Author: News Desk

Berlin :  Official figures released Thursday show Germany has become the latest country to record 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Germany’s disease control agency said it recorded 351 additional deaths in connection with the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, taking the total toll to 100,119. In Europe, Germany is the fifth country to pass that mark, after Russia, the United Kingdom, Italy and France. The Robert Koch Institute, a federal agency that collects data from some 400 regional health offices, said Germany also recorded a new record number of daily confirmed cases — 75,961 in a…

Bahrain :  Finance and National Economy Minister Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa underscored the importance of upcoming initiatives aim at supporting Bahrain’s recovery, stressing major priority development projects which were unveiled today. He shed light on the economic recovery plan which followed directives from His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and which were announced by the Government, chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister. In a press statement, he said that the recovery roadmap aims to support the economy and create job through partnership with the private sector…

Berlin :  Germany’s outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel attended what will likely be her last cabinet meeting on Wednesday, during which ministers gave her a sapling telling her to “seize the day.” A picture shared by Environment Minister Svenja Schulze showed the tree with the name Cornus controversa “Carpe Diem.”. According to the label, the plant is a “bonsai-like, very noble” variety of potted tree. It bears “profuse, white pearl flowers,” has a “deep red autumnal colour with blue berries,” and is “hardy, long-lived, and profusely flowering.” The tree wasn’t the only leaving gift given to Merkel, who is preparing to…

Bahrain : Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announces that the BD 35 million monthly issue of Government Treasury Bills has been fully subscribed by 100%. The bills, carrying a maturity of 182 days, are issued by the CBB, on behalf of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The issue date of the bills is 28th November 2021 and the maturity date is 29th May 2022. The weighted average rate of interest is 1.63% compared to 1.45% of the previous issue on 7th November 2021. The approximate average price for the issue was 99.18450%, with the lowest accepted price being 99.17200%. This is issue No. 1888 (ISIN…

Bahrain :  A joint workshop was held today between the Kingdom of Bahrain and ASEAN countries, entitled “ASEAN as a Driving Force for Regional Cooperation and Partnerships”. It was co-chaired by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs, Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, and the Director General of the ASEAN Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, Usana Berananda, and in the presence of a number of government agencies, ambassadors and representatives of ASEAN countries to the Kingdom of Bahrain. Dr. Shaikh Abdullah welcomed Bahrain’s hosting of the…

Bahrain :  The third edition of the South Korean Ambassador Taekwondo Cup will kick-off tomorrow, Thursday. Bahrain Taekwondo Federation is organizing the tournament at the Bahrain Volley Association (BVA) arena at the Isa bin Rashid Al Khalifa Complex in Isa Sports City. South Korean martial arts group (KUKKIWON) will stage a   taekwondo show at the opening of the contest, in a first in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The event is part of the festivities held by the South Korean Embassy marking the 45th anniversary of the diplomatic ties binding the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Republic of South Korea. Fighters…

Bahrain :  Bahrain News Agency  director-general Abdulla Khalil Buhejji took part in the 4th Global Media Summit, which was held in China. The Chinese News Agency (Xinhua) hosted the summit under the theme “Media Growth Strategy in light of COVID-19”. It was attended by around 400 participants representing more than 260 media institutions from up to 100 countries. Buhejji underscored the importance of the global forum, which was held as the pandemic continues to take its toll on different sectors, including the media, noting international efforts to achieve recovery. He highlighted the summit agenda which highlighted the role of coordination,…

Canberra : Australia intends to add the entirety of the Lebanese group Hezbollah and far-right extremist group The Base to its list of outlawed terrorist organizations as national security services grapple with a surge in neo-Nazi cells and other ideologically motivated extremists. The Base, a neo-Nazi white supremacist group formed in the United States in 2018, would become only the second far-right group to be designated a terrorist organization in Australia after the British-based Sonnenkrieg Division was listed in August, Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews said on Wednesday. The remaining 25 terrorist organizations on Australia’s list are Muslim groups, including…

Bahrain : Italy’s Ambassador to Bahrain Paola Amadei said she was confident Manama and Rome would witness a unique widening and deepening of bilateral economic and non-economic growth in the post-pandemic era. “Bilateral relations have been steadily growing at all levels, mainly in the business sector,” she said. “Italy is among the ten largest countries in the volume of trade exchange with Bahrain, and we expect that, by the end of this year, it will record better results with the gradual return to normalcy.” In the first eight months of 2021, total Italian exports to Bahrain amounted to $307 million,…

Bahrain :  Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS), Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, extended sincere thanks and appreciation to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for his support to the youth sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain. He praised the decision of the Cabinet, chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to allocate the 25th of March to celebrate Bahrain Youth Day in tribute for the role played by Bahraini youngsters in backing the kingdom’s development march. The SCYS Secretary General commended the…