Author: News Desk

The UAE has started operating the first nuclear power plant in the Arab World, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on Saturday. This step is the most historic milestone to date in the delivery of the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Programme, as part of the process towards generating clean electricity for the Nation for at least the next 60 years. Since receipt of the Operating License from the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulations, FANR, in February 2020, and the completion of fuel assembly loading in March 2020, Nawah, the Joint Venture nuclear operations and maintenance subsidiary of ENEC and the…

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced the success of the movement of pilgrims from Muzdalifa to Mina early today where they threw pebbles at the grand Jamarat Al Aqabah before heading to Makkah-based Grand Mosque to perform Tawaf Al Ifadah (circumambulation), a key pillar of Hajj. The movement was smooth amid an integrated system of services provided by the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. After completing today’s ritual in an atmosphere full of spirituality, security and faith, pilgrims left Makkah for Mina valley where they will spend the…

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Dr. Nayef Al Hajraf has commended Saudi Arabia for services provided for pilgrims. In a statement, Al Hajraf congratulated King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on Eid Al Adha and on the success of the Hajj season held exceptionally amidst the global spread of the coronavirus pandemic. He expressed his appreciation of the Saudi government’s decision to hold this year’s Hajj with a limited number of pilgrims because of the pandemic.

Iraq will hold its next general elections on June 6 of 2021, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi announced on Friday. “I announce June 6 of 2021 as a date for the early parliament elections, and we will do our best to make this election a success”, Al-Kadhimi said in a televised speech. “We are facing a backlog of years of waste, neglect and weak management in Iraq. There are no solutions to crises in Iraq without regaining the role of the state. We are working for a free election that will produce a parliament that forms a government that reflects the…

Facebook Inc said on Friday that its users in the United States would be able to view and share official music videos on its platform, in a move to better compete with Alphabet Inc’s video platform YouTube. Facebook, which had 2.7 billion monthly active users in the last quarter, said it inked deals with Sony Music Group, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group among others. Universal as a group is home to Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and Post Malone, while Sony’s big names include Beyonce, Mariah Carey and Alicia Keyes. All the three music houses boast a host of back…

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a podcast released on Friday that demand for the company’s electric vehicles remained strong throughout the coronavirus pandemic, with consumers preferring to shop online. Musk, talking to Automotive News’ Daily Drive podcast, said having a traditional dealer network – something he considered in the past – appears increasingly unnecessary. “We saw strong orders through the whole pandemic, we still had a good order volume,” Musk said. “I guess people are less inclined to want to go to a dealership, do the test drive and hang out in the lobby and that kind of…

Bahrain will lift the ban on shrimping as of tomorrow. It was announced by the Agriculture and Marine Resources Department at the Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Ministry. The decision ends the six-month ban which came into effect on February 1 this year, as stipulated by Edict 18/2020 issued by Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Minister, Essam bin Abdulla Khalaf, on banning the fishing, trading and sale of shrimps, locally called “Rubyan”, until July 31. The department stressed that shrimping will resume in a way that would not violate the provisions of Edict 205/2018 on the prohibition of sea fishing…

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