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Amateur world silver medalist Mohammed Salah AlMuamari will make his return to action after more than eight months away from competition. The Bahraini representative is set to take on Mohammad Tawfiq AlMharat, from Jordan, in an amateur bout opening up the fight card for BRAVE CF 44, which takes place in the Kingdom of Bahrain on November 5th. Salah AlMuamari has had a brilliant career representing Bahrain and KHK MMA in the Flyweight division, earning several accolades in the amateur circuit, none greater than a silver medal in the 2018 IMMAF World Championships, which was hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Flyweight…
Indian national Nobin Mathew from Kuwait is the winner of the Dh15 million Big Ticket draw held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Mathew, 38, working as a supervisor a for a spare parts company, said the news is yet to sink in, but was ecstatic with the jackpot win. Mathew who earns a monthly salary of Dh7,100 said the win is huge and it will be used for all the right purposes. Big Ticket host Richard pleasantly surprised Mathew by ringing him up and informing him of the win. When asked if he was watching the Big Ticket draw, Mathew…
Assistant Chief-of-Staff for Human Resources Major General Shaikh Ali bin Rashid Al Khalifa, attended joint amphibious drill, “Al Fateh”, conducted by a number of BDF units. The drill included several stages and shooting with live ammunition, on a number of specific targets. This cane within the series of training exercises that the BDF carries out according to the continuous training approach to upgrade its affiliates in terms of combat and administrative readiness. These tactical exercises are the most successful way to confirm the mastery of skills of field military operations, and to keep abreast of all developments in the field…
North Korea is building two new submarines, including one capable of firing ballistic missiles, a South Korean lawmaker said on Tuesday, following a closed-door briefing by the South’s National Intelligence Service. North Korea has a large submarine fleet but only one known experimental submarine capable of carrying a ballistic missile. “One of the submarines North Korea is building can carry a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM),” Ha Tae-keung, an opposition party lawmaker on parliament’s intelligence committee, told Reuters. “One is a modified Romeo Class and the other is a new medium-large size one.” North Korea has been subject to U.N. Security…
His Majesty the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Works and Youth Affairs His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa has won the race against the clock cycling race. HH Shaikh Nasser triumphed in the 28-kilometre-long race clocking 37 minutes and 32 seconds. A large number of competitors took part in the race which was organized by the Bahrain Cycling Association. HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa expressed delight at the massive participations which, he said, the growing interest of citizens and residents in the sport of cycling in the kingdom of Bahrain. [youtube_embed]https://youtu.be/YiXdGF07Wuc[/youtube_embed] He said that his participation aimed to encourage…
Israel and Sudan agreed on Friday to take steps to normalize relations in a deal brokered with the help of the United States, making Khartoum the third Arab government to set aside hostilities with Israel in the last two months. U.S. President Donald Trump, seeking re-election on Nov. 3, sealed the agreement in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Transitional Council Head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, senior U.S. officials said. Trump’s decision earlier this week to remove Sudan from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism paved the way for…
On Wednesday, the Kuwait Municipality visited Al Sulabiya tire site after a huge fire blaze was set off last Thursday. An estimated one million tires were said to have been burned, as the fire blazed through 25,000 of the site’s million square meters, according to KUNA. Al Sulabiya tire site is one of the largest tire graveyards in the world and is clearly visible on satellite images. Old or unusable tires are usually taken to Al Sulabiya and thrown into large holes, which with time become mountains of tires.
Representatives of Amazon in India have refused to appear before a parliamentary panel reviewing the country’s privacy bill and that could lead to “coercive action” against the U.S. e-commerce giant, an Indian lawmaker said on Friday. A parliamentary panel headed by the lawmaker, Meenakshi Lekhi, is reviewing the Indian government’s Personal Data Protection Bill which some industry executives say could potentially hurt foreign tech firms and force them to change how they store data. As part of the panel’s deliberations, it regularly holds discussions with technology companies. On Friday, Lekhi told reporters Amazon had refused to appear before the panel on…
Bahrain education ministry’s specialised team, led by Acting Director of Kindergartens, Dr. Lubna Sulaibeekh, has paid field visits to kindergartens to ensure that all precautionary health measures are in place to combat coronavirus (COVID-19). The team inspected all kindergartens’ facilities to determine the extent of their commitment to health and safety requirements in classrooms, laboratories, toilets, playgrounds and others. The team emphasised that the precautionary health measures should cover the whole school day, including measuring the temperatures of all the kindergartens’ community upon entry, ensuring social distancing, providing the necessary sterilisation and hygiene materials, as well as ensuring the provision…
Authorities on Friday said ban on thronging at beaches in Oman is still in effect until further notice. The Supreme Committee on October 9th had decided to prohibit the use of beaches throughout the day until further notice. Earlier, the Supreme Committee had explained that the ban on nighttime movement will be lifted on Saturday, October 24, 2020. The Education Ministry’s efforts to operate schools during the forthcoming School Year 2020-2021, the Supreme Committee affirmed that the school year will begin on November 1, 2020. The Supreme Committee expressed extreme anxiety about the behaviour of some individuals who participate in…