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Manama L Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates Nasser Bourita arrived in Bahrain today to participate in the fifth session of the Bahrain-Morocco Joint Higher Committee. He was welcomed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Bahrain’s Ambassador to Morocco Khalid bin Salman Al-Musallam, Morocco’s Ambassador to Bahrain Mustapha Benkhayi, and senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials.

Global leaders on Thursday extended wishes to India on its 74th Republic Day. India displays its defence capabilities on January 26 each year, displaying its state-of-the-art land, air and marine military equipment to the world on Republic Day with a parade in the capital New Delhi attended by the president, prime minister, diplomats and tens of thousands of citizens. The nation’s constitution came into effect on that date in 1950, making the country a republic. New Delhi has a tradition of inviting a foreign dignitary on the occasion and this year Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is the guest of honour. UAE President Sheikh…

Manama : Speaker of the Council of Representatives, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Parliamentary Delegation, Ahmed bin Salman Al Musallam, today chaired a meeting with diplomatic missions. Shura Council Chairman, Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh was present. The meeting was devoted to reviewing the Kingdom’s preparations to host the 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and its related meetings on March 11-15. Al Musallam welcomed the ambassadors to the “House of the People”, which is one of the fruits of the pioneering Reform Project, launched by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa about two decades…

Manama : Bahrain and India are committed to bolstering relations and deepening cooperation across all areas, the Kingdom’s Ambassador to India has said. “The friendship between the two countries is witnessing greater development and growth in all fields as a natural outcome of a historical process of cooperation between the leaderships and governments of the two countries,” Abdulrahman Mohammed Al Qaoud said. The two countries also look forward to moving ahead in consolidating their relations in line with the aspirations of the two countries and their friendly peoples, he added. “The Kingdom of Bahrain, under the leadership of His Majesty…

Manama: India continues to be among Bahrain’s top trading partners, with bilateral trade reaching its highest level of above $ 1.65 billion in 2021-22, India’s Ambassador to Bahrain has said. “Our economic and commercial cooperation is growing in education, health and pharma sectors, and has expanded to the new and emerging areas of IT, big data, fintech, space technology, food security and renewable energy,” Ambassador Piyush Srivastava said. “Our economic collaboration as well as investments from both sides have also increased, with about 10 physical and virtual B2B meetings covering diverse sectors held last year,” he said in a statement…

Manama : The Indian Embassy to the Kingdom of Bahrain today held a reception part on the occasion of the Republic Day. Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani attended the ceremony in the presence of ambassadors and invitees. Dr. Al Zayani congratulated the Indian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain Piyush Srivastava, hailing strong historic relations binding the two friendly countries. He stressed Bahrain’s keen interest in further developing joint ties, in line with the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the follow-up of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa,…

Wellington :  Chris Hipkins was sworn in Wednesday as New Zealand’s 41st prime minister, following the unexpected resignation last week of Jacinda Ardern. Hipkins, 44, has promised a back-to-basics approach focusing on the economy and what he described as the “pandemic of inflation.” He will have less than nine months before contesting a tough general election, with opinion polls indicating his Labor Party is trailing its conservative opposition, The AP reported. New Zealand Governor-General Cindy Kiro officiated the brief swearing in ceremony in front of his friends and colleagues after she earlier accepted Ardern’s resignation. “This is the biggest privilege…

Rome: The Kingdom of Bahrain Declaration will be highlighted in the Italian capital Rome on Thursday. The Declaration that reflects HM the King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s vision and approach to promote coexistence, peace and tolerance and combat extremism and terrorism in the world was launched in the US in September 2017. “The Declaration which was drafted by HM the King is based on historical foundations about coexistence in Bahrain and the correct religious approach,” King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Existence Chairman Dr. Shaikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa said. “The launch of the Declaration in Europe is…

Manama :  Riffa Views International School (RVIS) hosted Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s International Science and Technology Initiative (MISTI) in its innovation center LEVEL 5. The workshop is co-sponsored with the US embassy and was the first of its kind in the GCC. The program was initiated and co-founded by three graduate MIT Bahraini students, Marwa Al Alawi (MIT Mechanical Engineering, PhD), Maryam Al Jomairi (Doctoral Candidate at Harvard and Fulbright alumna), and Latifa Al Khayat (Graduate student at MIT Architecture) as a way to enrich Bahrain’s scientific and educational communities by promoting cultural and scientific exchange between Bahraini educational…

Manama :  His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa sent a cable of congratulations to Indian President Droupadi Murmu on her country’s Republic Day. His Majesty expressed his best wishes of health and happiness to the president and of further progress and prosperity to the people of India.