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DUBAI : With less than 10 days to go until it opens its doors to the world, Expo 2020 Dubai today launched its official song. The song, “This Is Our Time”, highlights pride in the UAE’s culture, celebrates the future and brings together nations from around the world, while conveying the story of Expo’s overarching theme of “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future” through the universal language of music. The song features Hussain Al Jassmi, one of the UAE’s biggest artists and Expo 2020 Ambassador, accompanied by Lebanese-American Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Mayssa Karaa, who is also Artistic Director of Expo’s all-female Firdaus…

Moscow : Russia’s ruling party will get 324 of the 450 seats in the next national parliament, election authorities announced Tuesday. The number is less than the pro-Kremlin party, United Russia, won in the previous election but still an overwhelming majority, said an AP report today. Retaining the party’s dominance in the State Duma was widely seen as crucial for the Kremlin ahead of Russia’s presidential election in 2024. The results gave United Russia 49.8% of the vote for the 225 seats apportioned by parties. Another 225 lawmakers are chosen directly by voters, and United Russia candidates won 198 of…

Bahrain : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today received the outgoing ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand, His Excellency Thanis Na Songkhla, at Riffa Palace, to mark the end of his tenure in the Kingdom of Bahrain. His Royal Highness highlighted the steady growth of ties between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Kingdom of Thailand. In light of agreements between the two countries, His Royal Highness noted the importance of further developing mutually beneficial bilateral relations. His Royal Highness commended the efforts of HE Thanis Na Songkhla to further…

Bahrain : Nasser Vocational Training Center (NVTC) Executive Director Dr. Abdullah Nasser Al Nuaimi received a delegation from the US embassy made up of Counselor for Political and Economic Affairs Apar Sidhuand Political Officer Solmaz Sharifi. The delegation was briefed on the center since its inception in line with the aspirations of HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Sports HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Chairman of the board of trustees. The directives of HM the King were to transform the educational edifice into a developed scientific city with a leadership role in cloud computing…

Bahrain : National Security Advisor and Royal Guard Commander Major-General His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa received a phone call from Commander of United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and Commander of United States Fifth Fleet (C5F) Charles Bradford Cooper. The advisor praised the relations and cooperation between Bahrain and the US and their development on the military level.

Berlin : Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski on Tuesday received the Golden Shoe award as last season’s top scorer in Europe, said dpa. Poland’s Lewandowski netted a Bundesliga record 41 goals in 2020-21, bettering the mark of 40 former Bayern great Gerd Mueller achieved in 1971-72. Six-time winner Lionel Messi was second with 30 goals for Barcelona, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo who had 29 for Juventus, said dpa Mueller, who died recently, is the only other Bayern player to have won the award. “I’m delighted by this great honor,” Lewandowski said. German Football League boss Christian Seifert said the record…

Toronto : Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party secured victory in parliamentary elections but failed to get the majority he wanted in a vote that focused on the coronavirus pandemic but that many Canadians saw as unnecessary, AP. The Liberal Party was leading or elected in 158 seats — one more than they won in 2019, and 12 short of the 170 needed for a majority in the House of Commons. The Conservatives were leading or elected in 119 seats, two less than they won in 2019. The leftist New Democrats were leading or elected in 25, while the Bloc…

Bahrain: Minister of Labour and Social Development, Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, chaired virtually today the 7th meeting of the GCC Labour Ministers Committee and the 7th meeting of the GCC Ministers of Social Affairs Committee. The meetings were attended by the GCC Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs. Present was also GCC Secretary General, Dr. Nayef Falah Al Hajraf. In an inaugural speech of the two meetings, the Minister of Labour and Social Development conveyed the greetings of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime…

Mr Mansoor, Founder & CEO of Saara group heads a series of ventures and organisations spread across the domains of information technology, energy, oil & gas, sports, seed capital investments, and is a well-known social activist and philanthropist. Founded in 2019, the World Youth Group, is a globally renowned team of elected young leaders, politicians, parliamentarians and diplomats. Their mission is to Educate, Encourage, and Engage global youth in social and political sectors within the UN realm by supporting the United Nations initiatives. Apart from the UN and it’s Agencies, the entity to host highest number of elected representatives in…

Beijing: The Beizhong International Travel Agency in the eastern city of Tianjin has had only one customer since coronavirus outbreaks that began in July prompted Chinese leaders to renew city lockdowns and travel controls. Most of China is virus-free, but the severe response to outbreaks has left would-be tourists jittery about traveling to places they might be barred from leaving. That has hit consumer spending, hindering efforts to keep the economic recovery on track, AP reports. China’s “zero tolerance” strategy of trying to isolate every case and stop transmission has helped keep the country where the virus first was detected…