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Abu Dhabi: The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the brotherly United Arab Emirates, Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, attended the opening ceremony of the Dubai Expo 2020, hosted by the United Arab Emirates in Dubai. The Ambassador commended the high-level distinction that the ceremony offered, highlighting that the UAE’s hosting of this exceptional event reflects the sincere efforts and constant endeavours undertaken by the UAE, its leadership and people, to organise this global event, which also encompassed its innovation and creativity that embodies development and openness to the world. The Ambassador also visited the Kingdom of Bahrain’s…

Washington: The U.S. trade deficit increased to a record $73.3 billion in August as a small gain in exports was swamped by a much larger increase in imports, said AP. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that the monthly trade deficit increased 4.2% in August, rising to an all-time high, surpassing the previous record of $73.2 billion set in June. The trade deficit represents the gap between what the country exports to the rest of the world and the imports it purchases from other countries. In August, exports rose 0.5% to $$213.7 billion, reflecting revived overseas demand. But imports, even with…

Bahrain: Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS) First Deputy Chairman, Head of the General Sports Authority (GSA) and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) President His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Khalifa praised Bahrain Club’s role and contributions to sports in the Kingdom of Bahrain. HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad made the statement as he visited Bahrain Club, where he met chairman Dr. Abdulrahman Rashid Al-Khashroom and other board members. HH Shaikh Khalid also paid a similar visit to Al Shabab Club and met Chairman Mirza Ahmed Ali and other board members. He praised the club’s efforts and dedicated contributions over…

Bahrain : Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, conveyed the greetings of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to Chechen President, Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov, and his best wishes of further growth and prosperity to the Chechen Republic. This came during the attendance of the inauguration ceremony of Ramzan Akhmad Kadyrov on the occasion of his re-election as President of the Chechen Republic. HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa affirmed HM the King’s keenness to build strong relations with the Chechen Republic based on…

Abu Dhabi : The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday announced plans to send a probe to land on an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter to collect data on the origins of the universe, the latest project in the country’s ambitious space program. A successful landing would see the UAE join an elite club of the European Union, Japan and the United States, which have completed the feat on either an asteroid or a comet, said AP. The probe would remain behind on the asteroid, transmitting back to Earth information on the composition of the asteroid as long as its batteries…

Washington: Attorney General Merrick Garland has directed federal authorities to hold strategy sessions in the next 30 days with law enforcement to address the increasing threats targeting school board members, teachers, and other employees in the nation’s public schools. In a memorandum, Garland said there has been “a disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence against school administrators, board members, teachers, and staff who participate in the vital work of running our nation’s public schools.” To address the rising problem, Garland said the FBI would work with U.S. attorneys and federal, state, local, territorial and tribal authorities in each…

Stockholm: The Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to scientists from Japan, Germany and Italy. Syukuro Manabe, 90, and Klaus Hasselmann, 89, were cited for their work in “the physical modeling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming”. The second half of the prize was awarded to Giorgio Parisi, 73, for “the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales.” The panel said Manabe and Hasselmann “laid the foundation of our knowledge of the Earth’s climate and how humanity influences it, according to The Associated Press (AP). Starting…

Manama: The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announces that the monthly issue of the short-term Islamic leasing bonds, Sukuk Al-Ijara, has been oversubscribed by 400%. Subscriptions worth BD 104 million were received for the BD 26 million issue, which carries a maturity of 182 days. The expected return on the issue, which begins on October 7 and matures on April 7, 2022, is 1.43% compared to 1.49% of the previous issue on September 9. The Sukuk Al-Ijara are issued by the CBB on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain. This is issue No.194 (BH00069D5D71) of the short-term Sukuk Al-Ijara series.

New York: Foreign Ministry Undersecretary for Political Affairs Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa delivered a speech in peace and religious tolerance meeting in New York, which was attended by a delegation of the United Jewish Appeal (UJA) Federation, headed by Eric Goldstein. The undersecretary affirmed that Bahrain sends a message of peace and hope to all, after His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa charted a new path for the future of the region, in accordance with the principles of justice, coexistence, and humanity. He highlighted the importance of the warm peace strategy as a realistic approach that uncovers…

Singapore: Singapore’s parliament has approved a law that gives broad powers to the government to deal with foreign interference that has sparked concern from the opposition and experts about its wide scope and limits on judicial review. The small and open city-state, which says it is vulnerable to foreign meddling, targeted fake news with a far-reaching law in 2019, and joins nations such as Australia and Russia that have passed laws in recent years to deter foreign interference. The bill, formally known as the Foreign Interference Countermeasures Act (FICA), was passed late on Monday with 75 members voting in favor,…