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California : Intel Corp said on Monday its factories will start building Qualcomm Inc chips and laid out a roadmap to expand its new foundry business to catch rivals such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd by 2025. Amazon.com Inc will be another new customer for the foundry chip business, said Intel, which for decades held the lead in technology for manufacturing the smallest, fastest computing chips. But Intel has lost that lead to TSMC and Samsung, whose manufacturing services have helped Intel’s rivals Advanced Micro Devices Inc and Nvidia Corp produce chips that outperform Intel’s.…

Washington: The United States will not lift coronavirus entry restrictions imposed on foreign travelers due to the spread of the Delta variant, the White House said on Monday. “We will maintain existing travel restrictions at this point for a few reasons,” White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said. “The more transmissible Delta variant is spreading, both here and around the world. Driven by the Delta variant, cases are rising here at home, particularly among those who are unvaccinated,” she said, adding that infections are set to keep climbing “in the weeks ahead,” Deutsche press agency (dpa) reported. The United States currently…

Manama: His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has today received, at Al Sakhir Palace, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus marking his visit to Bahrain to open the WHO Office. HM the King commended the opening of the office which embodies decades-long relations and joint cooperation and cooperation between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the World Health Organisation (WHO). HM the King commended the organisation for announcing Manama as the first Capital Health City in the East Mediterranean region in recognition of the quality primary healthcare services and initiatives to promote health awareness and combat chronic…

Kuwaiti shooter Abdullah Turgi Al-Rashidi won a bronze medal with a score of 46 in the Olympic men’s skeet shooting competition on Monday. The US Vincent Hancock took the gold with an Olympic record score of 59 and Denmark’s Jesper Hansen won the silver with 55, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). Some 30 competitors took part in the over two days from Sunday at the Asaka Shooting range, with the top six advancing to the finals.

Bahrain Clear (BHB) announced that it has successfully distributed the cash dividend distribution for the year ended December 31, 2020, with BD 121.82 million of dividends for 23 listed securities to the entitled investors with updated IBAN details at Bahrain Clear representing 82% of overall dividends declaration. Bahrain Clear managed the distribution process on behalf of 23 listed securities that declared dividends for the last year on Bahrain Bourse and all investors received their dividends via IBAN bank transfers. In accordance with Ministerial Cabinet Resolution No. 2020/48-2, Bahrain Bourse established the ‘Amanat’ Investor Protection Funds Program to ensure investor protection…

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, opened WHO’s 152nd country office in Manama. https://youtu.be/nNl94PYXK2I Health Minister Faeqa bint Saeed Al Saleh noted that the establishment of the WHO office will serve to enhance and strengthen the national capacity for proficient health service delivery and help in advancing the global health agenda as stated in the UN SDGs. It will also further enhance Bahrain’s position as a regional health policy leader. The WHO office will be headed by Dr. Tasnim Atatrah, who recently presented her credentials to Minister Al Saleh, and assumed office at the start…

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed thanks and appreciation to the rulers, leaders and people of Bahrain for the warm hospitality extended to him during the visit. He also praised the positive indicators achieved by Bahrain in flattening the COVID-19 curve and reducing deaths to the lowest levels since the beginning of the pandemic. Read Also: Health Minister welcomes WHO chief to his ‘second home’ “The WHO office in Bahrain – 152nd office in the world  –  provides strategic and technical support in the health sector, which will contribute to ensuring the quality and sustainability of services…

Bahrain’s Health Minister Faeqa bint Saeed Al Saleh on Monday welcomed World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to Bahrain – his ‘second home’. She emphasised that the visit comes as a continuation of co-ordination between the kingdom and the World Health Organisation, especially on efforts to combat COVID-19. “I would like to welcome our guest Dr. Tedros in his ‘second home’. This visit comes as part of the ongoing coordination between the Kingdom of Bahrain and WHO, and this visit will also constitute a major boost for the joint coordination between the Kingdom and the WHO especially…

The 15th edition of the Spring of Culture Festival was announced today. The festival commences today with an array of activities and events. https://youtu.be/tWguShAYLDg The Spring of Culture is an annual festival organized by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, the Economic Development Board, and the Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Centre for Culture and Research, in cooperation with the Albareh Art Gallery and La Fontaine Centre for Contemporary Art. Spring of Culture 2020 will run from February 9th to April 30th, featuring international and local artists, lectures, demonstrations, art exhibitions, cultural shows, workshops, movie screenings, theatre, dance…

Manama: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today held its annual internal commercial conference which was attended by the airline’s Chairman, Executive Management, station managers from the entire network, Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA), Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), Bahrain Airport Services (BAS) and Gulf Air Holding Group.The conference provided a substantial platform for the airline’s executive management and its country managers to discuss the 2020 plans, targets, budgets, opportunities and Gulf Air’s expansion plans. The event also included opening remarks by Gulf Air’s Chairman of Board of Directors Mr. Zayed R. Alzayani and the airline’s…