Author: News Desk

Budapest: Hungary on Saturday loosened several COVID-19 restrictions for people with government-issued immunity cards, the latest in a series of reopening measures that have followed an ambitious vaccination campaign. As of Saturday, individuals with the plastic cards may enter indoor dining rooms, hotels, theaters, cinemas, spas, gyms, libraries, museums and other recreational venues. Opening hours for businesses were extended to 11 p.m. and an overnight curfew in place since November will now start later, at midnight, said AP. People who have received at least one vaccine dose and those who have recovered from COVID-19 are eligible for the Hungarian immunity cards, which…

Manama: Paris FC beat Toulouse 3-1 in a crucial match in the 36th round of the French Second Division Football Championship (Ligue 2). Florian Martin struck in 12th minute but Vakoun Issouf Bayo equalized four minutes, 16 mn into the first half of the match. Moustapha Name and Said Arab sealed the final victory for Paris PC with two late precious goals in the 86th mn and 90+4 mn.   Sporting Victorious Bahrain jersey, Paris FC totals 60 points in the fifth place, putting the pressure on fourth-placed Grenoble (61 pts), for a spot in the play-off phase. His Majesty’s representative for humanitarian work…

Washington: The tiny helicopter Ingenuity is to remain in operation on Mars longer than expected, as its original 30-day mission has been extended by another 30 days, US space agency NASA said on Friday, the Deutsche Presse Agentur (DPA) reported. “After that 30 day period, we will assess where we are,” said Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s planetary science division. “There is a potential to go beyond,” she added. Last week Ingenuity took flight for the first time, marking the first time ever a human-built aircraft has flown on another planet. The small helicopter, which weighs around 1.8 kilograms and is powered by…

A Webinar was organized by Hind Mazdoor Sabha, Odisha Chapter on the occasion of May Day to discuss the challenges faced by workers in today’s world. The Webinar was attended by many luminaries and experts who are working in the field of labour and welfare for the working class. The Webinar started with a thought provoking speech from Subhas Singh, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha). He expressed that there is lot need to be taken to address the concern of the workers, especially those working in the informal sectors. He outlined that the government of India is implementing many welfare…

HM King’s support to workers’ rights praised by Labour Minister His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today received a cable of thanks and pride from Labour and Social Development Minister, Jameel bin Mohammed Humaidan. The minister extended to HM King Hamad, on behalf of himself and all workers and their trade unions in the kingdom, deepest thanks and pride marking the International Workers’ Day, observed worldwide on May 1. Humaidan praised HM the King’s unlimited support for workers, and keenness to patronise the kingdom’s celebrations of the International Workers’ Day to honour outstanding workers in various production sectors.…

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, rewarded a total of 56 employees from different divisions and departments of the airline in celebration of Labour Day. A ceremonial event, that obeyed the social distancing rules amidst the current situation, was headed by Gulf Air’s Acting Chief Executive Officer Captain Waleed AlAlawi and included members of the Gulf Air Executive Management and a number of the airline’s trade unions. The event started with a welcome note by the Acting CEO in which he shared his gratitude and appreciation to the hard work and dedication of every rewarded staff…

Manama: The Police Media Centre at the Interior Ministry has, over the past days, noticed some inciting news reports broadcast by the Qatari government-sponsored Al Jazeera Channel. The statements quote European Parliamentarians alleging their concern over the human rights situation at the Reformation and Rehabilitation Centre in “Jau” and demanding the release of specific names, claiming they are “prisoners of opinion”. The Interior Ministry affirmed that the incitement campaign of the Qatari channel through the support of their owners is an aggressive campaign against Bahrain and has nothing to do with slogans the channel uses for “media consumption”. Following these campaigns,…

The Embassy of India organised the Open House on Friday, during which Ambassador Piyush Srivastava interacted with the Indian community directly in virtual mode for redressing their urgent/non-routine consular and labour issues. Community was informed about the launch of Global Pravasi Rishta Portal by the Ministry. To establish regular interaction between Mission and Pravasis, Ambassador has urged the community to register their details on feedback form available at pravasirishta.gov.in portal.  Ambassador thanked the Kingdom of Bahrain for its solidarity and support in the current Covid-19 Pandemic situation and expressed gratitude to HM the King and HRH the Crown Prince and Prime…

New York: Media stories on the early days of the Biden administration focused more on policy than personality, a marked contrast to the beginning of Donald Trump’s presidency, a study released Wednesday found. Nearly two-thirds of Biden stories during his first two months in office were on his policy agenda and ideology, and 35% about his character and leadership style, the Pew Research Center found, The Associated Press reports. For Trump, three-quarters of the early stories were about his character and leadership, Pew said. Pew judged that 23% of the stories about Biden were generally positive, 32% negative and the rest mixed.…

Manama: HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs and Board of Directors Chairman of the Oil and Gas Holding Company B.S.C (Nogaholding), His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, received Oil Minister, Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, and Board of Directors Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco), Dr. Dawood Nassif. HH Shaikh Nasser stressed the importance of continuous work to increase investments in the oil and gas sector, as well as developing the oil industries by increasing production and implementing mega projects so as to reflect positively on the…