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ROME (AP) — President Joe Biden and a trio of European allies strategized Saturday over ways to achieve a diplomatic solution as Iran continues to make troubling advances with its nuclear program. Biden’s meeting with the leaders of Germany, France and Britain, a group known as the E3, comes at a pivotal time as Iran continues to enrich uranium to near-weapons-grade levels. The president is trying to revive the 2015 nuclear deal and bring Iran back into compliance with the pact that would have kept the Islamic republic at least one year away from the potential to field a nuclear…

Bahrain :  Let’s walk Pink and Purple in association with LuLu Hypermarket. Around 70 women alongside a score of men, took part in a Pink ‘n Purple Walk yesterday, to mark October the month of awareness on Breast Cancer n Domestic Violence. The one kilometre walk was organised by Team Women Across (WA), a women empowerment group at the Kanoo Garden, Gufool. https://youtu.be/uJ8xOeLfGu4 “This month – October – set aside to mark Breast Cancer and Domestic Violence awareness – we had hosted this one-km Pink’n Purple walk in solidarity with these causes,” said WA co-founder Sumithra Praveen. “We believe it is…

Saudi Arabia and the UK signed a pact to promote direct investment between the two nations on Thursday, with the agreement marking the next step in Saudi-UK relations as they embark on ambitious projects in the road to net zero. The signing followed an important meeting between Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment and the UK’s Department for International Trade on the sidelines of the Future Investment Initiative summit in Riyadh, which aimed to showcase the countries’ respective efforts to boost sustainability. The new pact, which aims to protect and promote direct investment between the two countries, comes days before the Cop26…

Bahrain : The Ministry of Labour and Social Development has announced the opening of nomination for the 15th local edition and 6th Arab one of HRH Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa Award for Productive Families. Winners of the award will be announced in March 2022 in a ceremony that will be held under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty the King and President of the Supreme Council for Women, the ministry said. The award is being organised annually at the local level and every two years at the Arab…

Bahrain : The Bahrain Royal Equestrian Federation (BREEF) has begun its enormous preparations to hold an international qualifying race (2) as well as local qualifying races for amateurs on November 5 and 6, 2021 at Bahrain International Endurance Village. On this occasion, HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of HM the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs and Honourary President of BREEF has commended the positive start of the season following the wide-participation featured in the first races as well as the strong competition among the participants. His Highness said that such signs confirm that a strong…

Bahrain : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today returned to the kingdom following a visit to the UAE. During the visit, HM King Hamad met the UAE Vice-President, Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler, HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, and held talks with them on the distinguished long-standing solid relations between the two countries and their brotherly peoples, in addition to the latest regional and global developments. Upon arrival to Bahrain, HM the King was welcomed by…

KHARTOUM :  Tens of thousands of Sudanese on Saturday staged protests in Khartoum and other cities to demand the restoration of a civilian-led government to put the country back on a path to democracy after a military coup. People carried Sudanese flags and chanted “Military rule can’t be praised” and “This country is ours, and our government is civilian” as they marched in neighbourhoods across the capital. Protesters also took to the streets in cities in central, eastern and northern Sudan. In central Khartoum on Saturday there was a heavy military deployment of armed troops that included the army and…

Vatican City: Pope Francis has accepted an invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit, in a turnaround in relations with the Vatican following the failure of negotiations for a papal trip to the country in 2017. There are about 20 million Roman Catholics in India, about 1.5 per cent of the population of 1.3 billion. In 2016, Pope Francis said he was “almost sure” of visiting India the following year along with Bangladesh. But Indian Catholic Church leaders failed to convince PM Modi to invite him. The last pope to visit India was John Paul II, who went to New Delhi…

India : Aryan Khan, the 23-year-old son of megastar Shah Rukh Khan, was released from Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail, two days after Bombay High Court granted him bail in connection with the drugs-on-cruise-case. He had to spend two nights in jail as his bail papers missed the deadline after a nerve-wracking countdown that went down to seconds. Aryan Khan, 23, was granted bail on Thursday by the Bombay High Court. “We won’t give special treatment to anyone. The law is the same for all. The deadline for receiving the bail papers was 5.30 pm. That has passed. He won’t be released…

Rome : The Group of 20 (G20) leading industrialized nations start their two-day meeting in Rome later on Saturday with climate action ahead of the COP26 summit and the coronavirus likely to dominate. The UN climate summit in Glasgow comes immediately after the G20 meeting and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres believes the fight against climate change could be lost if the G20 does not step up, dpa reported. “There is a serious risk that Glasgow will not deliver,” he said. Coronavirus will also be a major theme at the G20 meeting, which is being attended by US President Joe…