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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 the Kingdom of Bahrain’s longstanding commitment to supporting countries in need, led by the vision and directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, which includes the recent directives to provide aid to the State of Libya. In this regard, the Cabinet noted the urgent humanitarian aid provided to the victims of the floods that swept several regions in the eastern region of Libya. The Cabinet expressed its sincere…

Manama : Spire Technologies has obtained Account Information Service Provider (AISP) and Payment Initiation Service Provider (PISP) licenses from the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), authorising it to operate as a fully regulated open banking ancillary service provider Bahrain. This milestone approval from the CBB will effectively enable Spire Technologies to expand its offerings, delivering expert financial insights and swift digital solutions to the market with increased operational efficiency, which include the provision of open banking use cases to retail customers and Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in addition to open banking enabled services to banks and fintechs. A…

Belgrade : His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Supreme Council for Youth and Sports First Deputy Chairman, General Sports Authority (GSA) Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) President, today attended the opening ceremony of the 2023 World Wrestling Championships. His Highness Shaikh Salman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, GSA Deputy Chairman, His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Zoran Gajic, Serbian Sports Minister, Bozidar Maljkovic, Serbian National Olympic Committee President, Dr. Abdulrahman Sadiq Askar, GSA’s CEO, and Fares Mustafa Al-Kooheji, BOC Secretary-General, were present. HH Shaikh Khalid expressed his pleasure at attending the opening ceremony, based on the…

Manama : The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) organised a signing ceremony to provide scholarships for 40 outstanding students to join the Data Science and Business Analytics bachelor’s degree programme. This prestigious programme is awarded by the University of London and academically directed by the renowned London School of Economics (LSE), which is among the top 10 universities in the UK. The students have been carefully selected to join this new and futuristic programme which offers rewarding job opportunities required in the local and global labor market. Dr. Ahmed Al Shaikh, CEO of BIBF, noted that the programme…

Manama : Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Auditor General of the National Audit Office (NAO), met with Dr. Isa Nasser Al Noaimi, Assistant Auditor General for Administrative Audit at the NAO and head of the forensic audit team. Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed congratulated Al Noaimi on obtaining his “Certified Fraud Examiner” (CFE) professional qualification after successfully passing the American Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) exams. He affirmed that the NAO is keen to develop the capabilities of its employees, provide them with the necessary technical and administrative skills, and support them to obtain internationally accredited professional qualifications to…

Manama : Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister, has congratulated the students, faculty and administrative staff of the University of Bahrain (UoB) on the new academic year 2023-2024, wishing them every success. While visiting UoB today to be assured about the smooth flow of studying on the first day of the academic year, Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla urged students to work hard and improve their academic achievements, which will benefit the kingdom by enabling it to remain a leader in human development indicators. He paid tribute to UoB management for their early preparations for the new academic,…

Manama : The Labour Fund (Tamkeen) signed an agreement with Entrepreneurs’ Organisation Bahrain Chapter (EO Bahrain), aimed at empowering Bahraini entrepreneurs to expand their businesses through the latest edition of the EO Accelerator Program. The programme provides comprehensive advisory support and networking opportunities tailored to the needs of entrepreneurs, and it has a proven track record of helping numerous entrepreneurs increase their revenues by the end of the two-year program. This initiative provides an opportunity for promising Bahraini businesses to enhance their productivity and increase their profitability through both training and advisory aimed at helping them reach revenues upward of…

Manama : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, at the Al-Sakhir Palace today. HM the King was informed about the outcomes of HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister’s successful official visit to The United States of America last week. HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister gave a briefing about the visit which resulted in signing the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement between the two countries. HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister also held talks with senior US Administration…

Manama : Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister, has affirmed that the quality, preparedness and efficiency of Bahrain’s education infrastructure are the outcome of the ongoing efforts to enhance the performance of the education sector and its national institutions. The aim is to achieve the goals of the comprehensive development process, led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and supported by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, he said. “The Kingdom of Bahrain has always attached special attention to formal education in its various stages…

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, has extended deepest congratulations to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, SCYS Chairman, following the success of Winfred Yavi in winning the Diamond League 2023 for women’s 3,000m steeplechase, and achieving the second-fastest…