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London : A top European Union court on Wednesday rejected Google’s appeal of a 2.4 billion euro ($2.8 billion) fine from regulators who found the tech giant abused its massive online reach by giving its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage in search results. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s top competition watchdog, punished Google in 2017 for unfairly directing visitors to its own shopping service, Google Shopping, to the detriment of competitors. The EU’s General Court ruled that it “largely dismisses” Google’s appeal of that antitrust penalty and is upholding the fine, said an AP report. “The General Court…

Bahrain : The Cowboys Committee in Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation (Breef) has recently announced the schedule of  various programmes that will be organised in the new season 2021/2022. The schedule will include several programmes and activities that are dedicated to cowboys in the Kingdom, including the first cowboys’ tournament on December 17, 2021, “Al Kashta” annual activity, which takes place on January 1, the Bahraini Arab Dress competition on February 12, 2022, and the second cowboys’ tournament, which will be the concluding activity. On the occasion, Breef affirmed its keenness to organise diverse programmes, in line with the…

Bahrain :  Sustainable Energy Authority (SEA)’s President Dr. Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza received Turkish Ambassador to Bahrain Esen Çakıl. Dr. Mirza praised the historical relations between the two countries, which have always been reflected by cooperation in the fields of renewable energy and energy efficiency. SEA president briefed the ambassador on the national plans for renewable energy and energy efficiency and the most prominent existing and future projects in the field of sustainable energy. He highlighted the Kingdom’s goals to reach zero carbon neutrality by 2060, and the opportunities these goals hold to enhance cooperation in the fields of renewable energy…

Bahrain : Defense Affairs Minister Lieutenant-General Abdullah bin Hassan Al Nuaimi received a delegation from the US Congress. The minister reviewed the existing cooperation relations between Bahrain and the United States.

Bahrain : Major-General HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, National Security Advisor and Royal Guard Commander, has affirmed that the historic and exceptional Bahrain-India relations embody the support of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and the interest of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince Prime Minister, stating that these links are heading towards further development and prosperity across various fields. His Highness’ remarks came during his reception of HE Mr Piyush Srivastava, Indian Ambassador to Bahrain. The meeting discussed topics of mutual interest, including ways to cement ties between both…

Bahrain : HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, President of the General Sports Authority and President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee extended his sincere congratulations to HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and  HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, as well as to HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of HM the King for Humanitarian Works and Youth Affairs, on the occasion of the election of MP Ali Isa Ishaqi as Vice President of the Asian Handball Federation. He…

Mideast Films in association with CINECO Bahrain will be releasing a Tamil Short Film “Thedum Podhey Tholainthen”, exclusively in Bahrain theatres on December 9th 2021. “Thedum podhey tholainthen” is 30 minutes Indian Tamil language short film, which was fully produced and made in Bahrain with talented local cast and crew by a group of Indians living in Bahrain. The Film was written & directed by Rajasekar Sittanandam and, produced by Srinivasan Arumugam, under the banner of MIDEAST FILMS.  The movie’s audio was recently launched on 22nd October by leading Indian celebrities Actor Mr. Bharat Srinivasan and Actress Ms.Vani Bhojan at Chennai,…

Chief Executive Officer of the National Cyber Security Centre at the Ministry of Interior, Shaikh Salman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, has stressed the advanced level reached by relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, praising the two brotherly countries’ cooperation and coordination, particularly in cyber security. Shaikh Salman bin Mohammed made the statements as he participated in the official delegation that had accompanied His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, during HRH’s UAE visit today. During HRH Crown Prince and Prime Minister’s visit to the UAE, CEO of…

Minister of Finance and National Economy, Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, has affirmed the depth of the long-standing relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, praising the level reached by the two brotherly countries’ cooperation in the economic and financial fields, reflecting the keenness and interest of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and His Highness President Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan of the UAE. The minister made the statements as he participated in the official delegation that had accompanied His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and…

EU climate policy chief Frans Timmermans pledged on Tuesday 100 million euros ($115 million) to the United Nations adaptation fund, which offers finance to developing countries vulnerable to the impact of climate change. “Today is the day we need to act on adaptation as well. Financing adaptation is critical,” Timmermans told. “We all need to get cracking and we all need to do it now. That is why the European Commission will contribute 100 million euros to the adaptation fund because those who need resources for adaptation also need to have predictability and clarity about its delivery.” The European Union…