deadly…

Bahrain : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today attended part of the qualifying race of the first edition of the Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2021, held at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad highlighted that the Middle East has become a global destination for international sporting events, such as the Formula One races. HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad extended his congratulations to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Crown…

The UAE’s rail project will expand to include passenger train services running across the country, the UAE’s leaders said on Sunday in a major announcement. Etihad Rail’s network will grow from running heavy goods services to carry millions of passengers between its major cities by 2030, the government said. The project – worth an estimated Dh200 billion to the economy – will allow “passengers to travel from Abu Dhabi to Dubai in 50 minutes, and from Abu Dhabi to Fujairah in 100 minutes”, a statement read. “Etihad Rail is the largest project to consolidate the strength of the union for…

Bob Dole, who battled back from severe injuries from the Second World War to become a five-term US senator and the Republican Party’s 1996 presidential nominee, died on Sunday, his family foundation announced. He was 98. “It is with heavy hearts we announce that Senator Robert Joseph Dole died early this morning in his sleep,” the Elizabeth Dole Foundation wrote on Twitter. “At his death, at age 98, he had served the United States of America faithfully for 79 years.” Dole was elected to the US Senate in 1968 and was re-elected in 1974, 1980, 1986 and 1992, serving as…

Bahrain : A total of 680 Bahrain job seekers holding various qualifications had been employed in 452 private companies and institutions from November 28 to December 4, the Labor and Social Development Ministry has revealed, adding that 434 had benefited from various training programs during the same period. The ministry indicated that 23,997 national job seekers have been employed so far in 6,472 institutions, out of the 25,000 targeted in the second edition of the National Employment Program in 2021 and the number of those who have received training has reached 11,497 to date, exceeding the 10,000 target for this…