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Manama : The Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation (BREEF) has announced organising the first edition of the National Arabian Horse Judging Course scheduled from April 21 to 23. The course aims to qualify and prepare national judges for Arabian horse beauty competitions. The initiative seeks to cultivate a new generation of qualified personnel by providing them with a comprehensive understanding of judging criteria and practical experience. Graduates of the course will be accredited on the lists of national judges in their respective countries, enabling them to fulfill their roles effectively. The course will be conducted by a select group…

Manama : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s decree pardoning 1584 inmates in rioting and criminal cases marking the kingdom’s celebrations of the Silver Jubilee of His Majesty’s Accession to the Throne and Eid Al-Fitr has been praised by human rights officials and experts in the kingdom. Speaking during a TV show devoted to the royal pardon, they asserted that HM the King’s kind gesture embodies the lofty humane values, programmes and initiatives emanating from the royal vision, stressing that the move contributes to strengthening belonging to the nation and consolidating social security. In this regard, Ali Al…

Riyadh : On behalf of Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal, the Saudi Minister of Sport and Chairman of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC), Abdul Ilah bin Saad Al Dallak, the Saudi Assistant Minister of Sports inaugurated yesterday the 2024 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships at King Saud University’s Arena Hall in Riyadh. The event was held in the presence of Saudi Fencing Federation President and Chairman of the Supreme Organising Committee of the Championships Ahmed Alsabban, International Fencing Federation (FIE) Vice President Abdelmoneim El Husseiny, and SOPC Board Member and Saudi Equestrian Federation President (SAEF) Prince…

Manama : Formula 1 announced today its 2025 season calendar, with Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), “The Home of Motorsport in the Middle East”, hosting the fourth of 24 rounds in next year’s FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The F1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 is scheduled to take place from 11 to 13 April in Sakhir. It will be a part of the F1 world championship’s landmark 75th anniversary. With the Kingdom hosting the fourth round of the new campaign, racing will begin in Melbourne with the Australian Grand Prix from 14 to 16 March. Shanghai in China will…

Tunis : Twenty-three irregular migration attempts were thwarted, 942 undocumented migrants, including two Tunisians and others of sub-Saharan African nationalities, were rescued and two corpses were fished out, the General Directorate of the National Guard said in a press release on Friday. Besides, 17 wanted persons, including organisers and intermediaries, were arrested, and 5 boats, 24 marine engines and a quantity of fuel were seized by the Sfax national guard units, the General Directorate added, underlining that the necessary legal measures were taken.

Sydney : Five people and a suspect were killed in a Sydney shopping center stabbing attack on Saturday that left multiple people, including a small child, injured, police said. A single person began stabbing people in the mall, attacking nine people, before a police inspector shot him, Assistant Police Commissioner Anthony Cooke told reporters. Five victims died, he said. Cooke said the suspect acted alone and there was “no continuing threat.” He said officials didn’t know who the offender was yet, and there was no indication of motivation.

Riyadh : Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), has announced that the second ministerial meeting of the Strategic Dialogue between the GCC countries and Central Asian states will be held on Monday, April 15, 2024, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The meeting will be chaired by Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulrhman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, who is currently the President of the Ministerial Council, and Bakhtiyor Saidov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan. On this occasion, the Secretary General affirmed that the convening of this…

Nairobi : Heavy rains pounding different parts of Kenya have led to the deaths of at least 13 people and displaced some 15,000, the United Nations said, as forecasters warned more rains can be expected until June. The U.N Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, citing the Kenya Red Cross Society, said Thursday that nearly 20,000 people have been affected. That includes the estimated 15,000 displaced by heavy rains and flash floods across the country since the start of the wet season in mid-March. The East African country has seen thousands of people killed by flooding in previous rainy…

Abu Dhabi : UAE President His Highness Shaikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call today from Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. His Highness and Gates explored ways to strengthen their collaborative efforts towards combatting infectious diseases such as polio, underscoring the substantial advances made recently in this area. They also emphasised the critical need to enhance international efforts aimed at helping vulnerable communities to eradicate diseases that hamper their progress, wellbeing, and overall quality of life. The call also noted the historic outcomes of the COP28 climate conference hosted by the UAE…

Manama : An official source at the Transportation and Telecommunications Ministry’s Meteoritical Directorate has forecast an unsettled weather in Bahrain on Monday evening and Tuesday, April 15-16. The same source indicated that the weather will be cloudy with a chance of scattered rain, that may become thundery at times, adding that the wind will be strong. The directorate said that it would update the public on the weather conditions, calling on everyone to be cautious and follow official bulletins and warnings through its accounts.