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The Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation’s team succeeded in obtaining the consent of the families of three brain-dead individuals at Prince Metaab bin AbdelAziz Hospital in Aljouf, King Khalid Hospital in Najran, and the Security Forces Hospital in Makkah Al Mukarramah to donate their organs to patients with end stage organ failure. This led to saving the lives of 11 Saudi men and women and putting an end to their suffering from illness. The procedures included two heart transplant surgeries that saved the lives of two women aged 46 and 35. Three liver transplant surgeries were performed for other citizens…

Kuwait Special Naval forces and the Royal British Marines concluded Monday joint drills. The Kuwait Defense Ministry said that the three-week drills encompassed anti-terrorism training, maritime piracy combat, ship inspection operations, as well as field first aid, medical evacuations and combat in constructed areas, KUNA reported.

The King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ) to support their strategic partnership, lay a solid foundation for joint ventures, with the aim of accelerating innovation and stimulating the energy transition for a more sustainable energy future. The signing ceremony, which was held in Jeddah, came on the sidelines of the official visit of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Saudi Arabia. The new cooperation agreement comes within the framework of the “Manar” initiative for clean energy cooperation, launched yesterday by the Saudi and Japanese…

The Ministry of Finance and National Economy today published the quarterly economic report of the Kingdom of Bahrain for the first quarter of 2023. The report sheds light on Bahrain’s economic indicators, as well as the most important developments in terms of strategic projects, and the  Kingdom’s performance in global competitiveness indices. According to preliminary national accounts data issued by the Information and eGovernment Authority, Bahrain’s economy grew by 2.0% at constant prices on an annual basis, supported by the growth of the non-oil sector by 3.5%. Since the start of the implementation of the economic recovery plan, the average quarterly growth on…

The Apna Dal (Sonelal), a BJP ally, and its rival faction the Apna Dal ( Kamerawadi), an SP ally, have planned respective shows of strength by inviting top leaders to programmes on the occasion.The two daughters of Sonelal Patel have been at war since long.Anupriya Patel is a Union Minister in the BJP-led alliance while her estranged sister Pallavi Patel is a SP MLA.Apna Dal (S) leader and Uttar Pradesh Minister Ashish Patel, husband of Anupriya Patel, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be the chief guest at his party’s programme in Lucknow.Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister Ramdas…

A man found inside a washed-away car in Yamaguchi Prefecture was confirmed dead, while a mudslide in Oita Prefecture of Kyushu swept away a house, with rescuers still trying to contact the 70-year-old male occupant, Kyodo News said on Saturday, citing local authorities.In Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, seven vehicles were found submerged due to the heavy rain, and one of the drivers was missing, said the report.The Japan Meteorological Agency issued warnings for mudslides, flooding in low-lying areas, and river overflow, as heavy rainfall is forecasted to persist across regions from western to eastern Japan due to the seasonal rain front,…

A driver of a truck carrying a shipping container lost control of the vehicle which then ploughed into other cars and rammed into people on the pedestrian along the Nakuru-Kericho highway in Kericho County on Friday evening, Xinhua news agency reported.”We have 51 bodies now. Many others were injured and are in hospitals,” Rift Valley Regional Police Commander Tom Odero said on Saturday. At least 32 people were injured in the accident.Witnesses said the driver was trying to avoid hitting a minibus that was parked on the road before the truck veered out of control. Several minibuses were severely damaged.…

She’ll start outpatient care and will have a medical professional checking in daily, while Amanda will also be monitored to ensure she is taking her medication.As per TMZ, Amanda was placed on a “5150 hold” for the second time this year after apparently calling police for help, last month.The actress was previously placed on a psychiatric hold in March after she was seen walking around naked in Los Angeles. An eyewitness told TMZ she flagged down a car and told the driver that she was coming down from a psychiatric episode before calling police. As per ‘Female First UK’, at…

A senior CBI official said that they received a complaint against Horizon Solutions, a Body Corporate constituted under the Banking Companies (Acquisition & Transfer of Undertaking) Act, and its proprietor Ms. Zeba Urfi from Union Bank of India (UBI).“Horizon Solutions was sanctioned a secured overdraft of Rs nine crore in 2010. Later, this limit was enhanced to Rs 10.50 crore in 2012. A year later, it was again increased to Rs 15 crore.”The said firm was engaged in the activity of supplying and installing IT hardware systems along with software on an order basis. The primary security for the overdraft…

The accused have allegedly cheated foreign nationals out of a total of Rs 54 crore.All the accused were produced before a special PMLA court, which remanded them to ED custody until July 5.According to sources, the accused were operating fake call centres in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. They would contact individuals from the US, Canada, and the Philippines, offering them loans at discounted rates. Once the victims fell into their trap, the accused would fraudulently extract money from them using various pretexts.The ED recently conducted raids at 14 locations in Jaipur, Nagpur, Mathura, Kanpur, Prayagraj and Lucknow.During the raids, a total…