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Minister of Youth and Sport Affairs Ayman bin Tawfeeq Al-Moayed received Advisor at the Economic Development Board (EDB) Iain Lindsay. He praised the board’s role, under the presidency of HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to promote the national economy and achieve the kingdom’s economic vision 2030. He also affirmed keenness of the Youth and Sport Affairs Ministry to cooperate with EDB to highlight Bahrain’s achievements at all levels. The Youth and Sport Affairs Minister updated the EDB Advisor on the ministry’s efforts to support Bahraini youth in all areas and develop the…

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, is to support a cargo airlift of urgent medical supplies and relief items to India to assist in their fight to control the COVID-19 situation in the country. The airline will offer cargo capacity on a space-available basis on all flights to India helping local non-governmental organizations deliver relief supplies rapidly to where it is needed by contacting the Embassy of India in Bahrain. Captain Waleed AlAlawi, Gulf Air’s Acting Chief Executive Officer said: “We have operating direct flights between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Republic of India since…

Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes secured victory at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday after an intense pitstop strategy battle with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. This was Hamilton’s third win this season and 98th of his career, and he also matched Michael Schumacher’s record of most Spanish Grand Prix wins with six triumphs each, dpa reported. “I feel great after this, I feel like I could go again!,” the seven-time world champion said. Verstappen settled for second place with Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas in third. The Briton leads the drivers’ championship with a 14-point advantage over Verstappen. Sitting on pole position…

China will set up “a line of separation” at the summit of Mount Everest to prevent the mingling of climbers from COVID-hit Nepal and those ascending from the Tibetan side as a precautionary measure, Chinese state media reported on Sunday. Everest base camp on the Nepalese side has been hit by coronavirus cases since late April. The Nepalese government, starved of tourism revenue, has yet to cancel the spring climbing season, usually from April to early June before the monsoon rains. It was not immediately clear how the line would be enforced on the summit, a tiny, perilous and inhospitable…

Labor and Social Development Ministry and the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to license quality training institutions in the health field. The MoU aimed to open the way for investors to license institutions  specialized training to develop health employees skills in the field. It also constitutes an opportunity for job seekers to obtain advanced training that will facilitate them to obtain attractive jobs in the health sector. Labor Minister Jameel bin Muhammad Ali Humaidan, and NHRA CEO Dr. Maryam Athbi Al Jalahma, signed the MoU. The memorandum stipulated that the Labor Ministry shall receive…

The Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan left Saudi Arabia’s Medina on Sunday after visiting the Prophet’s Mosque and is headed to Jeddah, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Prime Minister Khan began atwo-day visit on Friday to the Kingdom. Khan, invited by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, discussed bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues of common interest, SPA said. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Khan held talks and witnessed the signing of two agreements and two memoranda of understanding (MoU) between the countries, SPA reported on Saturday. The Crown Prince and the Prime Minister discussed bilateral…

Emirates airline said on Sunday it will fly medical supplies from Dubai to nine cities in India free of charge from this week to help battle a devastating upsurge in the coronavirus. International aid has poured in for India, where record infection rates have overwhelmed hospitals, depleting medicines, oxygen tanks and other supplies. Emirates will provide free spare capacity to transport supplies from charities based in Dubai, divisional senior vice president Nabil Sultan told reporters, saying the mechanism could later be extended to bring aid from other parts. “We are absolutely committed to helping India,” he said. The supplies will…

South Africa’s health ministry said on Saturday it had detected the first 4 cases of a new coronavirus variant that emerged in India and was responsible for a surge of infections and deaths in the Asian country. Testing had also picked up 11 cases of the variant B.1.1.7 first detected in the UK, the health ministry said in a statement. “The Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa confirmed today that two variants of concern, other than the B.1.351 already dominating in South Africa, have been detected,” Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said. The four positive cases were detected in Gauteng…

Over 317 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administrated in China as of Saturday, the National Health Commission said on Sunday. That figure is up 9 million doses from the 308 million reported on Friday. More than 308 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of Friday, the National Health Commission said Saturday. The new tally came as worldwide COVID-19 cases passed 150 million and Asia emerges as the hardest-hit region. China has been promoting vaccination among the public to build an immune barrier. During the five-day May Day holiday, which ended on Wednesday, the…

The 2021 edition of the Arabian Travel Market will see Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) pull out all stops to ensure that the destination remains in the global spotlight with unique events, projects and initiatives designed to further accelerate tourism momentum in this landmark year for Dubai. Over 70 representatives from government bodies, hotels, destination management companies and tour operators will join Dubai Tourism at the Dubai stands in Hall 3 of the Dubai World Trade Centre to safely welcome stakeholders, partners and visitors to a key industry event within a physical setting, as part of…