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Bahrain : Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) UNODC’launched the Regional Center of Excellence for Capacity Building in the Field of Combatting Trafficking in Persons, as part of the strategic partnership with United Nations Office for Drugs & Crime (UNODC). The ceremony was attended by the Chief of Mission of the International Organization of Migration (IOM) and the Acting Resident Coordinator of United Nations Activities in Bahrain. The Center launched its first program that aimed to develop the capabilities of the inspectors at LMRA’s Preventive Inspection and Labor Inspection Directorates in the field of fighting against forced…

Bahrain :  In response to recommendations made by the National Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Civil Aviation Affairs has added the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Bahrain’s Red List countries. Passengers from Red List countries, including those who have transited through Red List countries, are prohibited from entry, except for citizens or residents of the Kingdom of Bahrain. All other travel procedures for arrivals eligible for entry to the Kingdom of Bahrain from non-Red List remain in place, and Red List countries remain in place. All entry procedures for the Kingdom of Bahrain can be viewed on the…

As part of the yearlong Mega Medical Camp, the Indian Community Relief Fund (ICRF) has organized its 8th camp at the KimsHealth Medical Centre in Askar. Blood tests were conducted for around 175 workers followed by medical checkups and consultations by Dr Muhammed Zubair and Dr Taimoor Asif. This is the 8th Mega Medical Camp and as part of this program nearly 1100 workers underwent health screening at various hospitals so far. Being the week of Hygiene awareness, ICRF volunteers briefed workers about the importance of maintaining hygiene at their accommodation. Mr Ravishankar Shukhla, Second Secretary at the Embassy of…

Bahrain : The kingdom will join the world in celebrating the International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development, observed worldwide each December 5. The International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly through Resolution A/RES/40/212 on 17 December 1985 for the aim of heightening awareness of the important contribution of volunteer service, and stimulating more people in all walks of life to offer their services as volunteers, both at home and abroad. On the occasion, Labour and Social Development Minister, Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, asserted that Bahrain boasts a rich…

The arrival of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the U.S. has health officials in some communities reviving contact tracing operations in an attempt to slow and better understand its spread as scientists study how contagious it is and whether it can thwart vaccines. In New York City, officials quickly reached out to a man who tested positive for the variant and had attended an anime conference at a Manhattan convention center last month along with more than 50,000 people. Five other attendees have also been infected with the coronavirus, though officials don’t yet know whether it was with…

Miami : After a pandemic hiatus, the official Art Basel show is back in Miami with all its eccentric glory, a dizzying list of celebrity attendees and dozens of spin-off shows that are already generating a buzz, including a phenom child painter and a $4 million Banksy sale. Ten-year-old contemporary artist Andres Valencia’s gallery has already nearly sold out at Art Miami. The San Diego-based artist simply saw a cubist painting in his living room two years ago and declared, ‘I can do that’. Actress Sophia Vergara bought one of his pieces this week and Channing Tatum, Jordan Belfort, and…

Banjul :  Gambians will cast their votes on Saturday using a unique voting system, marbles dropped in each candidate’s ballot drum, in a tightly fought presidential election that will test stability and democratic progress in the tiny West African nation. Nearly 1 million people out of a 2.5 million population are registered to vote in mainland Africa’s smallest country. Turnout is expected to be high, according to election officials. “The number of people registered are far more than the previous election,” said Mamadou A. Barry, a returning officer at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). Barry said Gambians understood the process…

Beijing :  Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) and the International Finance Forum (IFF), a Beijing-headquartered think tank, launched a green finance working group on Saturday, the two said. The working group will facilitate dialogue on climate action among senior executives from global corporations and researchers from leading institutions, according to a joint statement sent to Reuters. They said the group will advise and work with policymakers to enhance green finance cooperation in the public and private sectors. John Waldron, Goldman’s president and chief operating officer, and Zhu Xian, vice president and secretary-general of the IFF, co-chair the group. China’s goal…

Brussels :  Euro zone retail sales rose in line with expectations in October as consumers spent more on non-food purchases, particularly online, data from Eurostat showed on Friday. Retail sales, a proxy for consumer demand, in the 19 countries sharing the euro, gained 0.2% month-on-month in October and were up 1.4% from a year earlier, the European Union’s statistics office said. Economists polled by Reuters had expected increases of respectively 0.2% and 1.2%. With energy prices having soared and coronavirus infections rising, resulting in renewed restrictions, consumers are expected to become more cautious in the coming months. Consumer sentiment declined…

Rabat : Morocco has banned all festivals and all cultural and artistic events to prevent the spread of the novel Coronavirus. “On the basis of legal provisions relating to the management of the state of health emergency and strengthening of the necessary preventive measures to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, the government decided to ban all festivals and all cultural and artistic events,” Maghreb Arabe Press (MAP) quoted a government press statement released on Friday as saying. “The government reiterates its call to citizens to strongly adhere to the national vaccination campaign and to continue the responsible commitment…