Author: News Desk

Manama: His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today issued Royal Decree 113 of 2021, appointing Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa as Undersecretary for Nationality, Passports, and Residence at the Interior Ministry. The Interior Minister shall implement the decree, which takes immediate effect, and will be published in the Official Gazette.

Longtime advocates of paid family and medical leave are scrambling to make sure that the long-sought Democratic priority remains in a massive social and environmental spending bill after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revived it. But the outcome will likely come down to the support of one man. The one Senate Democrat who opposes including paid leave in the spending package is West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a moderate who has used his leverage in the evenly divided chamber to whittle away some of his party’s most ambitious and costly policy proposals. Through cable TV ads, personal conversations on the Senate…

Bahrain Institute for Political Development (BIPD) delegation headed by the Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dr. Shaikha Mai bint Sulaiman Al Otaibi and the BIPD CEO Eman Faisal Janahi visited different Egyptian institutions and signed cooperation agreements. The delegation visited and signed cooperation agreements with the Central Agency for Organization & Administration, the National Training Academy and Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism. The agreement aimed to exchange expertise and provide seminars, lectures, workshops, training programs and specialized research in political rehabilitation and preparing youth leaders. The institute affirmed the objectives of the comprehensive development project…

The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR)’s President Ali Ahmed Al Derazi received Bangladesh Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nazrul Islam. The two sides reviewed topics of common interest, especially with regard to supporting and enhancing the enjoyment of expatriates of their rights guaranteed to them under the provisions of the Constitution and relevant international and regional agreements. Al Derazi discussed the communication and follow-up carried out by NIHR with expatriate workers to preserve their rights. The meeting also reviewed strengthening cooperation and coordination to unify efforts in areas related to expatriate labor and human rights. The ambassador appreciated the humanitarian efforts…

GFH Financial Group (“GFH” or “the Group”) announced the acquisition of a 60% stake in the UAE’s leading provider of multi-specialty healthcare, Multi-Specialty Healthcare Partner Holding Ltd. (“the company” or “MSH”), in a deal value exceeding $100 million. The company is the only diversified multi-specialty healthcare chain in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain and is one of the few in the UAE with 19 healthcare clinics along with two pharmacies spread across Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai. MSH focuses on diverse and fast-growing segments of the healthcare industry including: Dental Centers, Beauty Care Centers (Cosmetic and Dermatology), Dental…

An explosion outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital on Remembrance Sunday has been declared a terror incident by police. A taxi exploded and was engulfed in flames just before 11:00 GMT at a drop-off zone near the entrance, killing the passenger and injuring the driver. The cabbie, named locally as David Perry, was declared a hero by Liverpool Mayor Joanne Anderson for locking the suspect inside the vehicle. Four men have been arrested in the city under the Terrorism Act. Head of Counter Terrorism Policing North West, Russ Jackson, said the taxi passenger appeared to have made an “improvised explosive device” which…

Manama: The National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) today approved the emergency use of the EVUSHELD, to combat the COVID-19, making Bahrain the first country to utilize the drug. The drug will be available to adults 18 years and above, who are immunocompromised or who are taking immunosuppressive drugs, or for individuals with occupations that put them at risk of infection. The decision follows the evaluation of data provided by the manufacturer AstraZeneca, carried out by the NHRA’s Pharmaceutical Products Regulation department. EVUSHELD is made from a mixture of two antibodies, which achieved a “statistically significant decrease in cases of acute…

Manama: The institutional role played by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) to promote the work environment according to the highest international standards in a way that ensures the protection of the rights of all production parties has been praised by a delegation from the US Senate and House of Representatives has praised. LMRA’s institutional role is reflected in a package of initiatives and programmes aimed at protecting the rights of workers and combating trafficking in persons. The US Congress delegation commended LMRA’s launch of the Optional Insurance System for Domestic Expatriate Employees, in cooperation with the Central…

Manama: His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, today paid a visit to the General Command of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF). Upon arrival, HM the King was welcomed by the BDF Commander-in-Chief, Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. HM the King was accompanied by the Royal Court Minister, Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. HM King Hamad was welcomed by the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant-General Dheyab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi, and a number of senior BDF officers. HM the King, the Supreme Commander, was informed about the future plans and programmes of the BDF’s various…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday the climate deal struck at the COP26 conference in Glasgow was a big step forward and he hoped it would mark the beginning of the end of climate change. “There is still a huge amount more to do in the coming years,” Johnson said in a statement. “But today’s agreement is a big step forward and, critically, we have the first ever international agreement to phase down coal and a roadmap to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. “I hope that we will look back on COP26 in Glasgow as the beginning…