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Cairo: Bahrain is participating in the 47th Arab Labour Conference in Cairo with a delegation head by Labour and Social development Minister Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan. Topics to be reviewed by the conference include “entrepreneurship and small enterprises” with a focus on the reality of entrepreneurship and the economic and legislative structures in Arab countries to support this sector. It will also discuss obstacles limiting the growth and stability of medium and small enterprises. The conference will also debate the impact of COVID-19 on small enterprises and the precautionary measures taken by countries to limit the spread of the pandemic;…

Bahrain : The Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) and the General Directorate of Traffic (GDT) will hold a video session via Insta live on September 8 at 10 a.m. The video, to be broadcast via their Instagram channels @iGABahrain and @TrafficBH, will discuss the new service for reporting minor and mutually resolved traffic accidents via the eTraffic app. Citizens and residents have been urged to join the Insta Live where Head of Legal Affairs Section Major Khaled Buqais will help raise awareness on the new services and familiarize audiences with their criteria, as well as reply to enquiries. The new…

Bahrain : The Ministry of Health has inspected 430 hair salons, beauty parlours and massage outlets since the 1st  of August. Health Inspectors checked the validity of employees’  medical test certificates and clarified procedures for booking appointments via  Bahrain.bh portal. The campaign is in line with Edict 15 of 2020, issued by the Minister of Health, making it mandatory for employees working at trading and industrial outlets to undergo periodic medical screening. Food Control inspectors also conducted 952 field visits last month to food outlets to ensure their full compliance with mandatory health regulations and protect employees and customers’ safety.…

Houston : U.S. Gulf Coast energy companies on Saturday got a boost from the reopening of ports and restart of oil refineries shut by Hurricane Ida, but damage to key facilities still crimped oil production. The ninth named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season has cut more U.S. oil and gas production than any of the eight named storms to strike the U.S. Gulf Coast last year. After landfall in Louisiana last Sunday, Ida raced to the U.S. northeast, causing deadly flooding, Reuters reported. Royal Dutch Shell Plc, the largest U.S. Gulf Coast producer, was still evaluating damage to…

A US doctor is urging people to stop taking the horse deworming drug Ivermectin to treat Covid-19. Patients have been needing urgent treatment at emergency units in Oklahoma hospitals after overdosing on the drug, Delta Covid variant, says. Small doses of Ivermectin are approved for use on humans, but not for Covid. He said a “handful” of people overdosing on the drug were putting further strain on hospital staff already stretched by a surge in Covid cases. “The [emergency rooms] are so backed up that gunshot victims were having hard times getting to facilities where they can get definitive care…

Bahrain : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued directives to dispatch urgent humanitarian relief aid to Afghanistan. HM the King also assigned the Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF), chaired by HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, to supervise the operation. HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa  expressed deepest thanks to HM the King, RHF Honorary Chairman,  hailing his  humanitarian initiatives in support of disaster-hit and needy people all over the world as part of Bahrain’s drive to to consolidate international solidarity and bolster fraternal and humanitarian…

Berlin : More than 61 per cent of people in Germany have now been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, tweeted on Saturday, said dpa international. According to the figures published, more than 54 million people (65.7 percent of the population) have received a first dose and almost 51 million people (61.2 percent of the population) are now fully vaccinated, which in most cases requires a second shot. In Germany vaccination fatigue is spreading visibly. The main reason, according to Christian Drosten, a virologist at Berlin’s Charite Hospital, is indifference among the population. Germany will therefore “definitely” need to reintroduce social…

Bahrain : National Initiative for Agricultural Development (NIAD) Secretary-General Shaikha Maram bint Isa Al Khalifa has praised the Royal Decree of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to establish the His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa , a closed Bahraini joint stock company. The royal initiative confirms His Majesty the King’s great interest in the agricultural sector and the importance of investing in it as one of the pillars of the Bahraini economy, she said. In a statement, Shaikha Maram lauded the positive effects of the royal auspices on the development of the agricultural sector and…

Bahrain : Agriculture and Marine Resources Undersecretary at the Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Ministry, Dr. Nabil Mohammed Abu Al-Fath, has stressed the importance of using modern technology in the field of food security, noting that the kingdom, as part of its food security strategy, is keen to put in place a solid infrastructure for the food security industry, based on taking advantage of modern techniques and the latest scientific developments in the field of aquaculture and fish farming. He indicated that the Works Ministry has adopted a roadmap to achieve its food security goals, highlighting the directives of…

Bahrain : Customs President, Shaikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalifa, today announced a new milestone of the Customs Affairs, which reduced the average waiting period for loaded trucks coming to Bahrain to 52 minutes in the first half of August, compared with 757 minutes in the previous years.  This was highlighted in the performance indicators of the King Fahad Causeway. He highlighted various steps the Customs Affairs took in recent years, including signing agreements with supervisory bodies to achieve the best results of reducing the average of the waiting periods of trucks on the causeway. Those steps resulted in a…