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At least 13 civilians were shot dead by Indian soldiers during an ambush carried out in error and subsequent protests over the incident in a remote north-eastern state. One soldier was also killed in the violent clashes between protesters and troops on Saturday in Nagaland state’s Mon district, which borders Myanmar. Authorities said six miners died after soldiers of the Assam Rifles regiment mistook them for armed rebels and fired at their vehicle as they returned home. The region has been in the grip of a decades-long armed separatist insurgency. Two others were injured in the shooting late on Saturday, which caused deadly…

Bahrain : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today attended part of the qualifying race of the first edition of the Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2021, held at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad highlighted that the Middle East has become a global destination for international sporting events, such as the Formula One races. HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad extended his congratulations to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Crown…

The UAE’s rail project will expand to include passenger train services running across the country, the UAE’s leaders said on Sunday in a major announcement. Etihad Rail’s network will grow from running heavy goods services to carry millions of passengers between its major cities by 2030, the government said. The project – worth an estimated Dh200 billion to the economy – will allow “passengers to travel from Abu Dhabi to Dubai in 50 minutes, and from Abu Dhabi to Fujairah in 100 minutes”, a statement read. “Etihad Rail is the largest project to consolidate the strength of the union for…

Bob Dole, who battled back from severe injuries from the Second World War to become a five-term US senator and the Republican Party’s 1996 presidential nominee, died on Sunday, his family foundation announced. He was 98. “It is with heavy hearts we announce that Senator Robert Joseph Dole died early this morning in his sleep,” the Elizabeth Dole Foundation wrote on Twitter. “At his death, at age 98, he had served the United States of America faithfully for 79 years.” Dole was elected to the US Senate in 1968 and was re-elected in 1974, 1980, 1986 and 1992, serving as…

Bahrain : A total of 680 Bahrain job seekers holding various qualifications had been employed in 452 private companies and institutions from November 28 to December 4, the Labor and Social Development Ministry has revealed, adding that 434 had benefited from various training programs during the same period. The ministry indicated that 23,997 national job seekers have been employed so far in 6,472 institutions, out of the 25,000 targeted in the second edition of the National Employment Program in 2021 and the number of those who have received training has reached 11,497 to date, exceeding the 10,000 target for this…

Cape Town :  Precursors of the recently discovered Omicron coronavirus variant are likely to have existed for a very long time, according to their co-discoverer, who hails from Germany. “According to current knowledge, an early form of Omicron evolved as a separate virus type even before Alpha and Delta emerged,” Wolfgang Preiser of Stellenbosch University near Cape Town told. He is a member of the research consortium that discovered the variant. This type of virus then probably evolved over many months without attracting attention, Preiser said. “The question is: Why did Omicron remain hidden for so long and only now…

Moscow : Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak in a video call Tuesday, the White House and Kremlin said, as tensions between the United States and Russia escalate over a Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian border that’s seen as a sign of a potential invasion. Biden will press U.S. concerns about Russian military activities on the border and “reaffirm the United States’ support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Saturday, confirming the planned call after first word came from Moscow. Putin will come to the call with concerns…

Bahrain :  The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) expressed keenness on raising awareness within the financial and banking institutions in Bahrain about climate-related risks and on including them in the annual training plans of the institutions. CBB Governor Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj said the moves would be within a drive to develop directives related to the environment and the climate. https://youtu.be/K8ReQyOub_c He was speaking as the Bahrain Association of Banks (BAB) joined the Forever Green campaign to carry out the Central Market afforestation project at a total cost of BD 21,000. Al Maraj praised the active contribution of the Bahrain Association of Banks, banks and financial institutions to…

Bahrain : Secretary General of the Higher Education Council and the Board of Trustees Deputy Chairperson of the Higher Education Council Dr. Shaikha Rana bint Isa bin Daij Al Khalifa praised the American University of Bahrain’s accredited academic programs and specializations on her visit to the university. She hailed the university’s keenness to be updated with the latest technologies that coincides with labor market’s requirements, wishing the university’s personnel continued success. The secretary-general inspected the university’s facilities, noting its readiness to provide quality educational services in a manner that preserves health and safety for all, expressing her appreciation for the efforts of…

Bahrain : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today issued Royal Decree 118 of 2021, appointing Shaikh Abdulla bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Khalifa as Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the Supreme Council for Environment (SCE). The SCE President shall implement the decree, which takes immediate effect, and will be published in the Official Gazette.