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Manama : Ambassador Dr. Yusuf Abdulkarim Bucheeri, the Director-General for Legal Affairs and Human Rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, participated in the United Nations Human Rights Council’s urgent debate. The debate was convened by an urgent request from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to discuss the alarming rise in premeditated and public acts of religious hatred as manifested by the recurrent desecration of the Holy Quran in some European and other countries, on the sidelines of the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council. The ambassador underlined that tolerance, brotherhood and humanity are among the core values and messages of…

Manama : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, visited the General Command of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF). Upon arrival, HM the King was received by Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the Commander-in-Chief of BDF, Lieutenant General His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the National Security Advisor and Royal Guard Commander, Colonel His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Commander of the Royal Guard’s Special Force, Lieutenant-General Abdullah bin Hassan Al Nuaimi, Minister of Defence Affairs and senior BDF staff. HM the King praised…

Manama : Bahrain will be hosting the ninth SDMX Global Conference on Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange from October 29 to November 2 on the theme of Empowering Data Communities. The event is co-organised by the SDMX Sponsors and the Bahrain Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) with support of ESCWA and Banca d’Italia, and will bring together a broad range of official statistics compilers and users from national, regional and international agencies, academia and the private sector. The Global Conference is a bi-annual event for the official statistics community worldwide to share information on recent and upcoming SDMX developments leveraging…

Taipei : Bahrain today lost to Indonesia in the Asia Volleyball Cup Challenge, being held in Chinese Taipei. The Indonesia team dominated the first set 33/31 before the national squad bounced back to win the second and third sets (27/25) and (25/21) respectively. Indonesia sealed the final victory, winning the fourth and fifth sets (25/23) and (15/11) respectively. Indonesia tops Group F with two wins against Sri Lanka and Bahrain respectively in the preliminary stage. Bahrain is second in the group thanks to its victory last Sunday after beating Sri Lanka (3/1).

Cairo : : Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Minister, Ahmed Isa, received here today the Bahrain’s Ambassador to Egypt, and its Permanent Representative to the Arab League, Fawzia bint Abdulla Zainal. The minister congratulated Zainal on the precious royal trust bestowed upon her by appointing her to her posts, wishing her every success in carrying out her diplomatic duties. The ambassador lauded the advanced level reached by the Bahraini-Egyptian relations thanks to the support of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, citing the two leaders’ constant keenness to strengthen ties between the two countries. During the meeting,…

Manama : Jamil bin Mohammad Ali Humaidan, Minister of Labour and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), affirmed the keenness of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, in sustaining the labor market’s growth to generate more jobs in various sectors. The minister highlighted HRH’s directives to set strategic plans to provide an attractive environment for investments and enhance Bahrain’s economic position within an environment conducive for the growth of businesses. The Labour Minister made a statement following the Cabinet’s approval of the National Labour…

Nepal : A helicopter carrying foreign tourists went missing Tuesday in the Mount Everest area of Nepal and contact was lost with the aircraft. The helicopter was returning to the capital Kathmandu on Tuesday morning after bringing the five tourists on a sightseeing trip to the world’s highest peak. A search effort was underway involving another helicopter in the skies and police and soldiers on the ground. Much of the mountainous area is only accessible on foot with no roads. Airport official Sagar Kadel said weather conditions had caused changes to be made to the helicopter’s planned flight route. It…

London : The dollar weakened to a two-month low on Tuesday after Federal Reserve officials signalled that the central bank was nearing the end of its tightening cycle, while the pound hit a 15-month high after pay growth exceeded expectations. Several Fed officials said that the central bank would likely need to raise interest rates further to bring down inflation but the end to its current monetary policy tightening cycle was getting close. The comments knocked the greenback to a two-month low of 101.67 against a basket of currencies, as traders pared back their expectations about how much further U.S.…

Manama, The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) today inaugurated the role of “Child’s Rights Commissioner”, in a stakeholders’s consultation event. Ali Ahmed Al Derazi, NIHR President last week announced the appointment of Dr. Hooreiya Abbas to the role. Event, which deals with issues facing children, and support policies to ensure a healthy environment for them. Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa, Vice President of the Supreme Judicial Council, President of Cassation Court, attended the ceremony which saw an exchange of ideas and visions on best practices aimed at developing a mechanism to defend children’s rights. Ali Ahmed Al Derazi,…

Manama : Bapco Energies has launched its Sustainability-Linked Finance Framework. The Framework will allow the company to link its financing with decarbonisation goals in line with Bahrain’s commitment to sustainability and climate action as pledged by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, at COP26. As part of the Framework, Bapco Energies has disclosed detailed Scope 3 absolute emissions targets. Unlike Scope 1 and 2 emissions which are related directly to the operations of Bapco Energies, Scope 3 refers to emissions that the Company is indirectly responsible for – a measure that…