Author: News Desk

An airport worker in the US state of Texas was killed after being sucked into a passenger plane engine, officials said on Sunday. The Delta plane, an Airbus A319, had arrived in San Antonio from Los Angeles on Friday night and was taxiing to the gate with one engine on “when a worker was ingested into that engine”, the National Transportation Safety Board. “The NTSB is continuing to gather information about the event,” it said on Sunday. The worker was employed by Unifi Aviation, a ground crew operations firm contracted by airline giants, according to local media. Delta told San Antonio broadcaster KENS 5…

Tegucigalpa : The Honduran government announced curfews on Sunday in two northern cities after more than 20 people were killed overnight in separate attacks amid escalating violence in the country. Heavily armed men opened fire on Saturday night in a billiards hall in a neighborhood in the northern manufacturing city of Choloma, killing 13 people and seriously wounding another, police press person Edgardo Barahona. He added at least 11 other murders had taken place on Saturday in separate episodes across the northern Valle de Sula zone, including in the industrial city of San Pedro Sulay. President Xiomara Castro announced a…

Manama : Dr. Nasser Qaedi, CEO of the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA), stated that the robust growth of the tourism industry in the Kingdom of Bahrain is creating a plethora of opportunities for Bahraini entrepreneurs interested in establishing tourism and hospitality-related projects, such as F&B services, travel agencies, tour operators, and more, encouraging entrepreneurs to capitalize on this growth and high revenues scored in the previous year, grossing over 1.5 billion BD. Dr. Qaedi made the statements during his meeting with EO Bahrain members at Exhibition World Bahrain in Sakhir, where they discussed the promising investment prospects in…

Manama : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today ratified and promulgated Law (7) of 2023, repealing Article (353) of the Penal Code promulgated by Decree-Law (15) of 1976, following its approval by the Shura and Representatives councils. The Prime Minister and ministers, each in their capacity, shall implement the provisions of law, which takes effect upon its publication in the Official Gazette.

Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today held a telephone call with the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, HE Kyriakos Mitsotakis. During their discussion, His Royal Highness congratulated HE Mitsotakis on being sworn in as Prime Minister of Greece. His Royal Highness wished HE Mitsotakis success in his upcoming duties aimed at further strengthening progress and prosperity for Greece and its citizens. His Royal Highness highlighted the strength of Bahrain-Greece relations and the importance of further developing ties to align with the aspirations and mutual interests of both countries…

Manama : Following the launch of its ESG Roadmap in April 2022, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), is accelerating its actions towards carbon neutrality with the commissioning of three solar charging stations that will cater to Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Solar-Electric powered industrial Personnel Carriers (PCs) being driven within the smelter’s premises. Alba’s CEO Ali Al Baqali was joined by Chief Power Officer Amin Sultan to inaugurate these new stations, located at the car park areas of Power Stations 3, 4, and 5 Control and Service Buildings. The three solar charging stations would contribute to an estimated combined savings of around…

Cairo : Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi co-chaired a roundtable meeting to discuss cooperation, during the latter’s current official visit to Egypt. Madbouli asserted Egypt’s keenness on entrenching relations with India in the fields of exchanging strategic commodities especially wheat as well as higher education, health care and pharmaceutical production. During the meeting, Madbouli welcomed the development of the Egyptian-Indian economic and trade relations as the volume of trade between the two countries had reached $7billion, adding that the volume of trade can reach $12 billion within the next five years. He also hailed…

Manama : The Executive Organising Committee for the International School Games (ISF) Gymnasiade Bahrain 2024 held a meeting with the ISF Management Committee to discuss hosting the largest school games tournament in history, in terms of the number of participants. Ishaq affirmed that it took tremendous efforts to succeed in making Bahrain the host of the (ISF) Gymnasiade 2024, during October next year, under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. During the meeting, he gave a detailed presentation on the preparations carried out by the executive committee, highlighting the Kingdom’s readiness of sport facilities and…

Cairo : Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said Sunday that he is confident India’s presidency of the G20 would contribute to containing negative repercussions of international challenges on the global economy. Egypt is willing to fully cooperate with India as president of the G20 to push forward constructive talks aiming to better deal with energy crises, climate change and food shortage, he said during a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, currently on a visit to Egypt. Presidential spokesman Ahmed Fahmy said the two leaders held talks during which they stressed historical relations between their countries. The meeting…

Manama : Team Bahrain Victorious  jockey Salman Isa  finished second in the 120-kilometre Compiègne International Race which was held in France. His Majesty the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa hailed the achievement which reflects Team Victorious strong presence at European sports arenas. He commended the efforts made the technical and administrative staff to enhance the readiness of the team, hailing jockeys’ ambitious to shine at different European sports arenas. HH Shaikh Nasser extended congratulations to the Team Bahrain Victorious and Salman Isa booked the second spot on the podium,…