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London : AstraZeneca’s experimental COVID-19 drug has helped cut the risk of severe disease or death in a late-stage study, the British drugmaker said on Monday, a boost to its efforts to develop coronavirus medicines beyond vaccines. The drug, a cocktail of two antibodies called AZD7442, reduced the risk of severe COVID-19 or death by 50% in non-hospitalised patients who have had symptoms for seven days or less, meeting the main goal of the study, reports Reuters. AstraZeneca’s therapy, delivered via injection, is the first of its kind to show promise both as a preventative medicine and as a treatment for…

Bahrain : BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) Advisor Ian Lindsay. The commander-in-chief praised EDB role in supporting the national economy.

Bahrain : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received a cable of thanks and gratitude from Minister of Finance and National Economy Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa. The Minister of Finance and National Economy expressed sincere thanks and gratitude to HM the King for the royal address marking the inauguration of the fourth session of the fifth legislative term. He described the address as a comprehensive roadmap for national work. He also commended the royal praise of the effectiveness of the governmental programmes under the leadership of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the…

The Bahrain Malayalee Business Forum (BMBF)/ Bahrain Kerala Social Forum (BKSF) annual Help and Drink event, which has been conducted continuously for the past 7 years conducted their 2021 closing ceremony today. The ceremony was inaugurated by the former MP of the Bahrain Parliament, Mr. Ahmed Karratha. He praised the efforts took forward by the team to help the labourers who had to work during the scorching summer weather conditions in the kingdom of Bahrain. This cause has been praised by many of Bahrain’s government institutions, officials, social workers and citizens alike. Basheer Ambalayi, Subair Kannur, Najeeb Kadalayi, Ajeesh KV,…

Bahrain : Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF) won first place in Ahmed Ali Kanoo Award for Excellence in Charitable Work organized by the Bahrain Charity Society under the patronage of Fawzi bin Ahmed Kanoo. RHF’s Secretary General Dr. Mustafa Al Sayed extended his appreciation to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for his great interest for the humanitarian works, the government led by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa for the unlimited support, and His Majesty the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa…

Bahrain : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today chaired the weekly Cabinet Meeting, at Gudaibiya Palace. The Cabinet commended the decision of the United Nations Human Rights Council in regard to the Republic of Yemen, hoping that it will support steps aimed to stabilise Yemen. The Cabinet then welcomed the decision of the European Union to add the Kingdom of Bahrain to the list of epidemiologically safe non-EU countries, stressing that this reflects the Kingdom’s outstanding national efforts to combat COVID-19. The Cabinet expressed its condolences to the government and…

Abdul Qadeer Khan, the man known as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program, has died in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, according to the country’s Ministry of Information. He was 85 years old. Khan was given a state funeral at Islamabad’s Faisal Mosque on Sunday. The funeral, attended by thousands of mourners including Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, was held in pouring rain. Khan was hailed as a national hero in Pakistan for helping make the country a nuclear-armed state, but was viewed by many in the West as a villain. In the United States, Khan was…

Czech President Miloš Zeman was taken into intensive care on Sunday, shortly after holding talks with the country’s populist prime minister, whose leadership hangs in the balance following a dramatic election. The president plays a crucial role in appointing the next prime minister after the election. But the Czech Republic’s political future is now in limbo while Zeman is treated at Prague’s Central Military Hospital. “The reason for [Zeman’s] hospitalization is complications from the illnesses for which he has been receiving treatments,” doctor Miroslav Zavoral said in a brief statement to the press on Sunday, adding he could not yet talk about the…

Bahrain : Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, Essam bin Abdulla Khalaf, today opened the fifth edition of the Bahrain Smart Cities Summit at the Gulf Hotel’s Gulf Conventions Centre, in the presence of Housing Minister, Bassim bin Yacoob Al-Hamar and senior officials. Technology, sustainability and smart cities experts from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE participated in the two-day event. 250 representatives of public and private entities concerned with transforming sustainable smart cities into a tangible reality took part in the Summit. In addition, more than 15 exhibitors from the private sector, ministries and government departments took part in…

CAIRO: Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport received its first flight from London after Egypt was removed from the UK’s travel “red list.” Nabil Al-Mallah, the airport’s director, and Dr. Islam Nabil, director of the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Board in Sharm El-Sheikh, received the passengers with flowers, flyers, and promotional films by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. Tourism and Antiquities Minister Dr. Khaled El-Anany met with British Ambassador to Egypt Gareth Bayley in Cairo a fortnight ago to discuss enhancing bilateral cooperation, especially with regard to increasing the number of tourists from the UK. Bayley tweeted: “We were looking forward to…