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Seoul : Korea’s Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum has expressed satisfaction with the depth of the increasingly growing relations and outstanding cooperation between Bahrain and Korea in various tracks and fields thanks to the support of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and President Moon Jae-in. The Premier lauded Bahrain’s progress and prosperity within the comprehensive development process and its civilized and humanitarian achievements. He also commended the Kingdom’s support to security, peace, the values of tolerance and coexistence, and achievements in confronting the coronavirus pandemic to ensure the health and safety of everyone. He highlighted the Kingdom’s unique…

Bahrain :  His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today issued Edict (44) of 2021, appointing the following directors at the National Cyber Security Centre: 1-  Shaikha Manar bint Abdulla bin Ali Al Khalifa, Director of the Security Systems Development Directorate. 2-  Yousif Mohammed Ali Mathani, Director of the Cyber Policies Directorate. 3-  Aysha Ahmed Khazaal, Director of the Follow-up and Education Directorate. 4-  Salman Duaij Khalifa Al-Yasi, Director of the Support and Computer Operations Directorate. The Minister of Interior shall implement the provisions of the edict, which takes immediate effect,…

Bahrain : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued decree 85 of 2021 restructuring the Future Generation Reserve Fund (FGF) Board as follows: –       Minister of Finance and National Economy (Chairman) –       Ministry of Finance and National Economy Undersecretary for Financial Affairs (Deputy Chairman) –       President of the Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission (member) –       Economic Development Board Chief Executive (member) –       Nader Karim Al Masqati (member) –       Taraq Ahmed Al Samahiji (member) –       Najla Mohammed Al Shirawi (member) –       Ali Mousa…

Bahrain : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today received a telephone call from the Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris. During the telephone call, Vice President Harris expressed the United States’ gratitude and appreciation to the Kingdom of Bahrain for the humanitarian support provided by actively contributing to the Afghanistan evacuation efforts. His Royal Highness and Vice President Harris highlighted the historic depth of Bahrain-US strategic relations and discussed ways to further strengthen ties. The latest regional and international issues of common interest were reviewed, as…

Bahrain : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today issued Edict (45) of 2021, appointing Yousif Yaqub Lori as Director of Information and Follow-up at the Capital Governorate. The Minister of Interior shall implement the provisions of the edict, which takes immediate effect, and will be published in the Official Gazette.

Bahrain : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today issued Royal Decree 86/2021, appointing Dr. Khalid Ahmed Al-Matawa as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Information and e-Government Authority (iGA). The Interior Minister shall implement the Royal Decree, which takes immediate effect, and will be published in the Official Gazette.

Bahrain :  His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today issued Edict (43) of 2021, appointing the following directors at the Information and e-Government Authority (iGA): 1-  Noora Khamis Al-Saadoon, Director of the Economic Statistics Directorate. 2-  Shaikha Mai Mohammed bin Abdulwahab Al Khalifa, Director of the Geographical Information Systems Directorate. 3-  Duaa Sultan Mohammed Salman, Director of the Population and Demographic Statistics Directorate. The Minister of Interior shall implement the provisions of the edict, which takes immediate effect upon publication in the Official Gazette.

Lisbon: Cristiano Ronaldo claimed a scoring world record on Wednesday when his late brace, after missing an early penalty, gave him a tally of 111 international goals and lifted Portugal 2-1 over Ireland in a World Cup qualifier. Ronaldo, 36, broke a tie on 109 goals with Iran’s Ali Daei with an 89th-minute header into the bottom right corner for the equalizer. He then also nodded the winner in Faro six minutes into stoppage time, dpa reports. Success came after Ronaldo wasted a first big opportunity when his 15th-minute penalty was saved by goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu. Ireland led from John…

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified a coronavirus strain called Mu, which was first identified in Colombia in January, as a “variant of interest.” The WHO said in its weekly Covid-19 epidemiological report that there were indications Mu’s mutations enable it to evade antibodies in vaccinated or recovered people even better than other variants, dpa reported. But it said more studies were needed on the variant also known as B.1.621 to definitively prove it is more contagious or more resistant to vaccines. There are now five “variants of interest” that the WHO is monitoring. In addition, there are four “variants of concern,” including the…

Afghanistan : US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin said  that he would visit the Middle East next week to thank partners for sheltering Afghan evacuees. Mr Austin said that after Monday’s completion of the airlift operation from Kabul, the Pentagon would now focus on helping the thousands of rescued Afghan civilians resettle in the US and elsewhere. “We are part of an urgent team effort to move Afghan evacuees out of temporary housing in intermediate staging bases in the Gulf and in Europe and on to begin new lives,” Mr Austin told reporters. “I’ll be travelling to the Gulf next week to thank our partners…