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Cairo : Egypt’s Health, Petroleum, and Labour Ministers are monitoring the aftermath of an offshore accident late Tuesday involving the Adam Marine 12 drillship near Gebel El Zeit in the Gulf of Suez. Twenty-seven ambulances were dispatched 20 to the site and seven to El Gouna Airport. Four injured were airlifted, and 18 others were transported by road to El Gouna Hospital. Authorities have raised alert levels across Red Sea health facilities as rescue and monitoring operations continue. Updates will follow as the situation develops.

Manama : His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Minister of the Prime Minister’s Court and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Labour Fund (Tamkeen), met with Lieutenant General Doctor Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Health. HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman underscored the Kingdom of Bahrain’s commitment to investing in local talent employed across all sectors. HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman noted that this is achieved through the launch of various strategic initiatives which will play an important role in enhancing the quality and long-term sustainability of healthcare…

Manama : Amna bint Ahmed Al Rumaihi, Minister of Housing and Urban Planning, announced that 2,584 housing finance applications, across the Tas’heel, Tas’heel+, Mazaya, and Mazaya (New Category) programmes, were approved in the first half of 2025. Minister Al Rumaihi noted that since the programme’s launch in 2022, a total of 10,163 applications have been accepted, with 82% of beneficiaries transferred from the traditional service waiting lists to immediate financing services. She emphasised that the Tas’heel Aqari option remains the most in-demand, accounting for over 5,000 applications, followed by Mazaya, the Mazaya (New Category), Tas’heel Al Bait Al Oud, and…

Istanbul : Firefighters battled wildfires in Turkey and France on Monday and more than 50,000 people were evacuated as an early summer heatwave hit Europe. Health alerts were issued in France, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Germany. Even countries with a milder climate such as the Netherlands issued a warning for high temperatures in the coming days coupled with high humidity.

Zhengzhou : Two people have died and six others are still missing following torrential rains in Xixia County in the city of Nanyang, central China’s Henan Province, the local emergency response headquarters said Tuesday. Torrential downpours with total precipitation of 225.3 mm in two townships triggered a sudden surge in the water level in the downstream of a local river on Monday, damaging infrastructure and leaving some residents trapped. Following the flooding, rescue efforts were immediately implemented, with two people successfully rescued. Further search and rescue efforts are underway in the quest to locate the missing individuals.

Manama : The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) announced the implementation of 741 inspection campaigns and visits during the period of June 22-28, which resulted in the detention of 19 violating and irregular workers, while 139 violators were deported. The inspection campaigns and visits also resulted in monitoring several violations related to the provisions of several regulating laws, especially the Labour Market Regulatory Authority and the Residency Laws in the Kingdom of Bahrain, noting that legal measures were taken regarding the observed violations. The authority pointed out that 729 inspection visits were carried out on various shops in all governorates,…

Manama : Formula 1 and the FIA announced today that Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) will be hosting Formula 1 Pre-Season Testing 2026 across two three-day sessions in February next year. With F1 set to begin a new era with a host of transformative new regulations and an 11th team joining the grid, the six days of testing will be held in the Kingdom from February 11 to 13 and from February 18 to 20. It will be an incredible chance for F1 fans to witness the next generation of F1 in action ahead of the 2026 campaign. Next year’s test…

Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today issued a circular announcing the official holiday in observance of Ashura. In accordance with the circular, all ministries, government departments, agencies, and public institutions in the Kingdom will be closed on Saturday and Sunday, corresponding to 5 and 6 July. As Saturday falls on an official holiday, it will be compensated with a holiday on Monday, 7 July.

Tunisia : Osama bin Saleh Al Alawi, Minister of Social Development and Chair of the 44th Session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Social Affairs, participated in the high-level Arab regional meeting hosted by the Republic of Tunisia to prepare for the Second World Summit for Social Development, set to be held in the State of Qatar this November. The meeting aimed to discuss key social and development priorities for Arab countries.   Minister Al Alawi emphasised the need for a comprehensive development approach that supports the most vulnerable groups and helps countries respond to regional and international challenges. He…

Manama : In a new international achievement for the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has won membership in the General Council of the World Chambers Federation (WCF) for the period from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028. This came through the election of Atif Mohammed Al Khaja, CEO of the BCCI, to the WCF Executive Committee, during a council session with representatives from over 120 countries. Al Khaja was elected following a vote by chambers of commerce from more than 120 countries, in elections held according to WCF rules. The WCF, part of…