Author: News Desk

DUBAI: Hotel and casino operator Wynn Resorts will build a luxury resort in Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates with a “gaming area”, it said on Tuesday, potentially paving the way for gambling to be allowed in the Muslim Gulf state. Wynn did not specify if gaming included gambling but in a sign that entertainment rules might be loosened, the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) said on Tuesday it had created a new Department of Entertainment and Gaming Regulation to regulate “integrated resorts”. Integrated resorts typically refer to hotels with casinos and other entertainment facilities. In a…

Belgrade: Novak Djokovic could be barred from the French Open later this year because he’s not vaccinated against COVID-19, a possibility that raised the stakes for the tennis star just hours after he was deported from Australia and prevented from defending his Australian Open title. A plane carrying the No. 1-ranked player touched down in his native Serbia on Monday, closing at least the first chapter in a dizzying drama that has resonance in the world of elite sports, said an AP report. Djokovic was expected to received a hero’s welcome from his from his countrymen, many of…

Beijing: Several Chinese cities went on high COVID-19 alert as the Lunar New Year holiday travel season started on Monday, requiring travelers to report their trips days before their arrival, as the Omicron variant reached more areas including Beijing. Authorities have warned the highly contagious Omicron adds to the increased risk of COVID-19 transmission as hundreds of millions of people travel around China for the Lunar New Year on February 1. Cities such as Luoyang in central China and Jieyang in the south said on Sunday travelers need to report to communities, employers or hotels their trips three days ahead…

Sports are and have been for a long time now a powerful diplomatic tool, promoting cultural exchange and universal values, thus strengthening bilateral relations between nations worldwide. On February 4th, boxing will be in the spotlight in the Kingdom of Bahrain with the first edition of “Royal Rumble”. The Charity Boxing Dinner will be held under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, President of the General Sports Authority, and President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee. The boxing charity gala event is organized by KHK…

Manama: His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today issued Edict (3) of 2022. According to the edict, Ezz Ahmed Ali Al-Mannai was appointed as Director of the Directorate of Policies and Strategic Planning, and Adnan Said Mohammed Al-Makhraq as Director of the Directorate of Control and Licensing, both at the Ministry of Oil. The Minister of Oil shall implement the provisions of this edict, which takes immediate effect, and will be published in the Official Gazette.

MUMBAI: India reported 271,202 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, its highest daily count in eight months, taking its total tally to 37.12 million, the federal health ministry said on Sunday. Deaths from COVID-19 rose by 314 to 486,066, Reuters quoted the ministry as saying.

LONDON:  More than 323‭‬ million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 5,878,745 have died, according to a Reuters tally on Sunday. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in December 2019.

Manama: President of the Sustainable Energy Authority (SEA) Dr. Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza participated in the opening of the 12th session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly, which was held virtually. Dr. Mirza noted Bahrain’s announcement in the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26) about the adoption of the national goal to reach zero carbon neutrality by 2060, and the Kingdom’s interim and short-term goals to comply with this announcement. He said that Bahrain was able at the end of the year 2021 to achieve the national renewable energy goals set for 2025, which is to…

NEW YORK: Enthusiasm around “meme stocks” has eased for young investors a year on from the GameStop Corp (GME.N) trading frenzy, with Gen Z’s attention shifting to companies in areas like electric vehicles and the “metaverse,” according to a report released on Friday. The top stock holding among the Gen Z cohort – people born after 1996 – in the fourth quarter was Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), according to the quarterly investor outlook from Apex Fintech Solutions, which provides custody and clearing services for brokers like SoFi (SOFI.O), Stash, WeBull, and Goldman Sachs Group’s (GS.N) Marcus. AMC Entertainment (AMC.N) slipped from the No. 1 spot in the top 100 ranking of…

Manama: The BDF General Command announced that the Royal Bahraini Navy Force (RBNF) will implement a live ammunition firing at the “Hair Shtaya” area on Monday and Tuesday between 8 am and 3 pm. The BDF cautioned all people to keep away from the aforesaid firing zone for their safety.