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Bahrain : The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, attended this evening the official reception hosted by the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Shaikh Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Union. The Minister expressed his deepest congratulations to Shaikh Sultan on this occasion, and his wishes of further progress and prosperity to the leadership, government and people of the United Arab Emirates, praising the existing solid fraternal bilateral ties, and their steady progress across various fields.

Edwardsville : A reported tornado ripped through an Arkansas nursing home Friday night, killing one person and injuring several others, and emergency crews in southern Illinois were also responding to reports of injuries at an Amazon warehouse after a roof collapsed amid storms there, the Associated Press At least one fatality was also reported in Missouri as severe storms, some believed to be tornadoes, swept across the Midwest and parts of the South. Craighead County Judge Marvin Day told The Associated Press that a tornado struck the Monette Manor nursing home in Arkansas at about 8:15 p.m., killing one person…

Bahrain : Following talks held between His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and based on the outcomes of the second Saudi-Bahraini Coordination Council meeting, co-chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of the…

Bahrain : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received, at the Al-Safriya Palace today, the representative of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East to the Patriarchate of Moscow and All Russia, Archbishop Niphon Seikaly, marking his visit to the kingdom. HM the King welcomed Archbishop Niphon Seikaly, and commended his good efforts to promote the values of goodness, love and tolerance. HM King Hamad expressed pride in the kingdom’s long history of fraternity and co-existence, noting that it is a land that embraces various religions and sects that live as one loving and interconnected…

Bahrain : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received, at the Al-Safriya Palace today, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of People in the Vatican, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain, Eugene Martin Nugent, and Vicar Apostolic in the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia and Apostolic Administrator of Northern Arabia, Bishop Paul Hinder, on the occasion of their visit to the kingdom to attend the opening of the new cathedral in Bahrain. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle handed over to HM the King a written message addressed to him by His Holiness…

Bahrain : The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) conducted an inspection campaign in the Northern Governorate, in cooperation with the Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs at the Ministry of Interior and the Northern Governorate Directorate.. The campaign, which covered several work sites, resulted in spotting a number of violations related to the provisions of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority Law and the Residence Law in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the arrest of a number of workers violating regulations and laws, noting that deportation procedures were taken in accordance with the legal mechanisms in place. The authority pointed out that…

WASHINGTON :  The Supreme Court has ruled that Texas abortion providers can sue over the state’s ban on most abortions, but the justices are allowing the law to remain in effect. The court acted Friday, more than a month after hearing arguments over the law that makes abortion illegal after cardiac activity is detected in an embryo. That’s around six weeks, before some women even know they are pregnant. There are no exceptions for rape or incest. The law has been in place since Sept. 1. The outcome is at best only a partial victory for abortion providers. The same federal judge…

Jeddah : The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) has joined the international community in highlighting the importance of upholding human rights principles of participation, equality and non-discrimination to mitigate the effects of the global pandemic in a manner that ‘No one is left behind’. Observing the International Human Rights Day 2021, the Commission welcomed the 2021 theme “Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights” which reflects a timely call to all governments to adopt inclusive and participatory policies in its recovery efforts from the ongoing pandemic. Agenda 2030 must be pursued in a manner that is…

MILAN :  Italy’s anti-trust authority on Thursday fined Amazon 1.13 billion euros ($1.3 billion), accusing the company of exploiting its dominant position against independent sellers on its website in violation of European Union competition rules. The fine is one of the largest leveraged in Europe against the online retail giant, which expanded in particular in Italy during a coronavirus lockdown that prevented residents from going to stores to buy items considered nonessential. Europe has pioneered efforts to rein in big tech companies, most famously by slapping Google with multibillion-dollar fines in three antitrust cases. The push is gaining steam worldwide as regulators…

JERUSALEM :  Former President Donald Trump lashed out with profanity at Benjamin Netanyahu for congratulating President Joe Biden on his victory in last year’s election, an Israeli newspaper reported Friday. Trump accused the former Israeli leader of disloyalty, saying he had helped Netanyahu in his own elections by reversing decades of U.S. policy and supporting Israel’s claims to territory seized in war. Trump is still falsely claiming the U.S. election was stolen from him. In interviews earlier this year with the Israeli journalist Barak Ravid, Trump expressed fury at a video Netanyahu circulated online in which he congratulated Biden. “Nobody…