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Bahrain : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today issued Royal Decree (55) of 2022, restructuring the Cabinet Affairs Ministry, as follows: The Cabinet Affairs Minister shall be responsible for: First: The Directorate of Coordination and Follow-up. Second:  The Directorate of Human and Financial Resources. Third: The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs. Fourth: The Secretariat-General of the Cabinet, headed by a Secretary-General (with the rank of undersecretary), who shall be in charge of: 1- Assistant Secretary-General for Information and Session Management (with the rank of Assistant Undersecretary), who shall oversee: a- The Directorate of the Secretariat of Sessions. b- The Directorate of…

Bahrain : Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure, Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, said that with the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the world has lost a prominent personality who devoted her efforts to the service of her nation and people. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure stressed solid historical ties binding the Kingdom of Bahrain and the UK on the basis of friendship and respect. He was speaking during a visit today to the residence of British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Roddy Drummond, to offer condolences over the passing of HM…

Bahrain : Oil and Environment Minister, Special Envoy for Climate Affairs, Dr. Mohammed bin Mubarak bin Daina, has asserted that Bahrain attaches great importance to the environment sector thanks to the ongoing support of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the constant follow-up of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He indicated that the kingdom will continue launching policies to protect and sustain environmental and natural resources, as well as back the concerted international efforts to address the various phenomena of climate and environmental changes to achieve sustainable…

Bahrain : Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, praised the steps of Hope Ventures, the investment arm of Hope Fund, to raise BD 1.5 million as a capital increase in partnership with 30 investors from the private sector. He stressed the importance of integrating roles between Hope Ventures and the private sector in order to launch and adopt many future quality initiatives and creative projects to develop a supportive and stimulating investment environment for young entrepreneurs in the Kingdom. He noted that this is in line…

Lucknow: 15 officials from five government departments were suspended by  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the negligence that led to the fire tragedy in hotel in Lucknow , which claimed four lives. The action was initiated after a two-member probe panel comprising Lucknow Police Commissioner SB Shiradkar and Commissioner (Lucknow Division) Roshan Jacob submitted its report. The State Government Spokesperson said, “These instructions have been given by the Chief Minister after receiving the inquiry report of Police Commissioner Lucknow and Divisional Commissioner Lucknow regarding the fire accident.” The spokesperson said that according to the instructions of the Chief Minister,…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi  spoke on phone with Liz Truss to congratulate her on assuming the office of the Prime Minister of UK. PM Modi also appreciated her contributions to the India-UK bilateral relationship in her previous roles.

India : President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday nominated Gulam Ali, a Gurjar Muslim from Jammu and Kashmir, to the Rajya Sabha on the advice of the Central government. A notification by Union Home Ministry said the President is happy to nominate Gulam Ali to the Council of States to fill the vacancy due to the retirement of one of the nominated members.

India : Qatar Airways said it is planning to recruit new employees from India as part of the group’s global recruitment drive as the company looks to rebuild the workforce and fuel expansion, Its aiming to develop its global operations and enhance customer experience  in coming future.  It will start accepting applications from Indian citizens for various roles across divisions from September 16, 2022, Qatar Airways.

India : Indian conglomerate Tata Group is in talks with Taiwanese supplier Wistron Corp (3231.TW) to establish a joint venture to assemble Apple’s (AAPL.O) iPhones in India. The venture would be the Indian salt-to-software group’s latest push into technology manufacturing as it taps Wistron’s expertise in product development, supply chain and assembly. Cupertino, California-headquartered Apple has bet big on India since it began iPhone assembly in the country in 2017 via Wistron and later with Foxconn (2317.TW), in line with the Indian government’s push for local manufacturing. FPJ

UAE : In an effort to increase community engagement and direct communication with all segments of society, Abu Dhabi’s Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) has launched a new initiative that will incorporate the views and aspirations of the community into their planning and implementation stages. A number of formal councils, majlises and community forums will be held across the emirate as part of the Nshawercom initiative.