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Team Bahrain McLaren cyclist Damiano Caruso won the Circuito de Getxo race in Spain, clocking 4 hours, 11 minutes and 9 seconds. His teammate Sonny Colbrelli has also won the second stage of the Route Aquitaine race which was held in France. His Majesty the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Works and Youth Affairs, National Security Advisor and Supreme Council for Youth and Sports Affairs (SCYS) Chairman His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa hailed Team Bahrain McLaren’s double win. “These victories came in the backdrop of the string of wins achieved by Team Bahrain McLaren in previous races”, he said. He…

The Shura Council’s Foreign Affairs, Defence and National Security Committee has strongly condemned and denounced the hostile statements made by Turkey’s Defence Minister, Hulusi Akar, against the brotherly United Arab Emirates (UAE). The committee, chaired by Dr. Abdulaziz bin Abdulla Al-Ajman, stressed that the Turkish official’s statements are rejected and provocative as they contravene diplomatic principles and norms. The committee considered the Turkish minister’s statements an assault against a brotherly country that is keen on supporting the Arab Nation, as well as assisting the International Community to assume its effective role in spreading peace and stability in all countries of…

The international community schools in Oman were catering to over 63,391 expatriate students in 2019, according to official statistics. As per the report issued by the National  Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), 45 international community schools with 3,044 teachers were catering to 63,391 students in the Sultanate in 2019, including 30,848 students. ♦ Oman stops more than 14 billion cyber attacks in 2019 ♦ Kuwait to reduce fees of private schools by 25 percent Of these Muscat had 20 schools catering to 42,932 students through 2,145 teachers. Dhofar had five international community schools with 5,937 students and 261 teachers. North Batinah…

Pilgrims began the second day of Tashreeq by throwing the three Jamarat (Pebbles), under careful preparation and high precautionary measures, to achieve physical distancing between the pilgrims and preserve their safety and the cadres involved in their services. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) team at the Holy Sites reported that the pilgrims’ movements were planned according to a preventive measure; each phase of throwing Jamarat (Pebbles) was done safely and in a healthy manner. The movements of pilgrims were under specific colored paths. This was done under coordination with the relevant security and civil sectors participating in Hajj 1441H season.…

Indian union home minister Amit Shah has tested positive for COVID-19. He has been admitted to Medanta hospital, located in Haryana’s Gurugram near Delhi. In a tweet, the minister said his health was “fine” but he was being hospitalised “on the advice of doctors”. ♦ ‘Baahubali’ director S.S. Rajamouli, family test positive for coronavirus ♦ Aishwarya Rai and her daughter Aaradhya test positive for COVID-19 ♦ Amitabh Bachchan, son Abhishek Bachchan test positive for COVID-19 Amit Shah. 55, had taken part in a cabinet meeting a few days ago. Sources said extensive contact tracing will be carried out and anyone who came…

Japan’s imports of crude oil from the UAE reached to 20.13 million barrels in June, according to data from Agency for Natural Resources and Energy in Tokyo. The agency, part of the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, reported that the percentage of oil imports from the UAE amounted to 35.1 percent of the total Japanese oil imports, noting that the amount of crude oil that Japan imported during that month amounted to 57.33 million barrels.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed on Sunday at swelling protests against his rule, saying they are egged on by a biased media that distorts facts and cheers on the demonstrators. Netanyahu has faced a wave of protests in recent weeks, with demonstrators calling for the long-serving, indicted leader to resign and panning his handling of the coronavirus crisis. Netanyahu has painted the protests as dens of “anarchists” and “leftists” out to topple “a strong right-wing leader.” The protests have largely been peaceful. In some cases they have ended with clashes between demonstrators and police. In others, small gangs of…

The Kingdom of Bahrain denounced the hostile statements of the Turkish Defence Minister, Hulusi Akar, regarding the United Arab Emirates, considering them an unacceptable provocation that contradicts diplomatic norms, and a reprehensible threat to a brotherly Arab country that is known for its constructive role in the international community. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirms solidarity of the Kingdom of Bahrain with the United Arab Emirates regarding the Turkish interventions in the internal affairs of Arab countries, which contradicts the principles of the United Nations Charter and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and represents a threat to Arab national security…

Indian police raided rural hamlets and made arrests to break up a bootlegging cartel on Sunday, after 86 people died from consuming illegally-produced alcohol this week in the northwestern state of Punjab, officials said. “We have conducted raids at more than 30 places today and we have detained six more persons,” Dhruman H. Nimbale, a senior police officer in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, told Reuters. Nimbale said the first death occurred on Wednesday but police were only alerted on Friday, and then launched an investigation to determine whether the fatalities were linked. Punjab police have so far arrested at least…

Germany-based Siemens Healthineers said Sunday it will buy U.S. cancer therapy and research company Varian in a deal worth around $16.4 billion. Siemens Healthineers, in which industrial conglomerate Siemens holds a majority stake, said it will buy all shares in Varian Medical Systems, Inc. for $177.50 per share in cash. It said that the acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2021, and requires the approval of regulators and Varian shareholders. Varian’s board of directors unanimously approved the agreement, it added. Palo Alto, California-based Varian had revenues in the 2019 fiscal year of $3.2 billion, Siemens Healthineers…