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Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today sent a cable of condolences to the President of the Russian Federation, His Excellency Vladimir Putin, following an attack which took place in a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow, which left casualties. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister sent a similar cable to the Prime Minister of Russia, His Excellency Mikhail Mishustin.

Moscow : At least 40 people were killed and over 100 hurt when gunmen in camouflage clothing opened fire with automatic weapons on people at a concert in the Crocus City Hall near Moscow on Friday, Russia’s FSB security service said. In one of the worst such attacks in Russia in years, at least five gunmen were shown in unverified videos firing repeatedly at screaming civilians cowering in the concert hall as Soviet-era rock group “Picnic” was about to perform. Other video footage showed the men shooting people below what looked like an entrance sign to “Crocus City Hall”. People…

Manama : In the presence of His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS) First Deputy Chairman, General Sports Authority (GSA) Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) President, the GSA and BOC yesterday held the annual Ramadan Ghabga for their affiliates at the Jumeirah Gulf of Bahrain Resort and Spa in Zallaq. HH Shaikh Salman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, GSA Deputy Chairman; HH Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, Cabinet Affairs Ministry’s Undersecretary, BOC Vice-President; Dr. Abdulrahman Sadiq Askar, GSA’s Chief Executive Officer; and Fares Mustafa Al Kooheji, BOC Secretary-General, in addition to…

Dubai : The Kingdom of Bahrain has won the 12th edition of the Dubai Holy Quran Competition for People of Determination, held recently under the patronage of Shaikha Rawda bint Ahmed bin Juma Al Maktoum, wife of the late Shaikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Noor Abdulrazak Shakeeb won the first places in the memorisation of the entire Quran, and the best recitation categories in the competition in which 548 contestants from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries participated. Nawaf bin Mohammed Al Maawda, Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments, lauded the exploit, attained thanks to the unwavering interest and care…

Cairo : UAE President His Highness Shaikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Cairo today on a visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt. Upon his arrival at Cairo International Airport, His Highness was received by Egyptian President His Excellency Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. President El-Sisi warmly welcomed His Highness Shaikh Mohamed and his accompanying delegation to Egypt. The two leaders exchanged greetings on the holy month of Ramadan and engaged in discussions reflecting the deep and longstanding relations between the two countries and their peoples.

Moscow : Russia said on Saturday it had arrested all four gunmen suspected of carrying out a shooting massacre in a concert hall near Moscow, and President Vladimir Putin pledged to track down and punish those behind the attack. Russia’s state Investigative Committee said 133 people had been killed. State TV editor Margarita Simonyan, without citing a source, had earlier given a toll of 143. In a televised address, Putin said 11 people had been detained, including the four gunmen.

Riyadh : The Saudi Royal Court issued a statement today announcing that Prince Khalid bin Faisal bin Abdullah Al Abdulrahman Al Saud had passed away while abroad. The funeral prayer will be performed on Friday, March 22, following the Isha prayer, at the Grand Mosque in Makkah.

New York : The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted the first global resolution on artificial intelligence to encourage protecting personal data, monitoring AI for risks, and safeguarding human rights, U.S. officials said. The nonbinding resolution, proposed by the United States and co-sponsored by China and 121 other nations, took three months to negotiate and also advocates strengthening privacy policies, the officials said, briefing reporters before the resolution’s passage. “We’re sailing in choppy waters with the fast-changing technology, which means that its more important than ever to steer by the light of our values,” said one of the…

Washington : Shaikh Abdulla bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Bahrain’s Ambassador to The United States, has participated in the radio podcast, “America’s Roundtable”, co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit. This week’s episode of America’s Roundtable focused on major topics, most notably the historical Bahrain-US friendship and relations, in addition to the two countries’ long-standing partnership with a strong record of economic, cultural, trade and security cooperation. Shaikh Abdulla bin Rashid Al Khalifa shed light on the Bahrain Economic Vision 2030, which was launched by His Majesty King Hamad bin…

Islamabad : Saudi Fund for Development (SDF) CEO Sultan Abdulrahman Al-Marshad signed two development agreements today with Islamic Republic of Pakistan Ministry of Economic Affairs Secretary Dr. Kazim Niaz to finance the establishment of the Shounter Hydropower and the Jagran-IV Hydropower Projects with development soft loans amounting to $66 million and $35 million, respectively. The first agreement is intended to construct the Shounter Hydropower station with a capacity of 48 megawatts and connect it to Pakistan’s national electricity grid. The project involves dam construction, water diversion, purification structures, excavation of the main water transport tunnel, powerhouse and discharge tunnel construction,…