Author: News Desk

Manama: A showcase of world food trends was inaugurated at LuLu Hypermarket in Dana Mall by the Capital Governor H.E. Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa and LuLu Group Executive Director  Ashraf Ali M.A. and Director  Juzer Rupawala. The aim of the showcase was to highlight the different food trends tapped by LuLu and available to shoppers in Bahrain: whether ketogenic diet specials or a wide range of “free-from” foods such as sugar free, lactose free, gluten free etc., additives-free, organic foods, the latest trend in plant-based faux meat foods, super foods, local products as well as global flavours, LuLu has…

Manama: The Bahrain Comic Con Festival will be held on 28th and 29th of Oct 2022 at the Bahrain International Circuit. The event will be held through a partnership between the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority (BTEA) and DALLAH. The unique event will feature activities, celebrities, and many surprises! Bahrain Comic Con will be packed with content that will entice attendees from all over the world to visit Bahrain. The event will feature Hollywood movie studios and international gaming companies. This will also include a variety of workshops, such as sound dubbing for cartoons, writing scenarios, facial expressions, sketching anime,…

MANAMA: The Final Series of SSL GOLD CUP 2022, which is the inaugural Sailing Championship, has received the strategic partnership of the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority (BTEA). The Sailing Athletes Foundation (SAF), in conjunction with the Bahrain Maritime Sports Association, is hosting the SSL GOLD CUP, a World Sailing Special Event, for the first time in Bahrain’s history. It will be held from October 28 to November 20. The SSL GOLD CUP gives a singular equal opportunity challenge for all the 40 nations, who race on the same boat, the SSL47, a 14-meter performance racing boat, provided by the organizers. The World’s Top…

Riyadh: The Gulf Health Council held today the 95th meeting of the executive authority at the council’s headquarters in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The meeting convened at an invitation by the Gulf Health Council Director General Suleiman Al-Dekhil. The Kingdom of Bahrain was represented in it by the authority’s member, Dr. Meriam Ibrahim Al-Hejeri. The members of the executive authority discussed a number of issues on the meeting’s agenda aimed at upgrading the health services in the GCC countries. They also discussed the council’s strategic plan and programmes and the role of the awareness campaigns in promoting the best health practices.

Manama: Bahrain’s bicameral parliament and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) have signed an agreement regarding the organization and the holding of the 146th IPU General Assembly and related meetings in March 2023 in Bahrain. More than 2,000 representatives of parliaments and delegations from 178 parliaments from across the world and international organizations will participate in the five-day assembly in Bahrain. The assemblies will be jointly organized by the legislative and executive branches. The signing ceremony in Manama was attended by Speaker of the Council of Representatives Fawzia bint Abdullah Zainal, the Chairman of the Shura Council Ali bin Saleh Al…

Beijing: Malaysia invited China and other ASEAN countries to join in the Malaysia Partnerships and Alliances in Research (MyPAIR) program to carry out scientific-based learning.  Higher Education Minister Dr. Noraini Ahmad said the program aimed to jointly develop research interests between funders of collaborating nations. “We can strengthen our respective research excellence through strategic partnerships and alliances,” she said in a pre-recorded speech at the ASEAN-China Education Ministers Round Table Conference, themed ‘Building an Amicable Home Together: ASEAN-CHINA Education Cooperation and Development Towards 2030’. Noraini said China produced measurable results with the application of big data during the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines research, the wide rollout of…

Manama: Works Ministry said that the improvement works on Al Fateh Highway necessitate the closure of the fast lane for northbound traffic and two lanes will be provided for the traffic movement. The closure will be effective from Friday for one week.

Khartoum: Saudi aid airlift sent the first batch of more than 100 tons of food and shelter aid to support those affected by the torrential rains and floods in Sudan. The support was dispatched by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) in the implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The two airplanes were received by Saudi Ambassador to Sudan Ali bin Hassan Jaafar. The ambassador said that the humanitarian aid comes to alleviate the suffering of those affected by the torrential rains and floods in various Sudanese…

Manama: Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (SCIA) President Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Khalifa held the council’s fifth meeting. The council praised the noble humanitarian projects of the Kingdom as an implementation of the vision of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in his comprehensive development that values the principles of solidarity, coexistence and human dignity. The meeting stressed HM the King’s keenness to promote the spirit of solidarity in societies, and support humanitarian work in the world and appreciated the government’s efforts led by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown…

Manama: Works Ministry said that the improvement works on Al Fateh Highway necessitate the closure of some lanes in both directions, as follow: 1. Closure of the fast lane for northbound traffic and two lanes will be provided for the traffic movement starting from Wednesday August 17 and for a week. 2. Full closure of the highway for southbound traffic between Tarafa Bin Al-Abd Avenue and Sh. Daija Avenue and the traffic movement will be diverted to Exhibitions Avenue from Wednesday August 17 and for 6 nights.