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Manama : The Kingdom of Bahrain will host the 5th Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) Policy Advisory Group Meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), on Wednesday. 120 high-level officials, ambassadors and representatives of the member states of the ICI from the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, the State of Kuwait and the State of Qatar, and NATO members, in addition to observer representatives from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman and the GCC General Secretariat, will attend the meeting. The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs, Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin…

Manama : 13,000 students across Bahrain’s 41 secondary school took the second mock International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam, aimed at determining their level in English. IELTS exam measures the examinee’s abilities in the four basic skills required for proficiency tests, namely listening, reading, writing, and speaking. During the second term, students underwent a massive training programme on the exam’s skills and sections to prepare them for the post-test. The post-test aimed to measure the extent of their benefit from the training programme implemented by the Ministry of Education during the second semester of the current academic year following…

Abu Dhabi : Electricity and Water Affairs Minister, Yasser bin Ibrahim Humaidan, has affirmed that under the leadership of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the kingdom is interested in reducing carbon emissions by taking the necessary measures and initiatives within the framework of its commitment to achieving zero carbon neutrality by the year 2060. This interest is reflected in the projects being implemented by the government, led by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, in addition to the kingdom’s keenness to activate the international agreements related to achieving…

Manama : Abdullah bin Adel Fakhro, Industry and Commerce Minister met with Hiroaki Kitano, Chief Technology Officer of SONY, in the presence of the Minister of Sustainable Development Noor bint Ali Al-Khulaif. The meeting came on the sideline of the official visit of Bahrain’s high-level economic delegation to Tokyo. The minister affirmed the Kingdom’s keenness to raise levels of cooperation and exchange experiences with Japan, especially in the economic field. Minister Fakhro praised Sony’s contributions to the development of many devices and fields that directly affect human lives, as a prominent international brand of technical development. He stressed Bahrain’s interest…

Manama : The Deputy King, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, today chaired the weekly Cabinet Meeting at Gudaibiya Palace. The Cabinet highlighted the importance of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s attendance at the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Head of the Commonwealth, which was also attended by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, which reflects the depth of relations between the two countries.  The Cabinet congratulated HM King Charles III on his coronation and thanked the United…

Manama : Minister of Education and Chairman of the Higher Education Council, Dr. Mohammed bin Mubarak Juma’a, opened at Exhibition World Bahrain today the Global Higher Education Exhibition (GHEDEX 2023). The expo was attended by Minister of Tourism Fatima bint Jafar Al Sairafi, Minister of Youth Affairs, Rawan bint Najeeb Tawfeeqi and officials. 53 higher education establishments and organisations from 10 countries participated in the two-day event. In a speech delivered on the occasion, the Minister of Education and Chairman of the Higher Education Council asserted that Bahrain’s hosting of the international exhibition, which is held for the first time…

New York : Bahrain and Nauru signed a joint statement on establishing diplomatic relations based on the mutual desire to develop peaceful and cooperative relations, according to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations (UN) and the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961. The statement was signed by Ambassador Jamal Faris Al Rowaiei, the Permanent Representative of Bahrain to the UN in New York and Ambassador Margo Deiye, the delegate Permanent Mission of Nauru to the UN in New York.

ALLEN : Another American community mourned Sunday for lives lost to a mass shooting — this time at a Dallas-area outlet mall where a gunman stepped out of a sedan and opened fire on shoppers. Eight people were killed and seven wounded Saturday in suburban Allen before the assailant was killed by a police officer who happened to be nearby, authorities said. John Mark Caton, senior pastor at Cottonwood Creek Church, about two miles from the mall, offered prayers during his weekly service for victims, first responders and the shoppers and employees who “walked out past things they never should…

Toronto : Alberta on Saturday declared a provincial state of emergency after tens of thousands of Albertans have been forced to evacuate their homes as “unprecedented” wildfires rage on in Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith, head of the ruling United Conservative Party (UCP) said at a press conference. By Saturday at 5 p.m. Mountain Time (7 p.m. ET), more than 24,000 Albertans had been evacuated from their homes, with 110 active wildfires across the province, and 36 out of control. “It has been an extremely challenging day for firefighters here,” said Christie Tucker, an information unit manager for Alberta Wildfire. “We…

Tokyo : Minister of Industry and Commerce, Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, has stressed the importance of strengthening the foundations of fruitful cooperation between Bahrain and Japan in the field of space, due to this sector’s influential contributions to building a diversified competitive economy, based on knowledge and innovation. The minister was speaking as he visited the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), in the presence of Minister of Sustainable Development, Noor bint Ali Al-Khulaif, within the framework of the official visit of Bahrain’s economic delegation to Japan. During the visit, the minister and the accompanying delegation listened to a detailed explanation…