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Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today issued Edict (84) of 2023, appointing a Director at the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA), based on a proposal by the President of BACA. The edict stipulates the following: Article (I) Mustafa Salman Abdulmohsen Al Sulaiman shall be appointed as Director of the Maintenance and Services Directorate at BACA. Article (II) The President of BACA shall implement the provisions of this edict, which comes into effect from the date of its issuance and shall be published in the Official Gazette.

Manama : 2 Seas Motorsport, owned by His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, has secured its first major championship at the penultimate round of the Intelligent Money British GT Championship. Holding the lead in both the championship’s standings arriving at Brands Hatch over the weekend, a double top-4 finish for the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport team was enough to secure the GT3 Teams’ title with a commanding lead of more than 100 points. The battle for the second title will be confirmed at the series finale, with driver pairing James Cottingham and Jonny Adam going to the #DoningtonDecider…

Kerrith Brown, the president of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation, has congratulated His Highness Shaikh Khaled bin Hamad Al Khalifa on setting an incredible new world record at BRAVE CF 74. Last week, BRAVE Combat Federation made its way to France for the first time ever. They put on a truly historic event and in doing so, cemented their status as the most global mixed martial arts promotion on the planet. Originating from the Kingdom of Bahrain, BRAVE has spent the last decade establishing itself as the fastest-growing and most global MMA brand. From show to show and continent…

Abu Dhabi :The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said that search teams have found the body of the second pilot of the AeroGulf helicopter that crashed off the coast of Umm Al Qaiwain during a training flight that had taken off Thursday evening. The search operations resulted in finding the body of the first pilot and recovering parts of the remaining wreckage of the craft. Investigations are still underway by the Air Accident Investigation Sector at GCAA in cooperation with the competent authorities. Any developments regarding the circumstances of the accident will be announced as soon as they become available.…

New Delhi : His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, met today Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi. According to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the two sides discussed bilatera ties and cooperation in various fields, as well regional and international topics of common interest They also attended the Saudi-Indian Strategic Partnership Council.

Manama : Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) received the Brandon Hall Group Silver Award for Excellence 2023 for its Training & Development Programme (TDP) under the Best Development Programme for Frontline Leaders’ Category. This is the fourth time that Alba has been recognised by the Brandon Hall Group with the previous awards being won in 2016, 2018 and in 2021. The TDP is one of Alba’s major and long-running initiatives that aim at boosting Bahrainisation by raising the professional calibre of its Bahraini employees through education and skills training, thus enabling them to take positions in supervisory ranks and above. Ali…

Riyadh : The Kingdom of Bahrain has participated in the extended 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from September 10 to 25. Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA) President, attended the opening ceremony of the Committee’s 45th session, held yesterday at the historic Al-Murabba Palace in Riyadh. HH Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi Minister of Culture and Chairman of the Saudi National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, International Centre for the Study of…

Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today issued Edict (81) of 2023, amending Article II of Edict (56) of 2022, promulgating the issuance of Zoning Regulations for Construction across the Kingdom of Bahrain, based on the proposal by the Minister of Housing and Urban Planning, following the approval of the Cabinet. Article (I) According to the edict, Article II of Edict (56) of 2022 shall be replaced with the following: “Applications for licences issued in accordance with the zoning regulations for construction across the Kingdom of Bahrain issued by…

Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today issued Edict (80) of 2023, amending some provisions of the bylaw determining the wages, employment benefits, and eligibility conditions for employees subject to the Civil Service Law, issued by Edict (77) of 2013, based on a proposal by the Civil Service Bureau (CSB). The edict stipulates the following: Article (I) The texts of clause (5) in Article (13) and Articles (49), (52), (53), and (56) shall be replaced with the following: Article (13) clause (5): An incentive allowance, a performance-related incentive bonus…

Manama The training session of the first batch of female civilian volunteers at the Reserve Force kicked off at the Bahrain Defence Force today. Major-General Muneer Ahmed Al-Subaie, Royal Reserve Force Unit Commander, attended the opening of the course, held at the Isa Royal Military College, with the participation of female civilian volunteers from the relatives of the military and civilian staff and retirees of the BDF and the National Guard. The training session aims to provide military training for the participants in order to enable them to carry out their patriotic role in serving and defending the nation, alongside…