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Bahrain : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received at Sakhir Palace today Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK), Dr. Mohammed Yousef Al-Hashel who presented him with a commemorative gift marking the 40th anniversary of the Gulf Cooperation Council. HM the King welcomed the CBK Governor, commending his efforts to boost economic and banking cooperation between the two countries. He also thanked him for the commemorative gift which documents the GCC achievements and commemorates the role of the founding leaders. HM the King expressed appreciation of strong fraternal relations between Bahrain and Kuwait and growing cooperation…

Bahrain : The Representatives Council hosted today a US delegation from the Senate and House of Representatives where they were received by MPs Abdullah Al Dhawadi and Hesham Ashiri. The visit came within the framework of boosting parliamentary cooperation, exchanging experiences, promoting parliamentary diplomacy and getting informed about the efforts of the legislative councils at the regional and international level. MP Al Dhawadi conveyed the greetings of Representatives Council Speaker, Fawzia Zainal, and the council’s Secretariat General, praising deep-rooted historic relations and strategic partnership between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the USA. The US delegation was briefed about the Representatives…

Abu Dhabi – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital Abu Dhabi is in the final phase of launching the 18th edition of the International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX 2021). ADIHEX 2021, the largest event of its kind in the Middle East and Africa and one of the most important events specialized in this field worldwide, will be held on September 27 – October 3 under the auspices of HH Shaikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Falconers’ Club. The new edition is organized by the Emirates Falconer’s Club under the theme…

Chief of Public Security Lt-General Tariq Al Hassan has received a US Congress delegation. Assistant Chief of Public Security for Operations and Training Affairs, Brigadier Dr Shaikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Khalifa and Assistant Undersecretary for Planning and Organisation, Col. Mohammed Al-Haram, attended. He welcomed the guests, highlighting the importance of such visits and meetings in reinforcing ties between the two friendly countries. The Chief briefed the US officials on the Interior Ministry efforts to promote security and safety. He also highlighted the directives of His Excellency the Interior Minister to protect security and stability through training, hi-tech equipment and…

Singapore : Singapore’s aviation regulator said on Monday it would approve the return to service of the Boeing Co 737 MAX more than two years after the plane was grounded, becoming the latest country in the Asia Pacific region to do so. The approval is based on operators including Singapore Airlines Ltd complying with airworthiness directives and additional flight crew training requirements, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said in a statement, Reuters reported. Singapore grounded the 737 MAX in March 2019 following two fatal crashes. The approval for its return comes months after the model returned to service in the…

Bahrain : HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, Head of the General Sports Authority and President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee has received at his office in Al Wadi Palace Bahrain’s Ambassador to Oman  Juma bin Ahmed Al Ka’abi The meeting was attended by HH Shaikh Salman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Vice President of the General Sports Authority and HE Dr Abdulrahman Sadiq Askar, CEO of the General Sports Authority. HH Shaikh Khalid hailed the ambassador’s efforts to cement the historic relations binding Bahrain and Oman,  supported by…

Rome :  The health ministers of the world’s 20 leading economies have agreed to work towards more equity in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines at a meeting in Rome on the next steps in the effort to contain the coronavirus. The conditions are in place to agree to what G20 ministers have dubbed the Rome Pact, Italy’s health minister, Roberto Speranza, said. One key commitment of the pact is a fairer distribution of vaccines beyond wealthy nations based on the shared understanding that vaccination is a right of all and not the privilege of a few, Speranza said, dpa reports.…

Paris :  Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of the iconic French New Wave film “Breathless,” whose crooked boxer’s nose and rakish grin went on to make him one of the country’s most recognizable leading men, has died. He was 88. His death was confirmed by the office of his lawyer, Michel Godest Monday, reports AP. Belmondo’s career spanned 50 years. Belmondo, who embodied in the 1960s a new type of male star characterized by pure virility rather than their classic good looks, went on to appear in more than 80 films and worked with a variety of major French directors, from Francois…

New York : Leylah Fernandez is a self-described “happy-go-lucky girl” having the time of her life at Flushing Meadows, raising her fists, pumping her arms and riling up crowds while beating two past U.S. Open champions to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. A day before her 19th birthday, the unseeded left-hander from Canada grabbed the last five games to eliminate 2016 title winner Angelique Kerber 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Sunday, demonstrating that an earlier upset of defending champion Naomi Osaka was certainly no fluke. With grit and guile, plus a veteran’s poise in the face of big deficits…

Bahrain : The Kingdom of Bahrain was ranked among the top 20 global economies in attracting direct investment, according to the Financial Times’ Greenfield FDI Performance Index 2021. Bahrain ranked 15th among 84 countries from around the world that were included in the report. The Kingdom also ranked 2nd in the Gulf and 3rd in the Middle East and North Africa. According to the index, Bahrain obtained 3.23 points and a rating of (above 1), which reflects the relatively large contribution of direct investments to the Kingdom’s economy. The report compares the size of the economies of countries and the…