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Manama : The Professional Standards Committee of the Arab Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (PSC-ARABOSAI) has approved a proposed mechanism submitted by the National Audit Office (NAO) of Bahrain to standardise the terminology used in translating INTOSAI professional standards into Arabic. The mechanism is based on the experiences of international accounting and auditing organizations in translating their standards into other languages. It aims to reach a common understanding of these standards by employees from Arab Supreme Audit Institutions and avoid ambiguities that may lead to a different understanding of the requirements of professional standards. The proposed mechanism will be presented…

Muscat : Lieutenant-General Dheyab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi, Chief of Staff of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), led the kingdom’s delegation to the 20th meeting of the Supreme Military Committee of the Chiefs of Staff of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Armed Forces and the Gulf Academy for Strategic and Security Studies held in the Omani capital today. The meetings reviewed topics aimed at strengthening coordination in the military field and enhancing the defence policies among GCC states. They also discussed supporting joint GCC military achievements and unified strategy for common GCC security, based on foundations laid by GCC leaders.

London : King Charles and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak led Britain in remembering the country’s war dead on Sunday. At a solemn ceremony at the Cenotaph war memorial on Whitehall in central London, Charles, Sunak, other politicians and senior members of the royal family held a two-minute silence and then laid wreaths to honour those killed in war, Reuters reported.

Beijing : Four people were killed when a building collapsed in China’s Wenzhou city. The collapse occurred on Saturday during renovation of the building, and the casualties were all construction workers, CCTV reported, adding that continuous rain had hampered rescue work. An investigation into the cause is going on, it said. The accident in the eastern city follows several similar incidents recently, including the collapse of a gym in heavy snow in the northeast province of Heilongjiang last week, which killed three.

Manama : His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS), Chairman of the General Sports Authority (GSA), and President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) issued Edict 16 of 2023 restructuring the board of directors of Bahrain Sports Deaf Association for 2021-2024. According to the edict, Jassim Hassan Ibrahim Jassim Mubarak, Khaled Mohammed Hassan Al Hassan, Ahmed Jameel Baqer Ibrahim, Abeer Ali Hassan Al Salloum, Noor Al Huda Isa Ahmed Abdelwahab Rabie, Waheed Ahmed Hassan Ahmed, Maryam Fouad Saleh Hassan Shehab, and Akbar Salman Abdullah Ali are the…

Manama : The Bahrain Businesswomen’s Society (BBS) has lauded the new package of programmes launched by the Labour Fund (Tamkeen) following the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to continue creating quality opportunities for Bahraini citizens and the approval of the Cabinet, chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister. The programmes, the largest in Tamkeen’s history, were launched by His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Isa bin Salman Education Charitable Trust, and Chairman of…

Riyadh : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today met with His Majesty King Abdulla II Ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The meeting took place on the sidelines of HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister’s visit to Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His Royal Highness led the Kingdom of Bahrain’s delegation, on behalf of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and in response to the invitation extended to His Majesty by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al…

Bahrain : Mohammed Shahid, Advisor to the President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, President of BRAVE Combat Federation and CEO of KHK Sports, traveled to Mauritius this past week to discuss BRAVE CF’s role in the development of the sporting and tourism scene in the African country as Mauritius prepares to host a BRAVE CF mixed martial arts show for the first time in 2024. The global reach of BRAVE CF is expected to play a key role in the next few years as the country looks to increase its tourism and sporting awareness worldwide, develop its industries on a…

Paris : Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence participated in the sixth session of the Paris Peace Forum.  The forum is devoted to discussing challenges related to protecting the planet and people, digital security, accelerating the achievement of sustainable development goals, establishing peace and building a safer world.  Dr. Shaikh Abdulla emphasised Bahrain’s commitment to strengthening partnerships for sustainable development and international stability, promoting coexistence, dialogue, and understanding. He underlined the importance of joining efforts to protect humanity’s future by developing comprehensive solutions…