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Manama : His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Isa bin Salman Education Charitable Trust and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Labour Fund (Tamkeen), chaired The Trust’s Board meeting today at Riffa Palace. HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman highlighted the Kingdom’s efforts in enhancing the educational sector to meet future requirements and to expand quality opportunities for citizens, in line with the Kingdom’s comprehensive development, led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and supported by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad…

Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today received His Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham bin Tarik Al Said, upon HH’s arrival in the Kingdom of Bahrain. His Royal Highness welcomed HH Sayyid Theyazin’s visit to Bahrain as a reflection of both nations’ mutual commitment to enhance the Bahrain-Oman partnership. HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham bin Tarik Al Said was also received by the Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Works and Youth Affairs, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa and several other senior officials.

Manama : The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) launched the Financial Market Infrastructures (FMIs) and Payment Oversight Framework. The framework was developed by the CBB’s FMIs and Payment Oversight division, whereby the Oversight function is defined by the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures (PFMI) by the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS). CPSS was established in 1990 by the G10 Governors, currently named the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) under the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and its main aim is to ensure financial stability by mitigating and lowering systemic risk and presenting core principles for effective…

Manama : Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, the Deputy Prime Minister, chaired a virtual meeting of the Institute of Public Administration Board of Directors. He emphasised the importance of developing administrative skills for employees in the public sector to enhance competence and improve institutional performance. Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah added that the development efforts has contributed to the comprehensive development process under the leadership of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the follow-up of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister. The Deputy Prime Minister announced the launch…

Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today met His Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham bin Tarik Al Said of the Sultanate of Oman, at Sakhir Palace. His Royal Highness affirmed the strength of the Bahrain-Oman relationship, which continues to promote cooperation across various fields in line with the support of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the Sultan of the Sultanate of Oman, His Majesty Haitham bin Tarik Al-Said. HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham bin Tarik conveyed the greetings and well wishes of His Majesty Sultan…

Manama : In an international milestone that affirms the wise vision and directives of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Bahrain’s e-passport has won ten gold and silver London Design Awards. The electronic passport was part of the support provided by HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for implementing Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA) initiatives launched by the cabinet as part of the Economic Recovery Plan. The e-passport was launched by the Interior Minister, General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa in March 2023. The e-passport won three gold…

Washington : The nation’s employers added a robust 216,000 jobs last month, the latest sign that the American labor market remains resilient even in the face of sharply higher interest rates. Friday’s government report showed that December’s job gain exceeded the 173,000 that were added in November. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7% the 23rd straight month that joblessness has come in below 4%. Some details of the report, though, may disappoint the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve, who might now be inclined to delay any cuts in their benchmark interest rate. Average hourly wages rose 4.1% from…

Manama : Dr. Mohammed bin Mubarak Juma, Education Minister, has asserted that the correction of the first term exams is underway, noting that results will be announced before the beginning of the second term. He also unveiled that the Education Ministry is about to finalise the formula of the grade point average (GPA) improvement system, adding that details of the system will be announced before the start of the second term to enable secondary students wishing to benefit from it to register. The minister wished all students every success in the ongoing first-term final exams which will run until next…

Dubai : Dragon Oil Company, which is fully funded by the Dubai Government, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Turkmenistan State Concern “Turkmennebit”. The agreement included expanding Dragon Oil Company’s investments in the promising Turkmen oil and gas sector, which includes three new offshore oil fields within Block 19. Dragon Oil has been engaged in oil and gas cooperation with Turkmenistan on the basis of a production sharing agreement since 2000. Its primary focus is on the extraction of hydrocarbon resources in the Caspian Sea, in the Cheleken Contract Area.

Wajima : Aftershocks threatened to bury more homes and block roads crucial for relief shipments, as the death toll from the earthquakes that rattled Japan’s western coastline last week surpassed 100 people on Saturday. Among the dead was a 5-year-old boy who had been recovering from injuries after boiling water spilled on him during Monday’s 7.6 magnitude earthquake. His condition suddenly worsened and he died Friday, according to Ishikawa prefecture, the hardest-hit region. Officials warned that roads, already cracked from the dozens of earthquakes that continue to shake the area, could collapse completely. That risk was growing with rain and…