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Manama : Aymen Bin Tawfiq Almoayed, Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Youth & Sports and Chairman of Hope Fund, met with high-achieving local talents. This came during the first edition of the “1% Mastermind” that was hosted by Hope Talents, the talent management arm of Hope Fund. Almoayed met with Bahrain’s top-achieving talents to foster dialogue, exchange ideas, and provide guidance on excelling in their careers. The event brought together some of the country’s brightest minds, who are registered within the national database of Hope Talents, in an open discussion, creating an environment of inspiration, mentorship, and empowerment.…

Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, and several Ministry officials and heads of Bahrain’s diplomatic and consular missions in commemoration of Diplomatic Day of the Kingdom of Bahrain, at Gudaibiya Palace. HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister highlighted the importance of further building on the Kingdom’s relations with its allies through bolstering and bridging partnerships that uphold security and development, in line with His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s far-reaching visions.…

Manama : 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, attended the signing ceremony of an agreement between Bapco Energies, the integrated energy company leading the energy transition in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) and DP World Tour 2024, held under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in February.  The MoU was signed by Mark Thomas, Group Chief Executive of Bapco Energies; Faris Mustafa Al Kooheji, Secretary General of BOC;…

Manama : His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS), General Sports Authority (GSA) Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) President, met with Fatima bint Jaafar Al Sairafi, the Minister of Tourism.  His Highness Shaikh Salman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, GSA Deputy Chairman; Major General Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Fadhala, the Royal Protocols Chief; Dr. Nasser Qaedi, CEO of the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BETA); Faris Mustafa Al Kooheji, Secretary General of BOC; Captain Walid Al-Alawi, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Royal Golf…

Manama : Ahmed bin Salman Al Musallam, Speaker of the Council of Representatives, has expressed pride in the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and the support of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to support all national efforts to make the Bahraini citizen the focus of development.  Al Musallam stressed the importance of continuing consultations between the two authorities to establish a comprehensive vision, implement qualitative initiatives, and make the citizens the first choice for employment, while also supporting the private sector to boost Bahrainis’ employment.…

Chinese military bodies, state-run artificial intelligence research institutes and universities have over the past year purchased small batches of Nvidia semiconductors banned by the U.S. from export to China, a Reuters review of tender documents show. The sales by largely unknown Chinese suppliers highlight the difficulties Washington faces, despite its bans, in completely cutting off China’s access to advanced U.S. chips that could fuel breakthroughs in AI and sophisticated computers for its military. Buying or selling high-end U.S. chips is not illegal in China and the publicly available tender documents show dozens of Chinese entities have bought and taken receipt of…

Taiwan lost one of its few remaining diplomatic allies Nauru to China on Monday, just days after it elected a new president, and accused China of attempting to pressure it while it affirmed the will of Taiwanese to go out into the world. China claims Taiwan as its own territory with no right to state-to-state ties, a position Taiwan strongly disputes, and the two have for years traded accusations of using “dollar diplomacy” as they compete for diplomatic recognition. Taiwan security officials told Reuters before Saturday’s election that China was likely to continue to whittle away at the handful of countries – now down…

Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today met with the Speaker of the Council of Representatives, HE Ahmed bin Salman Al-Musallam, and the Shura and Representative Council deputies and their heads of committees, at Gudaibiya Palace. His Royal Highness emphasised the importance of coordinated and integrated efforts between the Executive and Legislative Authorities, private sector institutions, and civil societies. This collaboration has yielded extensive development achievements that benefit the Kingdom and its citizens, in line with the comprehensive development goals led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al…

Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today chaired the weekly Cabinet Meeting at Gudaibiya Palace. The Cabinet highlighted its commitment to implement the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to provide humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people due to the dire humanitarian conditions they are facing. This reflects the Kingdom’s steadfast position of supporting the people of Palestine and their legitimate rights to an independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital. The Cabinet noted the national campaign of “Day of Solidarity with Our People…

California : Microsoft has eclipsed Apple to become the world’s largest company by market capitalization, driven by its deep focus on generative artificial intelligence (AI), a sector that has garnered increasing investor favour. The tech giant, which along with Nvidia and Amazon placed a significant emphasis on AI, has experienced substantial market surges over the past year. Notably, Microsoft’s market value has risen by over $1 trillion. Analysts are drawing parallels between this shift and the early 2000s, when technology and internet companies began to replace consumer and financial firms at the forefront of the market’s highest echelons. According to…