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Bahrain : Education Minister and Higher Education Council’s Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. Majid bin Ali Al Nuaimi chaired a meeting to discuss the latest developments of the establishment of Isa Al Kabeer Al Hedaya Al Khalifiya University. The meeting discussed the university terms of academic, administrative and construction, and the contacts and meetings that took place with a number of higher education institutions in many countries, and the requirements for these institutions to cooperate with the university. The meeting was attended by Assistant Secretary-General for Evaluation and Accreditation Dr. Mona Al Balushi, and a number of officials from the…

Tokyo : The United States won the first ever gold medal in women’s 3×3 basketball after defeating the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) 18-15 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Americans lost just one game en route to the Olympic title. Team USA claimed their 11th gold medal of the Summer Games and the nation’s 31st medal overall. The ROC took silver and China won bronze.

TOKYO — America’s Katie Ledecky has done it again. The most versatile swimmer at these Olympic Games won a gold medal in the first-ever women’s 1,500-meter freestyle, a little more than an hour after finishing fifth in the 200. Ledecky finished the 1,500 in 15:37.34, followed by U.S. teammate Erica Sullivan, 4.07 seconds back. Germany’s Sarah Kohler took bronze. “I think people maybe feel bad for me that I’m not winning everything but I want people to be more concerned about other things going on in the world where people are truly suffering,” Ledecky said after her 1,500 race. “I’m just proud…

Tokyo : Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic on Wednesday described playing conditions at the Tokyo Games as “really brutal” but welcomed the decision by organizers to push back match start times amid hot and humid conditions in the Japanese capital. “I did experience certain similar days, one day in Miami or New York, or sometimes it happens here and there, but it’s one or two days, and then it passes. Here is every single day. So, it’s really draining players’ energy, and you just don’t feel yourself,” Djokovic added. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced on Wednesday that tennis matches…

Airlines put pressure on ministers to scrap quarantine for fully-vaccinated arrivals from EU and US; COVID UK cases fall for seventh day in a row – but highest level of deaths reported since March; three regions near Tokyo to ask government to call state of emergency amid rising cases.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google postponed its date for bringing employees back to its offices by a month, and will require returning workers to be vaccinated, Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai wrote on Wednesday. The internet search giant will now ask most of its staff to return to campuses starting October 18th. Previously, the Mountain View, California-based company had set September for the return. Employees who come back will be required to show proof of vaccination, Pichai wrote in a note to employees that was posted on a Google website. Apple Inc. also extended its return to office to October earlier this…

China: The way to judge which country is democratic and which one is autocratic should not be decided by one certain country: Chinese foreign ministry A seemingly upset spokesperson of the Chinese foreign ministry on Wednesday gave a lesson on democracy to India and the US, the largest and oldest democracies no less, after it appeared that the two had ganged up against authoritarian China.

Bosnia : Bosnian Serbs have reacted furiously to a ban on genocide denial imposed by the international official overseeing Bosnia’s 1995 peace deal. UN-appointed High Representative Valentin Inzko said the ban was needed to stop glorification of war criminals. “I had to do something – I followed my conscience. If you’re in a country where war criminals are glorified, this cannot be a good future,” he said. Bosnian Serb politicians are boycotting Bosnia’s multi-ethnic national bodies. Last month the genocide conviction of Bosnian Serb wartime commander Ratko Mladic was confirmed in The Hague, yet some ethnic-Serb leaders were still acclaiming…

Bahrain: Minister of Finance and National Economy, Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, received today outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Ibrahim Mohammed Al Hassan. He stressed deep-rooted fraternal relations between both countries and growing cooperation mainly in the economic field. The Minister of Finance and National Economy praised the ambassador’s efforts to boost bilateral relations mainly in the financial and economic field, wishing him every success in his future duties. The Sudanese ambassador expressed utmost thanks and appreciation to the Minister of Finance and National Economy, wishing the Kingdom of Bahrain constant growth…

London :  Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, visited today the UK’s Ministry of Defence where he was received by Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nicholas Carter. They discussed joint cooperation and coordination and ways of boosting relations between the two friendly countries mainly in the military and defence fields. The BDF Commander-in-Chief asserted the importance of such visits in boosting deep-rooted historical bilateral relations. He expressed keenness on further bolstering military cooperation and relations of friendship in various areas.