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Manama : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa welcomed today Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, who was accompanied by His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Mateen, and the accompanying delegation on arrival in the Kingdom of Bahrain on an official visit. At their welcome were also His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Personal Representative of HM the King His Highness Shaikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, National Security Advisor His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Royal…

Ankara : Five workers have been killed in a blast that rocked an explosives factory in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Saturday, Turkey’s defence ministry said in a statement. The blast occurred at the MKE Rocket and Explosives Factory some 40 km (25 miles) outside Ankara. Ankara governor Vasip Sahin told reporters there were no more workers trapped, waiting to be rescued, or hospitalized.

Paris : The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has announced the two winning projects of the UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Education 2022. “Smart Education in China” project, presented by the National Centre for Educational Technology (NCET), in China, and the “National Resources Centre” project, which is run by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, in Ireland, won the fourteenth edition of the prize. The two projects were selected from 95 nominations from 56 countries all over the world for…

Bogota : Four children from an Indigenous community in Colombia were found alive in the country’s south on Friday more than five weeks after the plane they were traveling in crashed in thick jungle, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said. The siblings were rescued by the military near the border between Colombia’s Caqueta and Guaviare provinces, close to where the small plane had crashed. The plane – a Cessna 206 – was carrying seven people on a route between Araracuara, in Amazonas province, and San Jose del Guaviare, a city in Guaviare province, when it issued a mayday alert due to…

Bahrain : The Indian Community Relief Fund (ICRF) organised a farewell reception for the Ambassador of India to Bahrain, His Excellency Sri Piyush Srivastava and his wife Mrs Monika Srivastava.  His Excellency will be completing his tenure in Bahrain soon and will be moving to Delhi to take up his new role. The event held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on 8 June 2023 had an overwhelming response from community leaders, businessmen and members from various walks of life. ICRF felicitated His Excellency as well as Mrs Monika Srivastava during the event. “The Ambassador has given pivotal importance to the…

Riyadh : Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs the tenth session of the Arab-China Business Conference that will take place in Riyadh from June 11-12. Organized by the Ministry of Investment in partnership with League of Arab States, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and Union of Arab Chambers, the conference aims to strengthen trade and economic cooperation between the Arab and Chinese business communities. Held under the theme of “Cooperation for…

Washington : As part of his current visit to the United States, Interior Minister, General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, met US Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Dr. Stacey A. Dixon. The Ambassador of Bahrain to the United States, Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa, and the delegation accompanying the Interior Minister attended. The US US Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence welcomed the Interior Minister’s visit to the United States, highlighting its significance in further developing the longstanding ties between the two countries and broadening avenues of cooperation. The Interior Minister asserted Bahrain’s dedication to fostering an…

Ankara : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday appointed a former U.S.-based bank executive to head Turkey’s central bank, in another sign that his administration might pursue more conventional economic policies. Erdogan named Hafize Gaye Erkan, a former co-chief executive officer of the First Republic Bank, as governor, according to an announcement in the Official Gazette. The Princeton-educated Erkan, 41, becomes the Turkish central bank’s first woman governor. Erdogan won a third presidential term in elections last month as the country grapples with a cost-of-living crisis fueled by inflation that peaked at a staggering 85% in October. On Saturday,…

Rome : Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, Edmondo Cirelli, co-chaired the first meeting of the Bahraini-Italian Joint Committee. Representatives of the ministries of Foreign Affairs, Industry and Commerce and Oil, in addition to the two countries’ ambassadors, participated in the meeting. Edmondo Cirelli welcomed Dr. Al-Zayani and his accompanying delegation, lauding the steady growth of the solid bilateral relations across various vital fields, affirming his country’s interest in broadening areas of joint cooperation with Bahrain, and taking advantage of the available opportunities to achieve common interests.…

Manama : His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei Darussalam, will tomorrow, Friday, start a two-day visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Sultan of Brunei will meet His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister amd other senior officials in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The visit comes within the framework of longstanding bilateral relations, which were further reinforce when diplomatic ties were established in 1988, when both countries open respective embassies, heralding wider cooperation. The visit of the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam…