Author: News Desk

Bahrain : Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DHL, the world’s logistics company; aiming to explore opportunities of commercial, technical and cargo collaboration. Captain Waleed AlAlawi, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Air and Nour Suliman, Chief Executive Officer of DHL Express MENA, signed the MoU. “We are always keen to explore ways to enhance our commercial partnerships, and to get involved in every related sector of the aviation industry. Logistics is an integral part of our day-to-day operations, and we are extremely impressed with services provided by…

Geneva : The head of the World Health Organization is warning that conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to emerge and says it’s dangerous to assume omicron is the last one or that “we are in the endgame,” while saying the acute phase of the pandemic could still end this year — if some key targets are met. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO’s director-general, laid out Monday an array of achievements and concerns in global health over issues like reducing tobacco use, fighting resistance to anti-microbial treatments, and risks of climate change on human health. But he said “ending the…

Bahrain : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today chaired the weekly Cabinet meeting at Gudaibiya Palace. To mark the International Day of Education, the Cabinet commended the Kingdom’s education professionals, thanking them for their efforts to best continue the education process in exceptional circumstances throughout the COVID-19 global pandemic. The Cabinet encouraged the education sector workforce to continue supporting government programmes that will further develop the national education sector, and contribute towards the Kingdom’s comprehensive development, led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The Cabinet activated a…

The Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GIDM) and Professor Vinod Sharma, the founder co-ordinator of the National Centre of Disaster Management, have been selected for this year’s Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar. They will receive their awards from Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an investiture ceremony on Sunday evening, to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. The GIDM and Professor Sharma will be honoured “for their excellent work in Disaster Management”, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Home Affairs. While GIDM was selected under the institutional category, Professor Sharma was chosen in the individual…

Bahrain : Labour and Social Development Minister and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, today chaired LMRA’s board meeting, held remotely. The meeting reviewed the progress of the implementation of LMRA’s main projects, the ongoing efforts to facilitate transactions in order to save consumers’ time, and expanding the use of technology and conducting transactions electronically. The minister stressed the importance of intensifying efforts to contribute to achieving the aspirations of the government, led by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime…

Bahrain : Representative of HM the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, said that His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has always asserted that Bahrain is rich with its youth and citizens, noting that Bahrain’s reliance on youth and confidence in their capabilities will pay off in various fields. HH Shaikh Nasser was speaking while patronising here today the closing ceremony of the first edition of the “Lamae” (Bright) Programme, organised by the Youth and Sports Affairs Ministry, in collaboration with the Institute of Public Administration (BIPA). Works, Municipalities…

Bahrain : There are only that many ways to claim victory inside the mixed martial arts cage, but one of the most satisfying ways to assert technical superiority is to win by submission. With so many of BRAVE Combat Federation’s amazing athletes evolving their grappling techniques, a submission finish is always a distinct possibility, particularly in bouts that pitch practitioners from different backgrounds against one another. After an extensive look back through the past 12 months, here are the nominees for the 2021 Submission of the Year. At BRAVE CF 49: Super Fights in March, Russian veteran Ikram Aliskerov kicked…

Bahrain : A 27-strong Team Bahrain is in Emirati soil to participate in the International MMA Federation’s 2021 World Championship, which will take place between January 24-January 29 in Abu Dhabi. Team Bahrain has set up camp in Al-Jasra at the Strong Village, where all fighters have done their training camps together under KHK MMA, which has been brought together under the vision of His Highness Shaikh Khaled bin Hamad Al Khalifa. The team is led by Bahrain MMA Federation president Mohammed Qamber, a host of world-class coaches led by head coach Eldar Eldarov and has a squad containing previous…

Sydney : New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden has cancelled her wedding as the nation imposes new restrictions to slow the community spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, she told reporters on Sunday. New Zealand will impose mask rules and limit gathering from midnight on Sunday after a cluster of nine COVID-19 Omicron cases showed communities spread from the North to South islands after a wedding. A family returned to Nelson in the South Island by plane after attending a wedding and other events in Auckland in the North Island. The family and a flight attendant tested positive. New Zealand…

Bahrain : LuLu Exchange  is one of Bahrain’s most trustworthy and consumer-friendly financial services provider, has rolled out a special scheme for its High Net Worth (HNI) consumers. As part of the scheme, HNI consumers will henceforth be assigned a dedicated relationship manager, providing them with an exclusive personal touchpoint to resolve queries, receive best rates, get timely updates and track transactions, among others. LuLu Exchange, which is aggressively rolling out a slew of high-quality services for different segments of consumers, has launched this new scheme to provide financial services advice and all-day support to high net consumers who prefer…