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Manama : StartUp Bahrain, the leading platform for startups in the Kingdom of Bahrain, announces the third edition of StartUp Bahrain Weekend, which will be taking place September 19 – 21.  Supported by The Labour Fund (Tamkeen), the annual event is aimed at fostering and supporting emerging local businesses and enhancing Bahrain’s thriving startup ecosystem. The event’s sponsors include Brinc Batelco, IKEA Bahrain, Tap Payments, Calo, General Assembly Middle East, Reboot Coding Institute, Diwan Hub, Spring Studios, Tenmou, The Collective Hub, Etar Productions and Infinigence Consulting. The electrifying 54 – hour marathon brings together over 200 passionate founders, developers, designers,…

Manama : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Decree (75) of 2024, restructuring the Board of Trustees of the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR), based on a proposal by the Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs, and Endowments, and following the approval of the Cabinet. Article I The Board of Trustees of the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution shall be restructured and chaired by Ali Abdullah Al Aradi and include the following members: 1. Sir Christopher Greenwood 2. Tom Sikora 3. Meg Kinnear 4. Reza Mohtashami 5. Darius Khambata 6. Amina Jaffar Al Anesi 7. Aisha Abdullah…

Manama : The Kingdom of Bahrain announced the introduction of a Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (DMTT) for Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) as outlined in Decree Law (11) of 2024. The new framework for Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) is fully aligned with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) guidelines, and will be effective January 1, 2025, underscoring Bahrain’s commitment to promoting global economic fairness and transparency. This strategic move builds on Bahrain’s proactive engagement with the OECD, dating back to 2018 when it joined the Inclusive Framework and endorsed the groundbreaking two-pillar reform. To date, over 140 jurisdictions have signed up…

Beirut : Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati welcomed joining the Green Middle East initiative launched by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, considering it an “essential step” for his country. The Lebanese Prime Ministry said in a statement, following Mikati’s meeting with Environment Minister Nasser Yassin and Agriculture Minister Abbas al-Hajj, that joining the initiative is an “essential step” for Lebanon, given that southern villages and towns are suffering significant environmental and agricultural damage, which “requires cooperation with all of Lebanon’s friends.” For his part, Yassin stated after the meeting that the Saudi initiative aims to protect the Arab…

Manama: The General Directorate of Civil Defence managed to rescue four people and extinguish a fire that broke out in a farm in Al-Malikiya village this morning, Saturday. Initial information indicates that the health condition of those rescued is stable. The Civil Defense had dispatched 15 vehicles and 48 officers and personnel to control and extinguish the fire, and then immediately began the necessary cooling process to prevent it from recurring again. The Director General of the General Directorate of Civil Defense indicated that the main operations room received a report of the fire at 1:48 am, where the Civil…

Geneva : Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced on Friday that monkeypox vaccines will arrive in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the coming days to confront a new strain of the virus. At a press conference, Tedros indicated that “the first shipment of vaccines will arrive soon, with shipments increasing in the subsequent period.” For his part, Tim Nguyen, an official at the organization, explained that there are about 230,000 doses ready to be sent immediately, which are donations provided by the European Commission and the Danish company Bavarian Nordic, the company producing…

Manama : Ten swimmers won the first competition of the seventh edition of the Nasser bin Hamad Marine Heritage Sports Season, represented by freestyle swimming (heritage swimming). The new competition was held yesterday morning, Friday, in two rounds in the marine area located opposite the Bahrain National Museum between Manama and Muharraq. The competition was designated for the age group between 30 and 60 years. In the first round for the age group between 30 and 45 years for a distance of 1000 meters, Mohammed Al-Dosari won first place, while Mohammed Jafan came in second place, leaving third place to…

Manama: Indian School, Isa Town Bahrain will reopen on Wednesday, September 4th, 2024, to ensure the students’ safety as the construction of road works in front of the ISB Isa Town School campus is still in progress. The School office will remain open from 8 am to 1.30 pm

New York : The United Nations has pledged $100 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund to address critical funding shortfalls for humanitarian emergencies in 10 countries in Africa, the Americas, and the Middle East. In many humanitarian emergencies, funding shortfalls prevent aid agencies from reaching people in need of life-saving assistance, said Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya in a statement. “CERF funding is an emergency cash injection of last resort to avert the worst and save lives when other humanitarian funding is insufficient,” Msuya explained, stressing the importance of continued donor attention to…

Fukoka : Typhoon Shanshan soaked large swathes of Japan with torrential rain on Friday, prompting warnings for flooding and landslides hundreds of miles from the storm’s centre, halting travel services and shutting production at major factories. At least four people have been killed and 99 injured in storm-related incidents in recent days, according to the disaster management agency. In the southwestern region of Kyushu, where the storm that authorities say could be one of the strongest ever to hit the region made landfall on Thursday, residents were surveying the damage after a night of heavy rain and severe winds. Bringing…