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India’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai has been unveiled, as the countdown continues to the grand opening of the global event. The National was on hand for a tour of the five-storey structure, which is expected to be among the most popular attractions at the world fair. India is celebrating its participation in the first expo to be held in the Middle East in style. Visiting dignitaries admired the spectacular light show held in honour of the first viewing of the impressive pavilion on Wednesday evening. Speaking to The National, Pavan Kapoor, India’s ambassador to the UAE, outlined his hope that the…

US : President Joe Biden acknowledged Wednesday his administration should have consulted with the French government before announcing a new trilateral security pact with Australia and the United Kingdom, which saw Australia renege on a multibillion-dollar submarine deal with France. According to a joint statement released by the White House describing a phone call between Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron — which the statement noted came at Biden’s request — they “agreed that the situation would have benefitted from open consultations among allies on matters of strategic interest to France and our European partners. President Biden conveyed his ongoing…

Bahrain: A conference will be held in October under the theme “Soial Dialogue in times of Crises”, in cooperation with the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The General Federation of  Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) will hold the event under the patronage of Labour and Social and Development Minister Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan. The minister received GFBTU Secretary-General Abdul Qader Al Shehabi and his deputy  Hassan Abdulla Al Halwaji and discussed labour issues and efforts to promote tripartite dialogue. They also discussed the implementation of recent legislations, mainlung decree-law 21 of 2021 on regulating the labour market and the decree 16…

New York : Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, met today at the headquarters of the Mission of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Nations in New York, with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), HE Peter Maurer, on the sidelines of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the tireless efforts of ICRC to help the afflicted people in the world in various emergency and disaster situations. They emphasized the importance of cooperation between the Kingdom of Bahrain and ICRC in…

Manama: Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Commander of United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and Commander of United States Fifth Fleet (C5F) Charles Bradford Cooper. The commander-in-chief praised the relations and cooperation between Bahrain and the US and their development on the military level.

New York: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the current session of the GCC Ministerial Council, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani headed the GCC delegation to the joint Ministerial Meeting of the GCC ministers of foreign affairs and the European Union’s delegation, headed by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell. The meeting, on the sidelines of UN General Assembly 76, was attended by Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Kuwait’s Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs of the State Shaikh Dr. Ahmed Nasser…

Manama: President of the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) and Head of the National Medical Team for Combatting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Lieutenant General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa received Cabinet Affairs Ministry’s Undersecretary and Honorary President of the Good Word Society His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa who presented to him the Voluntary Work Award honoring Team Bahrain for the second consecutive year. HH Shaikh Isa expressed his sincere appreciation for the outstanding and noble contributions made by the members of The National Medical Team for Combatting the Coronavirus (COVID-19), led by His Royal…

The Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh Police arrested Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui late on Tuesday night on charges of religious conversion, news agency ANI reported. Siddiqui is one of the biggest clerics from western Uttar Pradesh. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh ADG (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar said that the cleric had direct links with mass unlawful conversion racket. “Mulana Kaleem had direct links with mass unlawful conversion racket which was busted by ATS earlier this year. Kaleem not only funded and oversaw conversion activities but also used his trust to fund madrasas involved in unlawful conversion,”…

Abu Dhabi: One of the greatest merits of the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) is its standing as the first and most prominent heritage event in the Arab region that celebrates dogs as the loyal friends of man for thousands of years. ADIHEX, the largest of its kind in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, is organized under the patronage of HH Shaikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Falconers’ Club, on September 27 – October 3, under the theme “Sustainability and Heritage…A Reborn Aspiration”. ADIHEX…

Manama: Under the patronage of the Speaker of Bahrain’s Council of Representatives, Fawzia bint Abdulla Zainal, the Centre for Arab Parliamentary Diplomacy at the Arab Parliament, today launched the first Applied Diploma for Women Parliamentarians in the Arab World, themed “Modern Skills for Women Parliamentarians’ Parliamentary Work.” Addressing the opening ceremony, Zainal stressed that the importance of the diploma stems from the crucial role played by women parliamentarians in the Arab world, noting that after the empowerment phase, the focus now is on consolidating Arab women’s advancement, enhancing their role in building their societies and strengthening their effective participation in achieving…