Author: News Desk

BEIRUT : At least three people were killed on Sunday in an ambush on Shi’ite mourners in a town south of Beirut, a day after a revenge killing of a member of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group, security sources and a senior source in the group said. The three were shot in the town of Khaldeh, where sectarian tensions have long flared between the town’s mixed Shi’ite and Sunni residents. Several others were taken to hospital in civilian cars, witnesses said. Footage of a video broadcast on Hezbollah’s Manar TV channel showed a volley of gunfire being fired on the convoy of…

TOKYO — There is a new fastest man in the world. Marcell Jacobs of Italy sprinted to Olympic gold in the men’s 100-meter dash on Sunday, finishing in 9.80 seconds. Jacobs, 26, was born in El Paso before moving to Italy with his mother as a young child. Fred Kerley of the United States finished second in 9.84 seconds, and Andre De Grasse of Canada was third (9.89). NYT

Kent : A volunteer marshal tragically lost their life following a crash at the Brands Hatch circuit in Kent on Saturday; Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris lead tributes as Formula 1 drivers and teams pay respects. Lewis Hamilton has said he is “devastated” following the death of a volunteer marshal during a race meeting at the Brands Hatch circuit, with Formula 1 drivers and teams paying their respects. The incident occurred during an event at the Kent racing track on Saturday afternoon. Reacting to the accident on Sunday morning, Hamilton said on social media that his heart is with the…

Saudi Arabia : A super cruise ship has departed Saudi Arabia for the first time, setting sail for regional waters as the kingdom seeks to expand its tourism industry and diversify its oil-dependant economy. The MSC Bellissima, a vessel longer than three football fields, departed for the first in a series of voyages from Jeddah Islamic Port to Aqaba in Jordan and Safaga in Egypt. The launch of the service on Friday comes two days after Saudi Arabia opened its first cruise ship terminal at the port in Jeddah, on the kingdom’s west coast. “The inauguration of the first cruise…

Manama: Director-General of Traffic Brigadier Shaikh Abdulrahman Al Khalifa affirmed the continuation of round the clock traffic e-services, hailing the great response of citizens and residents to report traffic accidents via the eTraffic app. The General Directorate of Traffic introduced one week ago a decision to assign mutually resolved minor accidents to insurance companies, meanwhile, the department would deal with not agreed upon accidents. He said that the directorate continues to supervise insurance companies and follow up their operations for easy implementation of the decision to protect the rights of all parties. Shaikh Abdulrahman hailed the role of the Information & eGovernment…

Manama: HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, has conveyed greetings from His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to the Chechen President, Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov. This came as HH Shaikh Nasser received here today the Advisor to the Chechen President and his Special Envoy to Arab Countries Turko Daudov, who is currently on a visit to the kingdom. HH Shaikh Nasser received a gift presented to HM the King by the President of the friendly Republic of Chechnya. HH Shaikh Nasser affirmed Bahrain’s keenness to bolster cooperation with…

MELBOURNE : Australia’s east coast states of New South Wales and Queensland faced an escalating battle against the COVID-19 Delta variant on Sunday, with millions under strict lockdown and authorities urging more testing and vaccinations to rein in the outbreaks. Sydney and its surroundings, under a stay-at-home order for five weeks already, reported 239 new locally acquired cases of the highly infectious Delta strain, matching the record daily number in the current outbreak that was reported on Thursday. The city’s 5 million residents and those in neighbouring regional centres spanning 200 km (120 miles) of coastline are to stay home…

Tunisia:  Two humanitarian rescue ships pulled 394 migrants from a dangerously overcrowded wooden boat in the Mediterranean overnight on Sunday in an operation lasting about six hours, a Reuters witness said. The German and French NGO ships Sea-Watch 3 and Ocean Viking rescued the migrants in Tunisian waters 68 km (42 miles) from the North African coast, near oil facilities and other ships. Sea-Watch 3, which assumed command of the operation, took 141 of the survivors while Ocean Viking took the rest. The yacht Nadir, from the German NGO ResQ Ship, later gave support. It was not clear if there…

Manama: Advisor to His Majesty the King for Diplomatic Affairs Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa received Bangladesh Ambassador to Bahrain Dr. Muhammad Nazr Al-Islam.  The advisor praised the advanced bilateral relations at various levels, which contribute in supporting common interests and benefit the two countries and peoples, wishing the ambassador all success in his duties. The ambassador stressed his country’s keenness to strengthen the relations with Bahrain in various fields

Manama: Commander of the Police Training Institute Col. Ibrahim Bukhait has received the Legal Attaché of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Richard Ryan. Commander of Officer Training College Col. Ammar Al Sayed and Commander of Royal Police College Col Abdullah AL Shaikh attended. They reviewed cooperation and topics of common interest, especially police and security training and leadership skills.