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Bahrain :  The Higher Criminal Court issued its verdict today in the largest money laundering case in the history of the Kingdom of Bahrain, convicting Future Bank and six of its officials, the Central Bank of Iran and other Iranian banks, fining them 19 million Bahraini Dinars, and confiscating laundering money, amounting to approximately 1.3 billion USD, while sentencing six convicted individuals to imprisonment. His Excellency Attorney General Dr. Ali bin Fadhel Al Buainain said that the Higher Criminal Court has convicted the Central Bank of Iran and a number of Iranian banks, in addition to Future Bank and six…

Jordan : Bahraini citizens’ inoculation against Covid 19 in Jordan comes in implementation of the royal directive of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to start vaccinating Bahraini citizens who live abroad and who haven’t been inoculated yet against Coronavirus (Covid 19 and in order to protect the health and safety of citizens, and support the national efforts led by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to confront Coronavirus. In this context, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the sisterly Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, H.E. Ahmed bin Yousef…

Tokyo : Japan is set to expand the coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo to neighboring areas and the western city of Osaka on Friday in the wake of a record-breaking surge in infections while the capital hosts the Olympics, said AP. A government panel approved the plan putting Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba, as well as Osaka, under the state of emergency from Monday until Aug. 31. The measures already in place in Tokyo and the southern island of Okinawa will be extended until the end of August. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is scheduled to officially announce the measures later…

US : The United States is “deeply concerned with the increasingly harsh surveillance, harassment, and intimidation of U.S. and other foreign journalists” covering recent floods in China’s Henan province, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday. Reuter

India: – India reported 44,230 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the most in three weeks, the latest evidence of a worrying trend of rising cases that has forced one state to lock down amid fears of another wave of infections. Reuters

Philippines:  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has restored a crucial pact governing the presence of U.S. troops in the Southeast Asian nation, the two countries’ defence ministers said on Friday, reversing a decision that had caused increasing concern in Washington and Manila.

Djokovic through to semi finals Novak Djokovic picked up a comfortable win over Kei Nishikori on Thursday to qualify for the men’s tennis semi-finals at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. In the quarter-finals of the competition, the Serb beat his Japanese opponent 6-2, 6-0 in a match that lasted 70 minutes at the Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo.  Biles appreciative of support After speaking out about the mental health issues she has been dealing with, Simone Biles has received several messages of support by fans and athletes and took to social media to express her gratitude. Biles had previously broke down the problems she is…

Manama, July 29 (BNA): His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and Prime minister, today received the United States of America’s Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, Dana Stroul, at Riffa Palace. His Royal Highness highlighted the importance of furthering the strategic partnership between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United States of America, to serve the common interests of both countries. His Royal Highness noted the depth of Bahrain-US cooperation, which has witnessed continued development, particularly within the fields of military and defense. His Royal Highness welcomed Stroul’s…

Bahrain :  His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today issued Royal Decree 83/2021, appointing the following five heads of Bahrain’s diplomatic missions: Dr. Mohammed Ghassan Mohammed Adnan Shaikho was appointed as Bahrain’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to China. Ahmed Abdulla Al-Harmasi Al-Hajeri was appointed as Bahrain’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Indonesia. Muna Abbas Mahmood Radhi was appointed as Bahrain’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Thailand. Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa was appointed as Bahrain’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France. Badr Abbas Al-Hulaibi was appointed as Bahrain’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Brazil. The…

Colombia :  Some 9,000 migrants are stranded in a Caribbean municipality in Colombia amid a surge of people passing through on their way to north America following the re-opening of international borders post-lockdown, the Colombian migration agency said. The irregular migrants – who are mostly Haitians but also include Venezuelans and Cubans, as well as a number from African countries – are stuck in Necocli, in Colombia’s Antioquia province, migration agency director Juan Francisco Espinosa said in a virtual press conference. “This is a recurring and historical phenomenon. Colombia is not the cause or the destination of this migration,” Espinosa…