Author: News Desk

Berlin :  With three days to go until Germany’s elections, the candidates took part in a final televised debate on Thursday focusing on differences in foreign and security policy, said dpa. After three previous debates that featured only the three top candidates for chancellor – from the CDU/CSU, the SPD and the Greens – all parties currently represented in the Bundestag took part in the final round. The Social Democrats’ (SPD) candidate, Olaf Scholz, pledged to increase defence spending for the German army on Thursday and added that the most important foreign policy goal would be a strong, sovereign Europe.…

Los Llanos de Aridane, Spain: In more than 50 years growing bananas on the Spanish island of La Palma, Antonio Brito Alvarez has never seen anything like the devastation wrought by the Cumbre Vieja volcano, which has been spewing out molten rock and ash since Sunday. “All this is burnt, burnt from the heat and the wind … The bananas are totally burnt,” said Alvarez, 65, picking off charred black fruit from a tree in his small plantation in the agricultural heartland of Los Llanos de Aridane. Fruit that was spared the scorching heat has been spoiled by fine particles…

Mexico City : Mexico’s foreign ministry said it had recovered valuable manuscripts from the 16th century, including some relating to conquistador Hernan Cortes, months after a group of academics reported them missing from Mexico’s national archives. In apparently systematic fashion, 10 documents were stolen over several years from a collection dedicated to Cortes and later put up for sale in international auction houses including Swann, Bonhams and Christie’s, the academic investigators said. Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Twitter that the documents had been recovered by U.S. investigators and the office of the attorney general of New York. Among…

Vienna : Special Envoy for Climate Affairs, Supreme Council for the Environment, Dr. Mohammed Mubarak bin Daina held a meeting Head of GCC Permanent Mission to the United Nations Col. Dr. Ali Al Jowder, one the sidelines of the 65th session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Congress, in Viena, Austria. The two sides discussed key issues featuring on the IAEA conference agenda, mainly nuclear security and the peaceful uses of atomic energy, as well as technical cooperation. Dr. Al Jowder commended the efforts of Bahrain’s National Committee on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use…

New York : Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, attended the reception hosted by the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations on the occasion of the ninety-first anniversary at Cipriani Grand Central Hotel in New York City. The event was held under the patronage of Saudi Foreign His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud who hailed deep-rooted historical relation that bind Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, government and people . Dr. Al Zayani expressed his sincere congratulations to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its people on this occasion, praising Saudi strategic…

New York: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday it would take “time and actions” to restore confidence in ties after a crisis triggered by Australia’s cancellation of a submarine contract with Paris. France was incensed by Australia’s decision last week to opt instead for a deal with the United States and Britain to purchase nuclear-powered submarines, and it recalled its ambassadors to Washington and Canberra for consultations. The meeting of Blinken and Le Drian came after U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron spoke by telephone on Wednesday and…

Sharjah: The 21st edition of the Sharjah International Narrator Forum (SINF), organized annually by the Sharjah Institute for Heritage, has had a successful launch. The prestigious event, taking place the Expo Centre Sharjah on September 22-30 under the theme “Animal Stories”, has attracted more than 38 countries from around the world. One of its major objectives is to illuminate the stories of narrators and their heritage, especially those of the Emirates and the Arab Gulf, and to bestow upon them the recognition and consideration they deserve. SINF is filled to the brim with cultural sessions, a highlight of which has…

Bahrain: Bahrain’s Ambassador to London, Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, today met the Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), James Cleverly, to discuss topics of common interest. Cleverly praised the supportive role played by the Kingdom of Bahrain in the evacuation operations from Afghanistan and affirmed the distinguished bilateral relations between the two friendly countries, especially in the security and defense areas. He stressed UK’s keenness to continue consolidating the strong partnerships between UK and the friendly countries and allies, on both bilateral and multilateral levels. The Ambassador…

Bahrain : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, was today awarded the C3 Leadership Award. Granted by the 2021 C3 US-Arab Healthcare & Business Summit, the award is in recognition of HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister’s initiatives in the international health sector and role in further  strengthening Bahrain-US relations. On behalf of HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States of America, HE Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa, received the award.

Manama: Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air has announced the resumption of direct flights to Qassim’s Prince Naif Bin Abdulaziz Airport in Saudi Arabia with four weekly flights starting from October 3. The airline will also upgrade its frequencies to and from Saudi Arabia to 91 weekly flights, coinciding with Saudi Arabia’s 91st National Day. “Our operations to and from Saudi Arabia are always within our top commercial priority because of the importance of the Saudi market to Gulf Air,” Gulf Air’s Acting Chief Executive Officer Captain Waleed AlAlawi said. “With the resumption of direct flights to Qassim, we will restore our…