Author: News Desk

Bahrain :  Bahrain condemned the launch by the terrorist Houthi militia of an explosive-laden drone towards the city of Khamis Mushait in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Foreign Ministry said that Houthis’ continued terrorist acts show their insistence to target safe civilians and threaten Saudi security and stability. It commended  the vigilance of the coalition forces to support legitimacy in Yemen, which intercepted and destroyed the drone, reiterated Bahrain’s firm support to  Saudi Arabia in taking all the measures to defend its security, stability and territorial integrity.

BEIJING  :  Flooding in central China continued to cause havoc in both cities and rural areas, with authorities saying Friday that another 21 people had been killed and another four were missing. Floodwaters rose to 3.5 meters (11.4 feet) in Hubei province’s Liulin township following heavy rains that began Wednesday. The latest deaths add to the more than 300 people killed in flooding last month in Henan province just to the north. The vast majority of those victims were in Zhengzhou, Henan’s provincial capital, where at least 292 died, including 14 who were trapped when the city’s subway system was…

Orlando : A toddler in Florida fatally shot a woman during a video call after finding an unsecured handgun, police said Thursday. Someone on the work-related Zoom conference called 911 and reported that they had seen a toddler and heard a noise before the woman, Shamaya Lynn, fell backward, police said in a statement. Lynn, 21, was killed Wednesday in Altamonte Springs, near Orlando. “Investigators determined that the injury was caused by a toddler who found a loaded handgun, which was left unsecured by an adult in the apartment,” Altamonte Springs police said in a statement. Police said Lynn was shot…

Some 11 Picasso paintings and works owned by casino and hotel group MGM Resorts in Las Vegas are due to go up for auction in October. The sale include five paintings, some of which were displayed at the Bellagio hotel’s Picasso restaurant, and whose combined worth is estimated at $100m. MGM Resorts says it wants to improve the diversity of its fine art collection. The auction coincides with the 140th anniversary of the artist’s birth. The sale, which also includes works on paper and ceramics that span more than 50 years of artistic output, will take place on 23 October…

South Korea : Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong has been released from a South Korean prison and is now on parole. He served 207 days in jail – just over half the sentence he received after being convicted of bribery and embezzlement in January. The case involved the country’s former President Park Guen-hye, who is also in jail for bribery and corruption. Samsung Electronics was founded by Lee’s grandfather and he has been the de facto head since 2014 . Lee made a brief statement to reporters outside the prison. “I’ve caused much concern for the people. I deeply apologise,” Lee…

Montreal : Bianca Andreescu tumbled out of the National Bank Open on Thursday night, hours after fellow Canadian Rebecca Marino’s surprising run ended, reports AP. Ons Jabeur of Tunisia beat the second-seeded Andreescu 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-1 in a match interrupted by rain for about an hour in the middle of the second set. In June in Birmingham, England, the 26-year-old Jabeur won the Viking Classic to become the first Arab player to win a WTA Tour singles. She used the long break to look at stats with her team and find ways to improve her game. “I…

Bahrain :  U.S. regulators say transplant recipients and others with severely weakened immune systems can get an extra dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to better protect them as the delta variant continues to surge, reports AP. The late-night announcement Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration applies to several million Americans who are especially vulnerable because of organ transplants, certain cancers or other disorders. Several other countries, including France and Israel, have similar recommendations. It’s harder for vaccines to rev up an immune system suppressed by certain medications and diseases, so those patients don’t always get the…

Bahrain:  The Kingdom of Bahrain was recently ranked as first in the GCC for availability of advanced computer programming talent in Information and Computer Technology (ICT), according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Report 2020. The ITU is a specialised agency of the UN responsible for matters related to information and communication technologies including setting the international standards for ICT indicators. The annual price trends report recently released, measures the level of digital transformation throughout the world, and highlights the value and quality of ICT services provided by local operators. As indicated in this report, Bahrain continues to meet the…

London : Police in southwest England said six people were killed, including the suspected shooter, in the city of Plymouth Thursday in a “serious firearms incident” that wasn’t terror-related. Devon and Cornwall Police said in a statement on Twitter that several other casualties were receiving treatment following the shooting. They declared a “critical incident” but did not provide details of what occurred in the Keyham district of the city. The area has been cordoned off. Emergency services, including air ambulance and senior paramedics, responded to the incident at around 6:10 p.m. local time. Officers found two women and two men…

Bahrain : HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, has praised the great interest His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF)’s Honorary President, attaches to educating Bahrainis in order to enhance their academic level and provide all requirements for their progress and quality education. HH Shaikh Nasser hailed HM the King’s keenness to ensure the distinction and success of Bahraini orphans, through providing them with distinguished educational care that enables them to pursue their educational careers successfully. HH Shaikh Nasser made the statements while…