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Cairo : Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Egyptian Prime Minister, today received Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, the Minister of Finance and National Economy, who is on a visit to Egypt to chair the kingdom’s delegation at the first Bahraini-Egyptian Governmental Committee for Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation. The Minister of Finance and National Economy affirmed the depth of the long-standing fraternal Bahraini-Egyptian relations, noting that they are based on solid foundations of joint cooperation and action across various fields, thanks to the care and interest of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and HE President Abdel Fattah…

Manama : The sixth edition of the Bahrain Animal Production Show (Mara’ee 2023) opened to the public today and will continue until Saturday. The event offers various activities and specialised poultry, bird, and animal shows. Mara’ee 2023 will host daily shows featuring various pets, producing animals, and birds, as well as competitions between different breeds with which the public can interact. The live animal show section includes a camel show featuring Bahrain-bred camels displaying their breeds, a camel show of Al Mazayen camels, the most important breeds of horses and other equine species bred in Bahrain, as well as the…

Abu Dhabi : His Highness Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and HE Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, co-chaired the 11th session of the Ministerial Meeting of the Joint Higher Committee between the two countries. HH Shaikh Abdulla bin Zayed welcomed Dr. Al Zayani and Bahrain’s delegation, praising the Bahrain-UAE ties and cooperation in light of the support of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the President of the UAE, His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. He affirmed the importance of taking advantage of…

Manama : The Indian Club is organising a felicitation program for Padma Bhushan Prof. Dr. ASivathanu Pillai, Former Scientist ISRO, DRDO & Founder of BrahMos; on Sunday 26th November 2023 in the Indian Club premises from 7:30pm – 9pm. Dr. A Sivathanu Pillai will be arriving in Bahrain on 25 th November 2023. He is an Indian scientist who formerly served as Honorary Distinguished Professor at the Indian Space Research Organisation (2015-2018) and an honorary professor at IIT Delhi in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (2015-2016). He is also the founder-CEO and managing director of the BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (1995-2014) Dr. Pillai is a recipient of various prestigious awards…

Manama : Al Noor International School held a ceremony in the school’s Multipurpose Hall to honour the winners of the “Quran Recitation and Memorising” competition. Then the chief guest His Excellency Issa Sami Al Mannai Undersecretary Justice and Islamic affairs, accompanied by Mr. Ali Hasan Chairman of the school, honored and distributed prizes to 150 students who had memorized The Holy Quran and who won the Quran recitation competition. The chief guest, His Excellency Issa Sami Al Mannai, Undersecretary Justice and Islamic affairs handed out the prizes and certificates along with Mr. Ali Hasan, the school Chairman to the students…

Geneva : The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday officially requested that China provide detailed information on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children. Chinese authorities from the National Health Commission held a press conference on November 13 to report an increase in incidence of respiratory diseases in the country, the WHO said in a statement. The global health agency said Chinese authorities attributed the increase to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and the circulation of known pathogens such as influenza, mycoplasma pneumoniae (a common bacterial infection which typically affects younger children), respiratory syncytial virus,…

San Jose : Waleed bin AbdulKarim El Khereiji, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, met Ambassador Alejandro Solano Ortiz, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Costa Rica. The first round of political consultations was held between the governments of Saudi Arabia and Costa Rica. The two sides discussed the development of relations between the two countries and ways to enhance them in various fields, in addition to discussing many regional and international issues and the efforts exerted in this regard.

Manama : The Royal Fund for Fallen Servicemen announced that the registration for volunteering for the Commemoration Day campaign to sell the razji flower pin is open. The aim of the campain is to enhance community partnership, promote national values and honour the heroes who have sacrificed their lives in service of the nation. The razji pin is a symbol for Commemoration Day in Bahrain and is worn on December 9-17. The pin bears a razji flower, which is a variety of Arabian jasmine, sitting on a background of a green palm frond. For registration you can visit volunteer.gov.bh on…

Cairo : Mohamed Maait, Egyptian Minister of Finance, received Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Finance and National Economy, and his accompanying delegation. The first meeting of the Bahraini-Egyptian governmental committee for commercial, economic, scientific and technological cooperation is scheduled to be held today. It aims to advance partnership between the two countries. The ministers emphasised the importance of the first Bahraini-Egyptian governmental committee’s for boosting economic, scientific, and technological cooperation, as well as consolidating bilateral ties and strategic partnership in trade, industry, tourism and urbanisation. Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa affirmed the Kingdom’s keenness to develop bilateral relations…

Manama : Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announces that the BD 35 million monthly issue of Government Treasury Bills has been oversubscribed by 113%. The bills, carrying a maturity of 182 days, are issued by the CBB, on behalf of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The issue date of the bills is November 26 and the maturity date is May 26 2024. The weighted average rate of interest 6.38% compared to 6.39% of the previous issue on November 5. The approximate average price for the issue was 96.875%, with the lowest accepted price being 96.851%. This is issue No. 1992 (ISIN…