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Manama : The Social Insurance Organization (SIO) processed eligible retirement pension applications through the Khatwa Home Projects Program.  This came in implementation of the directives of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to accept 236 eligible retirement pension applications Pension salaries were disbursed retroactively to a group of approved applications that met requirements. The remaining accepted applicants are being contacted by SIO to process their pension salaries. HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister also instructed forming a government committee to examine 69 applications and determine if they meet pension eligibility…

Manama : His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Special Representative of His Majesty the King and Board of Trustees Chairman of the Isa Award for Service to Humanity, chaired the sixth meeting of the fourth session of the award 2022-2025. The meeting reviewed topics in the agenda. His highness was briefed on the memorandum regarding the development of the award’s work during the past 15 years. The board discussed proposals related to media role, suggestions of experts in international institutions of humanitarian concern, and what artificial intelligence (AI) can serve the development of the award. They had invited…

Manama: His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa sent a cable of congratulations to Dr. Rashad Mohammed Al Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen, on his country’s Unity Day. HM the King wished Al Alimi abundant health and happiness and the people of Yemen further progress, prosperity, and perpetual security and stability.

Jeddah : Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of the Arab League, expressed his gratitude and thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister for the warm hospitality Arab leaders and participating delegations received upon their arrival in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He also congratulated the Kingdom for holding the chair of the 32nd Arab Summit. In a speech he delivered before the summit, Aboul Gheit said that, at this difficult historical stage, the Arab countries must uphold Arab…

SAN FRANCISCO: A lawyer for Twitter owner Elon Musk accused Microsoft of misusing the service’s data and demanded an audit from the software giant. The letter primarily addresses a seemingly narrow set of alleged infractions by Microsoft in drawing information from Twitter’s database of tweets. But the move could foreshadow more serious developments. Musk has previously accused Microsoft and its partner OpenAI in a tweet of “illegally” using Twitter data to develop sophisticated AI systems such as ChatGPT. “ Lawsuit time,” Musk wrote in that April tweet. But the letter, signed by Musk lawyer Alex Spiro, tiptoed around that concern. It…

COLUMBIA : Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina filed paperwork on Friday to enter the 2024 Republican presidential race, testing whether a more optimistic vision of America’s future can resonate with GOP voters who have elevated partisan brawlers in recent years. The Senate’s only Black Republican has made his grandfather’s work in the cotton fields of the Deep South a bedrock of his political identity. Yet Scott rejects the notion that racism remains a powerful force in society, and he has cast his candidacy and rise from generational poverty as the realization of a dream only possible in America. He…

Jeddah : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa delivered a speech at the 32nd Arab Summit held in Saudi Arabia today. Below is the translation of the speech: In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most mercifulCustodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, President of the Arab Summit,Your Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister,Your Majesties, Excellencies and Your Highnesses,Your Excellency the Secretary General of the Arab League,May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon you, We meet today, hosted by the Custodian…

CANBERRA : An 88-year-old Australian doctor held captive by Islamic extremists in West Africa for more than seven years has been freed and has returned to Australia. Ken Elliott was safe and well and was reunited with his wife and their children on Thursday night, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said. “I’m very pleased to advise that Dr. Ken Elliott, who’s been held hostage in Western Africa for some seven years, has been reunited in Australia with his family,” Wong told . Elliott and his wife were kidnapped in Burkina Faso, where they had run a medical clinic for four decades.…

Manama : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today sent a cable of congratulations to the President of the Republic of Cameroon Paul Biya on his country’s National Day. In the cable, HM the King wished President Biya abundant health and happiness on this national occasion.

Manama : On behalf of HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS), His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, SCYS First Deputy Chairman, General Sports Authority Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee, His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, attended the final match of the 2022-2023 Nasser bin Hamad Premier League, held at the Khalifa Sports City. Al Khaldiya Club drew 1-1 against Bahrain Club to go top of the league table with 42 points, and win their first-ever football premier league championship. HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad crowned…