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Manama : Dr. Waleed Khalifa Al Manea, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health, has affirmed the Ministry’s keenness to harness all its capabilities in order to provide the best health and treatment services to the pilgrims of the Kingdom of Bahrain, including citizens and residents, ahead of their departure to the holy sites. He said that the services include preventive vaccinations and awareness programmes before the Hajj season. These measures are in implementation of the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and in line with the support of His Highness Royal Prince Salman bin Hamad Al…

Manama : Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, Board Chairman of Nasser Vocational Training Centre (NVTC), His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, praised the steps taken by NVTC in providing advanced quality specializations to promote technical education. He stressed keenness on turning Bahrain into a pioneering model in education and feeding the industrial and economic sectors with advanced educational and vocational outputs. He also pointed out the centre’s vision to turn into a technical city pumping promising competencies into the labour market to enhance the kingdom’s standing on the industrial and technological…

Giant tsunamis could be triggered by underwater landslides caused by climate change in the Antarctic, according to a study. Scientists found that climate change episodes millions of years ago may have led to underwater landslides – creating huge waves that crashed on to shores in South America, New Zealand and South-East Asia. Teams drilled hundreds of metres under the sea bed in the Antarctic and found evidence that during previous periods of global warming three million and 15 million years ago, loose sediment layers may have slipped, causing the massive waves. While the exact trigger for the region’s past underwater landslides is not known for certain,…

Dubai has unveiled a major plan to develop 54km of beaches around Palm Jebel Ali, Palm Jumeirah and Al Mamzar, and a new beach at Jebel Ali. The new projects, launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, include the development of enclosed beach areas, walkways, cafes and dining areas. The 8km beach at Jebel Ali, which will be developed in collaboration with Nakheel, will include the planting of mangrove trees to boost protection from erosion and preserve marine habitats. It will also have cycling and pedestrian tracks, aqua sports facilities, rest and recreation amenities, restaurants…

At least two people died in Bengaluru as pre-monsoon storms wreaked havoc in the city known as India’s Silicon Valley because of its high-tech industry. The capital city of Karnataka state was lashed with torrential rains for three days, flooding low-lying areas and underpasses. India’s Meteorological Department warned that the city will continue to receive heavy rainfall till the end of the month. A 22-year-old woman died inside a taxi in a flooded underpass and a 31-year-old man died after falling into a storm well on Sunday, the first day of the deluge. Potholes have appeared in many major roads and more than 20…

A Missouri man who drove a rented box lorry into security barriers near the White House was charged on Tuesday with threatening US President Joe Biden after authorities said they believed he might have deliberately crashed. A witness told they saw investigators pull a Nazi flag from inside the truck, which crashed into barriers at Lafayette Square, a public area one block from the White House compound, on Monday evening. The driver, identified as Sai Varshith Kandula, 19, of Chesterfield, Missouri, was detained by the Secret Service. Mr Kandula faces charges including threatening to kill, kidnap or inflict harm on…

Manama : Nouf Abdulrahman Jamsheer, the Chief Executive Officer of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), announced a 48.6% increase in the number of transactions completed during the first quarter of 2023, reaching 388,375 transactions in total. She said that the LMRA’s Call Centres received 237.2 thousand calls, an increase of 58%, pointing out that the growth in the number of transactions achieved reflects the continuing increase in commercial activities supported by the economic recovery plan adopted by the Kingdom. Jamsheer highlighted the LMRA Enforcement and Protection sector’s success in improving operational efficiency by intensifying daily inspection campaigns in cooperation…

Sydney : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi struck new agreements Wednesday with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese on migration and green hydrogen, while raising concerns about attacks on Hindu temples in Sydney. Modi arrived Monday night in Sydney from Papua New Guinea, where he hosted a meeting with Pacific Island leaders to discuss ways to better cooperate. Modi and Albanese’s meeting Wednesday “reinforced their commitment to an open, prosperous and secure” Indo-Pacific region, the Australian prime minister’s office said in a statement. The prime ministers announced a new migration agreement that will promote two-way mobility of students, graduates, academic researchers…

Manama : A plane of Gulf Air Company, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has arrived at Port Sudan International Airport with urgent medical relief aid onboard. The consignment was dispatched in line with 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. The plane was received on arrival at the airport by Bahraini Ambassador to Sudan, Abdullah Rabia Saeed Rabia and senior Sudanese officials. The ambassador affirmed Bahrain’s inherent approach in supporting brotherly and friendly countries…

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)  presented Prince Salman bin Hamad Medal of Medical Merit to a number of GSA affiliates. The handing of the merit comes per the order of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and directives of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to all concerned authorities to present the merit to medical teams, Bahrain…