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Bahrain :  HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of HM the King for Humanitarian Works and Youth Affairs, and Honorary President of Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation (BREEF), has blessed the agreement signed between the Federation and Princess Alia Foundation in Jordan which aims at establishing cooperation in the humanitarian field and rehabilitating autistic children. This came on the occasion of the agreement signed between BREEF and the Princess Alia Foundation of Jordan.  Commenting on this occasion, HH Shaikh Nasser affirmed that the agreement is in line with the directives of HM King Hamad bin Isa Al…

Authorities said they would watch video, interview witnesses and review concert protocols to determine how eight people died at a Houston music festival when fans suddenly surged toward the stage to watch rapper Travis Scott. City officials said Saturday they were in the early stages of investigating the pandemonium that unfolded Friday evening at Astroworld, a sold-out, two-day event in NRG Park with an estimated 50,000 people in attendance. One attendee said that as a timer clicked down to the start of Scott’s performance, the crowd pushed forward, The Associated Press (AP) reported “As soon as he jumped out on…

October was slightly warmer than normal in temperatures and above-average wind speed, the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications’ Meteorological Directorate said. The mean temperature of the month was 30.6°C which is 0.7°C above the long-term normal for October and this goes on record as the seventh-highest mean temperature for October since 1902, the ministry reported in their monthly weather summary. The highest mean monthly temperature for October was 32.1°C recorded in 2019. The mean maximum temperature of the month was 34.0°C which is the same as the long-term normal. The highest mean monthly maximum temperature for October was 35.9°C recorded…

Abu Dhabi’s Department of Energy announced nine new projects that will contribute to the United Arab Emirates’ Net Zero by 2050 Strategic initiative, the Emirate’s media office said in a statement on Friday. The planned projects, along with existing ones, are expected to reduce CO2 emissions from power generation and water production in Abu Dhabi by at least 50% over 10 years, the office added, according to Reuters. Abu Dhabi is expected to cut power generation emissions from 40 million tons of CO2 emissions in 2020 to approximately 20 million tons in 2025, the statement added, citing Chairman of the…

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi escaped unharmed in an assassination attempt by armed drone in Baghdad on Sunday, officials said, in an incident that dramatically raises tension in the country weeks after a general election disputed by Iran-backed militia groups. Six members of Kadhimi’s personal protection force stationed outside his residence in the Green Zone were wounded, security sources told Reuters. Three drones were used in the attack, including two that were intercepted and downed by security forces while a third drone hit the residence, state news agency INA quoted a spokesman for the interior ministry as saying. A spokesman…

Freetown: At least 99 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the capital of Sierra Leone late on Friday when a fuel tanker exploded following a collision, local authorities said. Emergency crews worked to clear the scene on Saturday in Freetown’s eastern suburb of Wellington where a burnt body and the blackened shells of cars and motorbikes blocked the road following the crash, Reuters reported. The wounded were treated in hospitals and clinics across the capital, deputy health minister Amara Jambai said. Victims included people who had flocked to collect fuel leaking from the ruptured vehicle, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, mayor…

Paris: Education Minister and Chairman of the Bahrain National Committee for Education, Science and Culture, Dr. Majid bin Ali Al-Nuaimi, held a meeting with the head of the team in charge of the UNESCO-King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Education, Fengchun Miao. Bahrain’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Ambassador Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, attended the meeting. They discussed the ongoing preparations to hold the next award-distribution ceremony of the UNESCO-King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICTs in…

US President Joe Biden on Saturday hailed the passage of his ambitious $1 trillion infrastructure plan by the House of Representatives as a “monumental step forward for the nation”. I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to suggest that we took a monumental step forward as a nation,” Biden said on Saturday at the White House, accompanied by vice-president Kamala Harris. “We did something long overdue, that has long been talked about in Washington, but never actually done.” Under the infrastructure bill, the US will spend approximately $1.2 trillion over the next 10 years to replace all lead water supply pipes…

Houston : At least eight people are dead and many others were injured after a crowd surged forward as rapper Travis Scott was on stage at the Astroworld Festival in Houston on Friday night, officials said. Houston rapper Travis Scott released his first statement on Friday’s incident at the Astroworld Festival where at least eight people died, and scores of others were injured, his words came via his verified Twitter account moments ago. “I’m absolutely devastated by what took place last night. My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld Festival,” Scott writes. “Houston PD has my…

London :  The Chinese Grand Prix will remain on the Formula One calendar until 2025 following the announcement of a new deal. The race in Shanghai has been absent from the schedule for the past two years, and will not form part of next season’s record-breaking 23-round calendar either following coronavirus restrictions. But the fixture, first introduced in 2004, remains in the sport’s long-term plans, reports dpa international. Commenting on the contract extension, F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali said: “This is great news for all of our fans in China and we are delighted to announce this agreement that will…