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Bahrain : Speaker of the Council of Representatives, Fawzia bint Abdulla Zainal, has extended sincere thanks and gratitude to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for opening the fourth session of the Fifth Legislative Term. She lauded the royal keynote speech, affirming that HM the King’s directives support further national action and achievements, through fruitful Executive-Legislature cooperation. The Speaker also extended appreciation and gratitude to His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for HRH’s constant directives to enhance cooperation between the Council of Representatives and the government, as well as…

AMMAN: The Jordanian government’s ministers have submitted their resignation ahead of a reshuffle, state-owned Al-Mamlaka television said on Sunday. The reshuffle would be the fourth since Bisher Al-Khaswaneh became prime minister in October 2020, official sources said. The British-educated Khasawneh, a veteran former diplomat and palace aide, was appointed by King Abdullah to restore public trust over the handling of the coronavirus health crisis and defuse anger over successive governments’ failure to deliver on pledges of prosperity and curbing corruption. Khasawneh’s government has won International Monetary Fund praise for its handling of the economy during the pandemic and had negotiated…

LONDON: A car bomb exploded on Sunday in the center of Yemen’s Aden, killing five and causing several injuries, according to Reuters witnesses and Al-Arabiya news channel. A security source said that the governor of Aden was unharmed. Meanwhile, Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi directed all the executive, security and military government agencies to take the necessary measures to ensure security and stability. His comments came during a call with Lamles to check on his health following the attack. He also directed to set up a comprehensive investigations to determine the circumstances of the terrorist operation, follow up its elements…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be allowed to resume domestic and overseas travel from Monday, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob told a news conference on Sunday. The decision was made because 90 percent of the country’s adult population are now fully inoculated, he said.

A plane carrying a group of skydivers has crashed in the Russian region of Tatarstan, killing 16 people and injuring six, the Emergencies Ministry says. The plane, which came down near the city of Menzelinsky, had been carrying 20 parachutists and two crew members. Six people were in a serious condition, the Health Ministry said. A Let L-410 Turbolet twin-engine short-range transport aircraft, the plane was owned by an aeroclub in the city of Menzelinsk, the TASS news agency reported. Cosmonauts use the area for training and the aeroclub has hosted local, European and world championships, the club’s director Ravil Nurmukhametov…

Bahrain : The Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA) was presented with the COVID-19 Innovation Award at Smart Cities Summit 2021 for its BeAware Bahrain app, which played a crucial role in helping the Kingdom combat the pandemic. The award was received by iGA Chief Executive, Mohammed Ali AlQaed. The event, now in its fifth year, started on the 10th of October under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, Eng. Essam bin Abdullah Khalaf. The two-day event, held at the Gulf Convention Centre, saw the participation of 250 representatives of public and private sector…

Seoul: Lee Jae-Myung was set to become the presidential candidate for South Korea’s ruling party on Sunday, hoping to overcome a property scandal and gather national support while conservative opponents trade barbs over acupuncture and fortune-tellers. Lee, the governor of Gyeonggi province, was expected to seal his victory in the primary to represent the Democratic Party primary in the March 9 presidential election, Reuters reports. The leading contender to among a fractured field from the main conservative People Power Party, Yoon Seok-youl, has been caught up in scandals of his own – including murky ties to an acupuncturist and accusations…

New York: Kuwait has reiterated its firm stance rejecting all forms of terrorism and extremism regardless of their causes and motives and stressed that it supported of all international efforts to combat it. In a speech during a discussion of measures to eliminate international terrorism in the sixth committee of United Nations (UN) General Assembly, Second Secretary Bashar Al Muwaizri pointed out that the fight against terrorism needs international efforts to confront this criminal scourge by taking measures to ensure respect for human rights, the rules of law and to prevent impunity. The Coronavirus pandemic has temporarily reduced the threats…

Madrid : NATO’s next Summit will take place in Madrid on 29-30 June 2022, marking the 40th anniversary of Spain’s accession to the alliance. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the date during a visit by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday. The Secretary General also met with King Felipe VI at the Zarzuela palace. In his talks with Sánchez, along with Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares Bueno Defence Minister Margarita Robles Fernández, Stoltenberg expressed his gratitude to Spain for hosting the next summit. “This accession anchored Spain among the free and democratic countries of the transatlantic community, and…

DUBAI: The Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) and DP World today announced a pioneering public-private partnership to empower and enhance the cultural and creative economy of the UAE. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalising the partnership was signed by H.H. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture, and Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, DP World’s Group Chairman and CEO, at DP World’s pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020. The MoU outlines a framework for cooperation between the two organisations to launch joint cultural and creative projects to promote the UAE’s values of tolerance, coexistence, peace,…