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The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR)’s President Ali Ahmed Al Derazi received Bangladesh Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nazrul Islam. The two sides reviewed topics of common interest, especially with regard to supporting and enhancing the enjoyment of expatriates of their rights guaranteed to them under the provisions of the Constitution and relevant international and regional agreements. Al Derazi discussed the communication and follow-up carried out by NIHR with expatriate workers to preserve their rights. The meeting also reviewed strengthening cooperation and coordination to unify efforts in areas related to expatriate labor and human rights. The ambassador appreciated the humanitarian efforts…

GFH Financial Group (“GFH” or “the Group”) announced the acquisition of a 60% stake in the UAE’s leading provider of multi-specialty healthcare, Multi-Specialty Healthcare Partner Holding Ltd. (“the company” or “MSH”), in a deal value exceeding $100 million. The company is the only diversified multi-specialty healthcare chain in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain and is one of the few in the UAE with 19 healthcare clinics along with two pharmacies spread across Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai. MSH focuses on diverse and fast-growing segments of the healthcare industry including: Dental Centers, Beauty Care Centers (Cosmetic and Dermatology), Dental…

An explosion outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital on Remembrance Sunday has been declared a terror incident by police. A taxi exploded and was engulfed in flames just before 11:00 GMT at a drop-off zone near the entrance, killing the passenger and injuring the driver. The cabbie, named locally as David Perry, was declared a hero by Liverpool Mayor Joanne Anderson for locking the suspect inside the vehicle. Four men have been arrested in the city under the Terrorism Act. Head of Counter Terrorism Policing North West, Russ Jackson, said the taxi passenger appeared to have made an “improvised explosive device” which…

Manama: The National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) today approved the emergency use of the EVUSHELD, to combat the COVID-19, making Bahrain the first country to utilize the drug. The drug will be available to adults 18 years and above, who are immunocompromised or who are taking immunosuppressive drugs, or for individuals with occupations that put them at risk of infection. The decision follows the evaluation of data provided by the manufacturer AstraZeneca, carried out by the NHRA’s Pharmaceutical Products Regulation department. EVUSHELD is made from a mixture of two antibodies, which achieved a “statistically significant decrease in cases of acute…

Manama: The institutional role played by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) to promote the work environment according to the highest international standards in a way that ensures the protection of the rights of all production parties has been praised by a delegation from the US Senate and House of Representatives has praised. LMRA’s institutional role is reflected in a package of initiatives and programmes aimed at protecting the rights of workers and combating trafficking in persons. The US Congress delegation commended LMRA’s launch of the Optional Insurance System for Domestic Expatriate Employees, in cooperation with the Central…

Manama: His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, today paid a visit to the General Command of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF). Upon arrival, HM the King was welcomed by the BDF Commander-in-Chief, Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. HM the King was accompanied by the Royal Court Minister, Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. HM King Hamad was welcomed by the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant-General Dheyab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi, and a number of senior BDF officers. HM the King, the Supreme Commander, was informed about the future plans and programmes of the BDF’s various…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday the climate deal struck at the COP26 conference in Glasgow was a big step forward and he hoped it would mark the beginning of the end of climate change. “There is still a huge amount more to do in the coming years,” Johnson said in a statement. “But today’s agreement is a big step forward and, critically, we have the first ever international agreement to phase down coal and a roadmap to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. “I hope that we will look back on COP26 in Glasgow as the beginning…

Manama: Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Minister Essam bin Abdullah Khalaf visited Mohammed bin Faris Park and Ain Al Haninia Park projects in Riffa and confirmed reaching the final stages of their construction work. The final stage includes the installation of games and rubber floors, football fields, and tree planting work that is expected to be completed by the end of this year. “The ministry is keen to preserve the old heritage springs that represent an important legacy in the history of Bahrain, including Ain Al Haniniya in Riffa, in addition to expanding the green area and increasing these kinds of…

Russia has started supplying India with S-400 air defence missile systems, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday citing Dmitry Shugayev, the head of the Russian military cooperation agency. The supplies put India at risk of sanctions from the United States under a 2017 U.S. law aimed at deterring countries from buying Russian military hardware. “The first supplies have already been started,” Interfax cited Shugayev as saying on Sunday at an aerospace trade show in Dubai. He said that the first unit of an S-400 systems will arrive in India by the end of this year. The $5.5 billion deal for…

At the main hospital in Romania’s capital, the morgue ran out of space for the dead in recent days, and doctors in Bulgaria have suspended routine surgeries so they can tend to a surge in COVID-19 patients. In the Serbian capital, the graveyard now operates an extra day during the week in order to bury all the bodies arriving. For two months now, a stubborn wave of virus infections has ripped mercilessly through several countries in Central and Eastern Europe, where vaccination rates are much lower than elsewhere on the continent. While medical workers pleaded for tough restrictions or even…