Author: News Desk

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is travelling to New Delhi this week to be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations and to commemorate with Indian leaders the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cairo and Delhi. It would be Mr El Sisi’s third visit to India since the former army general took the reins in the most populous Arab nation in 2014, but his most significant by far given the giant leaps made by the two countries in cementing and expanding their relationship. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last visited Cairo in August 2015. “It is…

PARIS :  Schiaparelli kicked off haute couture season Monday with plenty of glamorous frivolity and exaggerated silhouettes ahead of the highly anticipated show by powerhouse Christian Dior. Schiaparelli also offered surreal takes on classics harking back to the 1930s heyday of house founder Elsa Schiaparelli. The mood at the first spring-summer couture show of the season was enlivened by gold accents and intricate embellishments in front of a a slew of VIPs inside the gilded atrium of the Petit Palais. Designer Daniel Roseberry was in top form, taking classical styles and giving them unexpected twists. A dark tuxedo with stiff…

MOSCOW : Russia and Estonia on Monday were expelling the ambassadors from each other’s countries in a tit-for-tat move, saying that their diplomatic missions will be headed by charges d’affaires as relations between the countries sank to a new low over Ukraine. In a show of solidarity with its Baltic neighbor, Latvia announced that it would also downgrade diplomatic relations with Moscow as of Feb. 24. The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Estonian Ambassador Margus Laidre and ordered him to leave the country by Feb. 7. The statement issued by the ministry said that Estonia’s diplomatic representation from now on will…

Manama :  Beban an entrepreneurship-themed reality television show produced by Hope Ventures, the investment arm of Hope Fund announced its opening of applications for season 3, encouraging entrepreneurs looking for an opportunity to fundraise to register and participate in the show. Beban aims to matchmake promising businesses with strategic regional investors who can help businesses scale and expand beyond borders, as well as provide opportunities for business growth to the show’s participants. Through its first and second seasons, Beban has successfully facilitated the co-investment in local and regional opportunities by the public and private sectors alongside one another, with the…

Manama : The Information &eGovernment Authority (iGA) released its foreign trade report of Fourth quarter 2022, containing data on the balance of trade, imports, exports (national origin) and re-exports. The value of imports increased by 0.3%, reaching to BD1.410 billion during Fourth quarter 2022 compared to BD1.406 billion for the same quarter of the previous year. The top 10 countries accounted for 69% of the value of imports, while the remaining countries accounting for 31%. China ranked first when it came to imports with a total value of BD183 million, United Arab Emirates was the second with BD133 million, and…

Manama :  His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today chaired the weekly Cabinet Meeting at Gudaibiya Palace. The Cabinet highlighted the importance of the discussions held between His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during His Majesty’s visit to the UAE. On the occasion of International Day of Education, the Cabinet congratulated Bahrain’s educational professionals, highlighting their critical role in contributing to the country’s education sector – one of many sectors under the Kingdom’s…

Manama : President of the University of Bahrain (UoB), Dr. Jawaher Shaheen Al Mudhahka, received here today the German Ambassador to Bahrain, Clemens Hach. UoB President discussed with the envoy ways to enhance cooperation in several available fields, including facilitating the process of concluding scientific and research agreements and exchanging academic expertise between UoB and with German universities. Dr. Al Mudhahka emphasised the vital role played by Bahrain’s diplomatic missions in general, in developing academic and cultural relations with countries in particular, highlighting efforts to strengthen international relations, and create broad scientific horizons, through the exchange of cultural and scientific…

Manama: The national organising committee of the 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and its related meetings, chaired by the First Deputy Chairman of the Shura Council, Jamal Mohammed Fakhro, today held a meeting with the National Communication Centre (NCC)’s Chief Executive Officer, Yousif Al-Binkhalil, and a number of its representatives, in the presence of the panel’s media team. The two sides discussed the detailed plan for media coverage of the Kingdom’s hosting of the largest international parliamentary gathering on March 11-15. During the meeting, Jamal Fakhro affirmed the committee’s keenness to coordinate with various media agencies and institutions,…

Bahrain : Under the patronage of HH Shaikha Noora bint Hamad Al Khalifa, Captain of Al Fursan team, Ghaleb Al Alawi, Secretary of Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation (BREEF)  and Tawfiq Al Salehi, Director of the HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa Media Office and Information Centre, crowned the winners of the HH Shaikha Noora bint Hamad Al Khalifa Dressage Championship, organised by BREEF at the Military Federation arena, Al Raffah. The event featured strong competition across all the categories as the participants showcased great displays and exhibited their high abilities to reign their horses. Seventy five competitors…

BEIRUT :  A building collapsed in a neighborhood in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo early Sunday, killing at least 16 people, including one child, and injuring four others, state media reported. The five-story building housing about 30 people is in the Sheikh Maksoud neighborhood under the control of the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. It collapsed overnight, according to the report, after water leakages weakened the structure’s foundation.