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Manama : The National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) announced the development of its service for registering or updating goods data, reducing the processing time from 30 working days to seven. The service allows producers and importers subject to the relevant requirements to register new products or update data for existing products through the NBR’s online portal. Rana Ibrahim Faqihi, Chief Executive Officer of the NBR, said the redesigned service simplifies review and approval procedures, enabling faster processing and easier compliance with regulatory requirements. The development forms part of wider government efforts to improve and redesign services. More than 1,300 government…

Beijing : Authorities in eastern China closed schools and a number of tourist sites as Typhoon Dolphin approached land, amid warnings of heavy rain and strong winds that could cause floods and landslides. The typhoon’s maximum wind speed is about 162 kilometres per hour, while it is expected to hit Zhejiang and northern Fujian on Sunday evening. Shanghai is also in the storm’s path. National authorities activated a Level-III emergency response, the second-lowest level, and also closed a number of tourist destinations in Zhejiang and suspended water activities, including ferries and cruises. In Ningbo, one of Zhejiang’s largest cities, authorities…

Manama : Major General Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Abdulwahab Al Khalifa, Director General of the General Directorate of Traffic, affirmed that infrastructure development and road network expansion projects, which are based on the royal directives and followed up by the government, along with enhancing the traffic system with smart systems and cameras, have a positive impact on traffic safety, reducing traffic violations and accidents, and protecting lives and property. The Director General of the General Directorate of Traffic explained that, with the support of the Interior Minister, the Directorate has completed the first phase of the smart system cameras as part…

Riyadh : Members of the Executive Board of the Gulf Health Council, including Dr. Lulwa Rashid Showaiter, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Health, and Dr. Samya Ali Bahram, Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health, participated in the 103rd meeting of the Executive Board, held at the Gulf Health Council headquarters in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to discuss initiatives and decisions aimed at developing health services and strengthening pharmaceutical security in Gulf Cooperation Council countries.; Dr. Showaiter, a member of the Executive Board and chair of the current session, affirmed the Kingdom of Bahrain’s support for joint Gulf efforts to…

Cairo : Nabil Fahmy, Secretary General of the Arab League, condemned the Iranian missile attack on an ADNOC tanker while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement, Fahmy described the attack as another in a series of Iranian violations of freedom of navigation and the safety of maritime routes. He said the attack breached United Nations Security Council resolutions, particularly Resolution 2817, which affirms freedom of navigation and rejects attacks on commercial vessels. Fahmy held Iran fully responsible for the attacks, saying they violate established international principles governing freedom of navigation and the safety of waterways and…

Bogotá : Abelardo De La Espriella, the new President of the Republic of Colombia, was sworn in on Friday, pledging to launch a strong campaign against drug trafficking and armed groups, restore security and order, and take economic measures to reduce public spending and boost investment. In his inauguration speech, De La Espriella, a 48-year-old former lawyer who belongs to the right-wing, said armed groups linked to drugs faced two choices: submit to the rule of law or face a firm response from the state and its security forces, stressing that the option of negotiating with these groups had been…

Riyadh : The Royal Court of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced the passing of the mother of His Highness Prince Bandar bin Mansour bin Abdullah bin Jalawi Al Saud. In a statement, the Saudi Royal Court announced that the funeral prayer for the deceased will be performed after the Asr prayer at the Grand Mosque in Makkah.

Manama : The Kingdom of Bahrain strongly condemned and denounced the attack by the Iran-backed Houthi militia targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure in Najran, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, using indiscriminate projectiles that injured several civilians. The Kingdom described the attack as a dangerous escalation and a flagrant violation of international law, international humanitarian law and the United Nations Charter. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the Kingdom of Bahrain’s full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its full support for all measures it takes to safeguard its sovereignty, security and civilian infrastructure. The ministry…

Riyadh : Major General Turki Al Malki, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, said the announcement of the Multinational Maritime Defence Coalition reflects a shared international understanding of the scale of the threats facing maritime security and freedom of navigation, and embodies a collective responsibility to protect maritime routes and global economic interests. Major General Al Malki said the region and the world face both real and emerging threats. He noted that every country has the right to take whatever military or political measures it considers necessary to protect its interests and address those…

Dakar : The Democratic Republic of the Congo has, for the first time during the current Ebola outbreak, recorded 4,053 confirmed cases, including 1,850 deaths, according to the country’s National Institute of Public Health. Researchers reported more than 500 suspected cases between mid-January and May 15. The outbreak has been described as the fastest spreading and the world’s second largest Ebola outbreak, driven by delays in case detection, pressure on disease surveillance systems, and shortages of vaccines and treatments for the circulating strain. Only the 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak, which recorded more than 28,000 cases across Guinea, Liberia and…