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New Delhi : India’s complex mission to evacuate its citizens and Afghan partners from Kabul after its swift takeover by the Taliban last week has been named as “Operation Devi Shakti”. The name of the operation was known when External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar mentioned it in a tweet on Tuesday while referring to the arrival of a fresh batch of 78 evacuees in Delhi. “Op Devi Shakti continues. 78 evacuees from Kabul arrive via Dushanbe. Salute @IAF_MCC, @AirIndiain and #TeamMEA for their untiring efforts. #DeviShakti,” he said. IT

Bahrain : Foreign Ministry Undersecretary for International Affairs, Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, held a virtual meeting with the Director General for Bilateral Political Affairs for Asia in the Turkish Foreign Ministry Nilvana Darama. Dr. Shaikh Abdullah praised the distinguished relations between Bahrain and Turkey at all levels and highlighted the importance of coordination between the two countries on issues of common interest, especially that the Kingdom will succeed Turkey in chairing the 2021-2022 Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) next month. The Turkish official expressed pride in the advanced level of friendship and cooperation between Bahrain and Turkey and…

Bahrain : Information Affairs Minister, Ali bin Mohammed Al-Romaihi, today received employee, Information Minister , who presented him a copy of the master’s degree thesis in Business Administration, on the impact of online financial disclosure on the performance of Islamic banks, she had obtained from the Al-Ahlia University. The minister congratulated the employee on graduating and obtaining a master’s degree, expressing pride in the efforts of national youth competencies to increase their qualifications and obtain high education certificates, as well as in their prominent contributions to academic research. He wished her every success in her professional and academic careers.

Bahrain : Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) has been nominated the BRP-Rotax authorised distributor for Bahrain with immediate effect, BRP-Rotax said. BIC has been a long-time promoter of Rotax Karting products and the Rotax MAX Challenge as a successful Rotax Service Centre under the governance of Al Ain Raceway, the authorised Rotax distributor for the region so far. “To further strengthen our Rotax Karting activities in the region, BRP-Rotax mutually agreed with Al Ain Raceway to establish BIC as the authorised distributor for the territory of Bahrain,” said Peter Ölsinger, General Manager BRP-Rotax / Member of the Management Board, Vice President…

Bahrain : Registration for in-person public school attendance is now open for all students, the Ministry of Education has said. Under the system, students will attend classes physically two or three days a week while learning in the remaining days will be online, the ministry said in a statement. Students who will be studying online the five days of the week do not have to register, as all students who do not sign up for in-person attendance will be automatically regarded as full online students, the statement said. The registration is available on the ministry website from August 24 until…

Bahrain :  His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received a cable of thanks from His Holiness Pope Francis in reply to HM’s congratulations on the success of HH’s surgery. HH Pope Francis expressed deep appreciation to HM King Hamad for his noble sentiments and wished him health and well-being, and Bahrain further progress and prosperity.

Bahrain : Chairman of the Supreme Council of Health Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa and Health Minister Faeqa bint Saeed Al-Saleh paid a visit to Muharraq Medical Complex projects to inspect the work progress of the Muharraq Healthcare Centre and the Multiple Sclerosis Care Centre projects. The center includes seven clinics: magnetic resonance diagnostics, physiotherapy, manual exercises, private and public treatment rooms, a laboratory, a pharmacy, a scientific research center, a lecture hall, medical warehouses, a service building, administrative offices and parking lots. The chairman affirmed the government’s keenness to meet the needs of citizens and improve health…

Almaty :  Tae Kyun “Ares” Kim did not sign with BRAVE Combat Federation a few years ago to be just another face in the crowd. The unbeaten South Korean continued his run of delivering show-stealing bouts as he battled to a unanimous decision win against Nurzhan “Bizon” Akishev in the main event of BRAVE CF 53 last Saturday, August 21. However, Kim was made to work hard in Almaty, Kazakhstan by a local favorite who had his whole country on his side. The match-up lived up to the promise of a galvanizing encounter between two up-and-coming combatants from a division…

Bahrain : The Executive Director of the Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa Academy for Diplomatic Studies and Chairman of the Equal Opportunities Committee, Her Excellency Ambassador Dr. Shaikha Muneera bint Khalifa Al Khalifa, chaired today the meeting of the Equal Opportunities Committee at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dr. Shaikha Muneera expressed congratulations to the Wife of His Majesty the King and President of the Supreme Council for Women, Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, on the occasion of celebrating the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the SCW. She affirmed that the Committee is in the…

Bahrain :  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the arrival of the first evacuation flight through the national carrier Gulf Air to the friendly United States of America, as part of the Kingdom of Bahrain’s efforts alongside its international partners to help in the humanitarian and relief works in Afghanistan. In this regard, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the US,  Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa, expressed his pride in the Kingdom’s role and commitment to support international humanitarian efforts, reflecting the approach of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa with the continuous follow-up of…