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Berlin :  World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and German Chancellor Angela Merkel officiated at the opening in Berlin on Wednesday of a pandemic early warning hub. The centre aims to prepare the world for future pandemics through the collection and analysis of large amounts of data, reports dpa international today. “The hub will bring together partners worldwide to collaborate and create the tools and data needed for all countries to prepare, detect and respond to pandemic and epidemic risks,” the WHO said on its website. The hub’s first director is to be the German-born Nigerian epidemiologist Chikwe…

Riyadh :  Saudi Arabia is establishing women’s football in a serious way, incoming national coach Monika Staab said. The responsible officials in the football federation are women who have something to say, Staab said, Deutsche press agency (dpa) reported. Staab takes over as coach of the first Saudi women’s national team on Wednesday. The 62-year-old is a former Bundesliga coach who has worked in Bahrain and Qatar. The Saudi Football Federation is firmly behind the project, Staab says. “It’s not that they’re just allowing it to happen.” The German trainer will have to build the national team from scratch. Women’s…

Bahrain : BRAVE Combat Federation has officially announced another pivotal women’s strawweight bout for its inaugural event in Konin, Poland on September 25th as hometown heroine Ewelina Wozniak battles Samin “Devil” Kamal Beik of Italy on the much-awaited BRAVE CF 54 card. Last August 23, Wozniak signed an exclusive multi-fight deal with BRAVE CF. Hailed as the No. 1 pound-for-pound female fighter in Poland and ranked No. 4 across Eastern Europe, she holds an immaculate 5-0 slate with two victories by submission and one via knockout. The woman standing in her way is Kamal Beik, who needs no introduction inside…

Bahrain :  In light of supporting the digital transformation strategy in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority issued the first license to execute e-signature and trust services, to BENEFIT Company at the beginning of August. On this occasion, TRA’s Director of Cyber Security & Technical Affairs Eng. Mohamed Alnoaimi said “Through licensing trust and e-signature services, TRA seeks to keep pace with the latest technologies and developments to carry out its tasks and perform its duties to achieve the strategy of the digital transformation. The e-signature service is the latest initiative of TRA in this field. The increased…

Bahrain: His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Isa Award for Service to Humanity, chaired the board meeting today. The board reviewed the secretariat-general’s memorandum on the names and works of the 200 applicants for the award in its fifth edition. It also reviewed the secretariat-general’s memorandum on the nominations for the jury and studied profiles. The board considered the appropriate arrangements for the winner’s ceremony in light of the current health situation. HH Shaikh Mohammed praised the efforts made by the board members to support the…

Bahrain :  The Civil Aviation Affairs has updated Bahrain’s Red List countries, in line with directives issued by the Government Executive Committee in response to recommendations made by the National Taskforce for Combatting the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The latest update includes the addition of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Slovenia, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Republic of Costa Rica, and the Republic of Ecuador to the Red List, effective Friday, 3 September 2021. The Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of India, the Republic of Panama, and the Dominican Republic have been removed from the Red…

Bahrain : Indian Union minister of state (MoS) for external affairs V Muraleedharan visits the Kingdom of Bahrain  on Monday for the first time. The decision was taken at a meeting of the India-Bahrain high joint commission which was co-chaired in New Delhi by external affairs minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and his Bahraini counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani. HE V Muraleedharan was received by HE Ambassador  Tawfeeq Ahmed Al Mansoor, Undersecretary for Consular Affairs, MFA Minister met HE Dr. Abdulatif  bin Rashid Al Zayani , minister of Foreign Affairs, Bahrain  and  holds talks with the country’s ministers and dignitaries. This…

Bahrain : Electricity and Water Affairs Minister, Wael bin Nasser Al-Mubarak, today received the member of the Council of Representatives, of the Capital Governorate’s seventh constituency, MP Zainab Abdulameer, with whom he discussed topics related to the water and electricity sectors. The minister reviewed the future plans and projects of the Electricity and Water Authority (EWA), as well as the positive impacts of its recent achievements on the quality of its electricity and water services to the citizens and residents. The meeting also focused on ways to enhance cooperation between EWA and the Representatives Council, though supporting the former’s plans…

Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today received the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Kingdom of Bahrain, HE Yasser Shaban, at Riffa Palace. His Royal Highness underlined HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s and HE President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi’s commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation, welcomed the contribution made by Egyptian residents to Bahrain’s development and underlined Egypt’s role in cementing regional stability. His Royal Highness was then presented with a formal invitation to visit Egypt, on behalf of HE Dr. Mustafa Madbouly, Prime…

Tel Aviv :  The first Bahraini Ambassador to Israel landed in Bengorian International Airport today. The Ambassador’s arrival, and the upcoming official opening of the Bahraini Embassy in Israel, mark an important step in developing relations between the two countries and their peoples, which has been a priority for both H.E. FM Lapid and H.E. FM Al Zayani. The Bahraini Embassy in Israel and the Israeli Embassy in Bahrain have a central role in strengthening bilateral relations, and serve as yet another milestone of the vision of the peace accords signed in 2020.