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Dubai : With one month to go until Expo 2020 Dubai welcomes its first visitors, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid has commended everyone involved in successfully delivering the event to the world. Touring the Expo site on Wednesday, Sheikh Mohammed, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, praised all employees and organisations for their support in the journey of creating the world’s largest cultural event. He was also briefed on pending finishing touches and final programming for the Expo. “We look forward to receiving delegations from 191 countries as well as businesses, multilateral organisations and educational institutions, who will join in the…

Bahrain :  The Isa bin Salman Education Charitable Trust has announced that applications for the eighth edition of its endowment scholarships are open from Sunday, 5 September 2021, to Thursday, 9 September 2021. On this occasion, His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Isa bin Salman Education Charitable Trust, highlighted the importance of investing in the Kingdom’s youth, as they play an integral part in the Kingdom’s comprehensive development, led by HM the King. HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman commended the Kingdom’s educational development, which continues to receive the…

Washington : Daniil Medvedev eased into the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Dominik Koepfer, reports AP. The No. 2 seed and 2019 runner-up broke Koepfer’s serve seven times and moved on to play Pablo Andujar of Spain in the next round. Fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev also advanced but 15th-seeded Grigor Dimitrov, a semifinalist in the 2019 U.S. Open, retired after losing two tiebreakers and trailing 4-0 in the third set against Alexei Popyrin.

Berlin :  World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and German Chancellor Angela Merkel officiated at the opening in Berlin on Wednesday of a pandemic early warning hub. The centre aims to prepare the world for future pandemics through the collection and analysis of large amounts of data, reports dpa international today. “The hub will bring together partners worldwide to collaborate and create the tools and data needed for all countries to prepare, detect and respond to pandemic and epidemic risks,” the WHO said on its website. The hub’s first director is to be the German-born Nigerian epidemiologist Chikwe…

Riyadh :  Saudi Arabia is establishing women’s football in a serious way, incoming national coach Monika Staab said. The responsible officials in the football federation are women who have something to say, Staab said, Deutsche press agency (dpa) reported. Staab takes over as coach of the first Saudi women’s national team on Wednesday. The 62-year-old is a former Bundesliga coach who has worked in Bahrain and Qatar. The Saudi Football Federation is firmly behind the project, Staab says. “It’s not that they’re just allowing it to happen.” The German trainer will have to build the national team from scratch. Women’s…

Bahrain : BRAVE Combat Federation has officially announced another pivotal women’s strawweight bout for its inaugural event in Konin, Poland on September 25th as hometown heroine Ewelina Wozniak battles Samin “Devil” Kamal Beik of Italy on the much-awaited BRAVE CF 54 card. Last August 23, Wozniak signed an exclusive multi-fight deal with BRAVE CF. Hailed as the No. 1 pound-for-pound female fighter in Poland and ranked No. 4 across Eastern Europe, she holds an immaculate 5-0 slate with two victories by submission and one via knockout. The woman standing in her way is Kamal Beik, who needs no introduction inside…

Bahrain :  In light of supporting the digital transformation strategy in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority issued the first license to execute e-signature and trust services, to BENEFIT Company at the beginning of August. On this occasion, TRA’s Director of Cyber Security & Technical Affairs Eng. Mohamed Alnoaimi said “Through licensing trust and e-signature services, TRA seeks to keep pace with the latest technologies and developments to carry out its tasks and perform its duties to achieve the strategy of the digital transformation. The e-signature service is the latest initiative of TRA in this field. The increased…

Bahrain: His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Isa Award for Service to Humanity, chaired the board meeting today. The board reviewed the secretariat-general’s memorandum on the names and works of the 200 applicants for the award in its fifth edition. It also reviewed the secretariat-general’s memorandum on the nominations for the jury and studied profiles. The board considered the appropriate arrangements for the winner’s ceremony in light of the current health situation. HH Shaikh Mohammed praised the efforts made by the board members to support the…

Bahrain :  The Civil Aviation Affairs has updated Bahrain’s Red List countries, in line with directives issued by the Government Executive Committee in response to recommendations made by the National Taskforce for Combatting the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The latest update includes the addition of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Slovenia, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Republic of Costa Rica, and the Republic of Ecuador to the Red List, effective Friday, 3 September 2021. The Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of India, the Republic of Panama, and the Dominican Republic have been removed from the Red…

Bahrain : Indian Union minister of state (MoS) for external affairs V Muraleedharan visits the Kingdom of Bahrain  on Monday for the first time. The decision was taken at a meeting of the India-Bahrain high joint commission which was co-chaired in New Delhi by external affairs minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and his Bahraini counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani. HE V Muraleedharan was received by HE Ambassador  Tawfeeq Ahmed Al Mansoor, Undersecretary for Consular Affairs, MFA Minister met HE Dr. Abdulatif  bin Rashid Al Zayani , minister of Foreign Affairs, Bahrain  and  holds talks with the country’s ministers and dignitaries. This…