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Bahrain: Bahrain’s Ambassador to London, Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, today met the Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), James Cleverly, to discuss topics of common interest. Cleverly praised the supportive role played by the Kingdom of Bahrain in the evacuation operations from Afghanistan and affirmed the distinguished bilateral relations between the two friendly countries, especially in the security and defense areas. He stressed UK’s keenness to continue consolidating the strong partnerships between UK and the friendly countries and allies, on both bilateral and multilateral levels. The Ambassador…

Bahrain : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, was today awarded the C3 Leadership Award. Granted by the 2021 C3 US-Arab Healthcare & Business Summit, the award is in recognition of HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister’s initiatives in the international health sector and role in further  strengthening Bahrain-US relations. On behalf of HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States of America, HE Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa, received the award.

Manama: Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air has announced the resumption of direct flights to Qassim’s Prince Naif Bin Abdulaziz Airport in Saudi Arabia with four weekly flights starting from October 3. The airline will also upgrade its frequencies to and from Saudi Arabia to 91 weekly flights, coinciding with Saudi Arabia’s 91st National Day. “Our operations to and from Saudi Arabia are always within our top commercial priority because of the importance of the Saudi market to Gulf Air,” Gulf Air’s Acting Chief Executive Officer Captain Waleed AlAlawi said. “With the resumption of direct flights to Qassim, we will restore our…

India’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai has been unveiled, as the countdown continues to the grand opening of the global event. The National was on hand for a tour of the five-storey structure, which is expected to be among the most popular attractions at the world fair. India is celebrating its participation in the first expo to be held in the Middle East in style. Visiting dignitaries admired the spectacular light show held in honour of the first viewing of the impressive pavilion on Wednesday evening. Speaking to The National, Pavan Kapoor, India’s ambassador to the UAE, outlined his hope that the…

US : President Joe Biden acknowledged Wednesday his administration should have consulted with the French government before announcing a new trilateral security pact with Australia and the United Kingdom, which saw Australia renege on a multibillion-dollar submarine deal with France. According to a joint statement released by the White House describing a phone call between Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron — which the statement noted came at Biden’s request — they “agreed that the situation would have benefitted from open consultations among allies on matters of strategic interest to France and our European partners. President Biden conveyed his ongoing…

Geneva: Permanent Representative of Bahrain to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Yusuf Abdulkarim Bucheeri, today delivered a Joint Statement on behalf of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Israel and the Kingdom of Morocco as well as the University of Peace and 50+ countries, on the role of Women in Peace and Diplomacy, during the 48th session of the Human Rights Council. The “Joint Statement on Women, Peace and Diplomacy” reaffirmed women’s fundamental role in peace processes and conflict prevention, and called on all states to strongly commit to ensuring the advancement of women in preventive diplomacy and…

Bahrain: A conference will be held in October under the theme “Soial Dialogue in times of Crises”, in cooperation with the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The General Federation of  Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) will hold the event under the patronage of Labour and Social and Development Minister Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan. The minister received GFBTU Secretary-General Abdul Qader Al Shehabi and his deputy  Hassan Abdulla Al Halwaji and discussed labour issues and efforts to promote tripartite dialogue. They also discussed the implementation of recent legislations, mainlung decree-law 21 of 2021 on regulating the labour market and the decree 16…

New York : Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, met today at the headquarters of the Mission of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Nations in New York, with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), HE Peter Maurer, on the sidelines of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the tireless efforts of ICRC to help the afflicted people in the world in various emergency and disaster situations. They emphasized the importance of cooperation between the Kingdom of Bahrain and ICRC in…

Manama: Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Commander of United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and Commander of United States Fifth Fleet (C5F) Charles Bradford Cooper. The commander-in-chief praised the relations and cooperation between Bahrain and the US and their development on the military level.

New York: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the current session of the GCC Ministerial Council, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani headed the GCC delegation to the joint Ministerial Meeting of the GCC ministers of foreign affairs and the European Union’s delegation, headed by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell. The meeting, on the sidelines of UN General Assembly 76, was attended by Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Kuwait’s Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs of the State Shaikh Dr. Ahmed Nasser…