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Manama: Interior Minister General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa has valued His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s issuance  of Decree-Law 24/2021, amending Article (13) of Law 18/2017 on penalties and alternative measures. It states: “The relevant authority at the Interior Ministry may request the executive judge to substitute the original penalty by one or more of the alternative penalties set forth in Article (2) of this Law, provided that it would not pose a threat to public security, and that the convicted person must have paid all the financial liabilities handed down against them by a criminal…

Bahrain : Labour and Social Development Minister Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan received Al Kawther Social Care Society Chairman Hussein Al Ali, along with board members, and discussed cooperation to enhance charity and voluntary work in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Ala’ali outlined planned programmes and activities as part of its drive to support development and voluntary efforts, serve the community and build strategic partnership with other civil society institutions. Humaidan commended the efforts exerted by Al Kawther Social Care Society in supporting social and humanitarian schemes and cooperating with other competent authorities to bolster community partnership. He reiterated the ministry’s…

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has had only one Senate-confirmed director since 2006 — B. Todd Jones in 2013 — and it won’t have a new one anytime soon. The White House said Thursday that President Biden has withdrawn the nomination of David Chipman, a former ATF agent who later advocated for new gun safety laws as a top official at the gun violence prevention group Giffords, after it couldn’t find 50 Senate votes to confirm him. Sen. Angus King (I-Vt.) had told the White House he wouldn’t support Chipman’s nomination, and Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) were…

US: Canadian tennis player Leylah Fernandez, who turned 19 this week, and 18-year-old British player Emma Raducanu both won upset semifinal victories at the U.S. Open on Thursday, earning the right to face each other in the final Grand Slam of the season. “Over the past two weeks, they have turned the U.S. Open into joyous coming-out parties that have thrilled the crowds at Arthur Ashe Stadium and left the Grand Slam aspirations of more seasoned and accomplished players in tatters. Fernandez, ranked 73rd in the world and playing in her second U.S. Open, beat the world’s No. 2 player, Aryna Sabalenka…

Washington : President Joe Biden on Thursday is announcing sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant that is killing thousands each week and jeopardizing the nation’s economic recovery. The expansive rules mandate that all employers with more than 100 workers require them to be vaccinated or test for the virus weekly, affecting about 80 million Americans. And the roughly 17 million workers at health facilities that receive federal Medicare or Medicaid also will have to be fully vaccinated. Biden is also signing…

Bahrain: The Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF) has delivered a second shipment of emergency humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, a few days following the first supplies. The humanitarian assistance was provided upon directives from His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and with the continuous support of HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa. HH Shaikh Nasser hailed HM the King’s humanitarian initiatives to supply relief to the afflicted all around the world and praised the support the RHF has from the government headed by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin…

Bahrain : Interior Minister, General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, today held a meeting with governors and directors-general of police directorates. The meeting was attended by Chief of Public Security, Interior Ministry’s Undersecretary for Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs, CEO of eGovernment Authority, Interior Ministry’s Undersecretary, President of Customs and Head of the National Cybersecurity Centre. The meeting was held to mark the success of the Ashoora season because of the commitment to precautionary measures of the National Medical Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Interior Minister welcomed the attendees. He expressed thanks and appreciation to His Majesty…

Bahrain : Bahrain has strongly condemned the launch of explosive-laden drones by the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militias towards Khamis Mushait in Saudi Arabia as systematic and continuous attacks on security and safety of citizens and residents in a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and moral values. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has commended the efficiency and vigilance of the coalition forces to support legitimacy in Yemen for thwarting, intercepting and destroying these drones. The ministry stressed Bahrain’s full support for Saudi Arabia against all threats to its security and stability, and all the measures it takes to defend its…

New York: Rudolph Giuliani was a hero before he was a punchline. Lisa Beamer was a wife and mother before she became a symbol of Sept. 11 — and though her celebrity passed, her widowhood cannot. In the aftermath of the planes falling from the sky, America and the world were introduced to an array of personalities. Some we had known well, but came to see in different ways. Others were thrown into public consciousness by unhappy happenstance, AP reports. Some, like Osama bin Laden and Mullah Mohammad Omar, are dead. But others have gone on to lead lives…

Washington : Saudi Arabia said it welcomed the proposed release by the US of classified documents related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001. “Since that horrific day 20 years ago, the leadership of Saudi Arabia has consistently called for the release of all materials related to the United States’ investigation of the attacks,” the Saudi embassy in Washington said in a media release. “The Kingdom has always advocated for transparency surrounding the September 11 tragedy. As past investigations have revealed, including the 9/11 Commission and the release of the so-called ’28 Pages,’ no evidence has ever emerged to indicate…