Author: News Desk

Bahrain : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa sent a congratulatory cable to President of the Republic of Côte D’Ivoire, Alasane Ouattara, on his country’s National Day. HM the King expressed sincere congratulations, wishing him abundant health and happiness on the national occasion.

Bahrain :  Supreme Council for Women (SCW) Secretary-General Hala Al Ansari highlighted Bahrain’s strides in promoting human rights for all citizens. She said that the council, chaired by Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty the King, is keen on implementing the royal vision aimed to empower Bahraini women and ensure all their rights to assume an equal national development role. Al Ansari made the statement during a meeting with National Institution of Human Rights (NIHR) Chairman Ali Ahmed Al Derazi, Vice Chairman Khalid Abdulaziz Al Shaer and Head of Rights and Public Liberties Committee…

Tokyo : International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Friday praised athletes from around the world for giving the coronavirus-marred Tokyo Games a “soul.” Bach said the Games had by far exceeded his expectations and spoke of a feeling of togetherness as athletes had been grateful that the Olympics delayed from 2020 could take place at all, amid a tight hygiene protocol and behind closed doors at most venues. “After we had to accept the decision to have no spectators, I must admit that I was concerned these Games could become Games without a soul. But what we have…

US: Lloyd is currently serving life in prison for killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend, in which he is being accused of murdering the officer that tried to arrest him. A convicted killer will act as his own attorney in his upcoming trial for the death of an Orlando police officer in 2017. A judge granted Markeith Loyd’s handwritten motion on Monday, court records show. The trial for the fatal shooting of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton is set for Oct. 8. Loyd faces the death penalty if convicted. Loyd, 45, is accused of fatally shooting Clayton outside of a Walmart store in January 2017 as she…

US : An appeals court in Texas upheld former Dallas police Officer Amber Guyger’s. Guyger argued she shouldn’t have been convicted of murder because she mistook neighbor Botham Jean’s apartment for her own when she walked in, saw him on the couch and fatally shot him, the Dallas Morning News reported. She testified during the trial that she fired at Jean with the intent to kill because she thought he had broken into her third-floor apartment after she’d arrived home from work around 10 p.m. She had gone to the fourth floor instead. She told the appeals court her murder conviction should be replaced with the…

Arizona state Sen. Tony Navarrete has been arrested, according to authorities. Navarrete, a first-term Democrat from Phoenix, was taken into custody Thursday on allegations of having sexual conduct with a minor in 2019, police told FOX 10 Phoenix. Navarrete faces multiple counts of sexual conduct with a minor, among other charges, WPHO-TV of Phoenix reported. Senate Democrats released a statement confirmed one of their members has been arrested. “We are aware one of our members has been arrested and are awaiting further details and for law enforcement to do its job. We will not have further comment at this time,” the statement said. Navarrete, 35,…

Madrid : Real Madrid and Barcelona expressed their opposition Thursday to the Spanish league’s deal with an investment fund that secured $3.2 billion in funding to help its clubs, reports AP. The league’s executive committee unanimously approved the “strategic agreement” with international investment fund CVC Capital Partners on Wednesday. The majority of the league’s clubs are expected to give their final approval to the deal in an upcoming general assembly. But Spain’s two biggest clubs are resisting the plan, taking on the Spanish league that opposed their ill-fated attempt in April to launch a largely-closed breakaway European Super League. Barcelona…

Chinese :  Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines would be supplied to the world through this year, increasing China’s commitment as the largest exporter of the shots, reports AP. Xi’s announcement was delivered at the International Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine Cooperation, state media reported Wednesday, which China hosted virtually. That figure likely includes the 770 million doses China has donated or exported already since September last year, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Most of the Chinese shots have been exported under bilateral deals. It is unclear if the figure also includes the agreements…

Germany :  Bahraini citizens may travel to Germany after they show proof of a negative PCR test that does not exceed 72 hours, or recovery from COVID-19, or vaccination approved by the German authorities. Bahrain’s embassy to Germany said that the new rule has been effective since August 1. Bahrainis with vaccinations not approved by Germany must present a negative PCR test, bearing in mind that some airlines require two test certificates in addition to proof of vaccination, the embassy added. The new rules come after the German authorities decided to distinguish only between high-risk and virus mutant regions. High-risk…

US : At least six people are dead after a sightseeing plane crashed Thursday in southeast Alaska, according to the U.S. Coast Guard report. The Coast guard said in a statement that “An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka located the wreckage at 2:37 p.m. and lowered two rescue swimmers who reported no survivors.” The plane, a single-engine DeHavilland DHC-2 Beaver, took off from Misty Fjords National Monument and crashed around 11:20 a.m. in an area of steep, mountainous terrain near Ketchikan, about 300 miles southeast of Juneau. Officials informed that, weather was unstable with  mist and light…