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Bahrain : Minister of Works, Municipality Affairs and Urban Planning, Eng. Essam bin Abdullah Khalaf, received in his office today employee Ali Ahmed Al Kharfouch on the occasion of his winning of the Arab Youth Council Award for integrated development for distinguished Arab youth, in its 12th edition held under the patronage of the Arab League. Ali Ahmed Al Kharfouch was honoured recently in the Egyptian capital Cairo. The minister congratulated the employee on the award, expressing pride in the distinguished efforts of Bahraini youngsters in serving their nation and lauding their pioneering role in serving the community. For his part,…

Bahrain :  Labor and Social Development Minister and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Jamil bin Mohammad Ali Humaidan received Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI)’s Chairman Sameer Abdullah Nass. The Alternate Member at International Labour Organisation (ILO) Board of Directors, for the “Business Owners’ Group” category, representing West Asian countries Sonia Mohammed Janahi, was present. Humaidan praised the national competencies that represent Bahrain in various international forums, noting that the election of Janahi as an alternate member of the Board of Directors of ILO is another achievement added to Bahrain. The…

Bahrain : President of the University of Bahrain (UoB), Dr. Jawaher Shaheen Al Mudhahki, received here today the Pakistani Ambassador to Bahrain, Muhammad Ayub. The envoy congratulated UoB President on the precious royal trust bestowed upon her by appointing her to her post, wishing her every success in carrying out her duties. The two sides reviewed topics pertaining to academic issues between the two countries. Al Mudhahki reviewed a number of steps to be taken by UoB to develop its work and increase the quality of all its academic and administrative practices, within the framework of its constant efforts to…

Bahrain: His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, sent a cable of congratulations to President Laurentino Cortizo of Panama, on his country’s Independence Day. HM the King wished the president good health and happiness.

Bahrain : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, sent a cable of congratulations to President David W. Panuelo of Federated States of Micronesia, on his country’s Independence Day. HM the King wished the president good health and happiness.

Bahrain :  Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) is all geared up to bring the curtain down on the 2021 season of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) this weekend with the highly anticipated Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain in Sakhir. This year’s hugely exciting campaign is set for a thrilling climax as “The Home of Motorsport in the Middle East” hosts endurance racing’s global elite for a sixth and final round. It will be the second successive week that the Spirit of Le Mans is brought to life at BIC. It follows the successful hosting of the Bapco 6 Hours of…

London : Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air participated in the World Travel Market (WTM), the world’s leading travel trade show, which took place in London from 1 to 3 November, 2021. The airline attended the event alongside Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority and Bahraini travel and tourism industry representatives, including hotels, travel agencies and destination management companies. “World Travel Market is a key industry event which Gulf Air attends on an annual basis,” Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gulf Air who attended the event said. “We believe it provides a great…

Washington : Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people amid growing concerns about the technology and its misuse by governments, police and others, said AP. “This change will represent one of the largest shifts in facial recognition usage in the technology’s history,” Jerome Pesenti, vice president of artificial intelligence for Facebook’s new parent company, Meta, wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. “Its removal will result in the deletion of more than a billion people’s individual facial recognition templates.” He said the company was trying to weigh the positive…

London, Nov. 2 (BNA): The 2021 edition of the World Travel and Tourism Expo is being held on November 1-3 in ExCel London, the United Kingdom. Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) is taking part in the three-day exhibition, which coincides with the gradual decline of the global pandemic. BTEA seeks through this global expo to bolster Bahrain’s standing on the world tourism map as a safe destination for tourists and highlight the Kingdom’s credentials, facets and mega projects. It also seeks to promote the standing of the Kingdom of Bahrain as a world standard destination for family, business,…

Glasgow :  His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today met with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, The Rt Hon Liz Truss MP, at COP26, held in Glasgow, Scotland. His Royal Highness highlighted the Kingdom of Bahrain’s long history of strategic cooperation and coordination with the United Kingdom. His Royal Highness noted the importance of further advancing Bahrain-UK relations, in line with joint agreements that benefit both countries and their peoples. His Royal Highness expressed his best…