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Manama : Bahrain and the UK committed to a £1 billion ($1.3 billion) round of investments in Britain on Monday at a meeting between Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. https://youtube.com/shorts/lMXr8Ql3bLA The agreement signed at Downing Street aims to take the historic ties between the two countries to new levels. Prince Salman looked on as Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa signed the agreement to establish a Strategic Investment and Collaboration Partnership, which is designed to unleash billions for the UK economy through Bahraini private sector investment. The country’s sovereign wealth…

Dubai : Pope Francis said the burning of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, has made him angry and disgusted and that he condemned and rejected permitting the act as a form of freedom of speech. “Any book considered holy should be respected to respect those who believe in it,” the pope said in an interview in the United Arab Emirates newspaper Al Ittihad, published on Monday. “I feel angry and disgusted at these actions.” The Pope said freedom of speech should never be used to despise others and allowing that is rejected and condemned. He stressed that the future…

Manama : Rawan bint Najeeb Tawfiqi, Youth Affairs Minister received Karl Kulessa, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative to the GCC. The meeting highlighted Bahrain’s youth empowerment initiatives, including the Masari project, and discussed cooperation and upcoming youth projects. The minister commended UNFPA’s efforts in the field of development and underlined its commitment to working with UN organisations to develop and empower the youth. Kulessa noted the importance of the initiatives led by Bahrain to engage youth in achieving UN goals, commending the level of cooperation between Bahrain and the UN.

Bahrain: HRH Prime minister and Crown prince SH Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa met Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland Rishi Sunak as part of His Highness ‘s visit to the United Kingdom. https://youtube.com/shorts/lMXr8Ql3bLA?feature=share In the presence of Hois Royal Highness the Prime Minister, HE Sh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa , Minister of Finance and National Economy signs a memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom on the Strategic Partnership for cooperation and Investment which aims to invest GBP 1 billion from the private sector of the Kingdom of Bahrain through Bahrain Holding Properties, Investcorp, GFH…

Vienna : Reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen continued his relentless march toward a third straight world title with a dominating win at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday. Verstappen started from pole position for the fourth straight race and notched his fifth straight win and seventh in nine races so far this season. He increased his championship lead to 81 points over his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez. It took the 25-year-old Dutchman onto 42 F1 wins overall, one ahead of the late Ayrton Senna and alone in fifth place on F1’s all-time list of winners. Charles Leclerc — last year’s winner here —…

Jeddah : The Saudi Royal Court said in a statement today that Prince Talal bin Mansour bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had passed away. The funeral prayer will be performed today after the Isha prayer at the Grand Holy Mosque in Makkah, said the statement.

Nuku’alofa : An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck the Neiafu region in Tonga on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said. There was no tsunami danger for the US West Coast, British Columbia and Alaska, The US Tsunami Warning System said. The quake was at a depth of 247 km (153.48 miles), the USGS said.

Manama : Cabinet Affairs Ministry’s Undersecretary, Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) Deputy President, His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, has inspected the preparations of Bahrain’s National Men’s Volleyball team, and Bahrain’s junior handball team ahead of their participation in external competitions later this month. The senior volleyball team will participate in the Asian Men’s Volleyball Challenge Cup, set to be held in Chinese Taipei on July 8-15, while the juniors will take part in the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship, due to be hosted by the kingdom on July -16. Upon arrival at the Isa…

Abidjan : A six-storey building collapsed while under construction in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital Abidjan on Friday, killing at least seven of the builders on site, firefighters at the scene said. Around midday local time, the workers heard cracking sounds and the building started to crumble around them, said caretaker and builder Jourdin Yoro. “In a rush, we started to run,” Yoro said. “Within about 45 seconds, the building collapsed.” Rescue efforts were ongoing at the site in Abidjan’s upscale Riviera Palmeraie district on Saturday with emergency workers searching through a vast pile of shattered concrete and debris. A further…

Washington : Police in the U.S. city of Baltimore confirmed on Sunday that two people had died in a “mass shooting incident” overnight at an apartment block in the city and three others were in a critical condition. The city’s police department said 30 people had been shot in the incident at 800 block of Gretna Avenue in Baltimore. An 18-year-old female was pronounced dead at the scene and a 20-year-old male was pronounced dead after being taken to a local hospital, the police said. Three others were in a critical condition after nine people were transported from the scene…