Author: News Desk

UAE : The ‘Double Moon’ campaign, which was organised in the run-up to Hope Probe’s arrival to Mars, bagged an Outdoor Silver Lion at the prestigious Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The campaign, which brought Mars’ twin moons Phobos and Deimos to the skies of Dubai earlier in February using new technologies for the first time in the Middle East, was selected from 29,000 entries across 90 countries by a jury panel of leading advertising and media professionals. Organised by the UAE Government Media Office, the creative campaign aimed to engage UAE citizens and residents and generate excitement a…

Peru : Peru’s new president Pedro Castillo, a village school teacher, took office on Wednesday following a narrow election victory over right-wing populist candidate Keiko Fujimori. The 51-year-old took his oath of office in Congress in Lima, promising “a new constitution and a new Peru” on the 200th anniversary of the country’s independence. “We are a government of the people,” Castillo, from the Marxist-Leninist Peru Libre party, said. “Peru is now ruled by a peasant,” according to Deutsche press agency (dpa). Castillo pledged to create jobs, provide government aid for poor families, and invest in education, saying his administration will…

Saudi Arabia : Chairman of the Board of Directors of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) Abdullah Amer Al-Sawahah announced the inauguration of the 4th Industrial Revolution Center in partnership with the World Economic Forum (WEF). This was on the sidelines of the first Saudi Forum for the 4th Industrial Revolution, which is organized by KACST at its headquarters with the participation of the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the World Economic Forum, Professor Klaus Schwab, a number of ministers and officials, and a group of local and international speakers, Saudi Press Agency (SPA)…

Bahrain : Shura Council Chairman Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh affirmed on the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, the efforts of the government headed by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister on achieving progress in the protection of human rights in Bahrain, and implementing many initiatives that specialize in combating trafficking persons and establishing modern human rights concepts. Shura chairman stressed that Bahrain continues fighting human trafficking, noting that the Kingdom has topped countries in the success in fighting the trafficking in persons per a report by the US Department of State for two years. In addition to many initiatives,…

Bahrain: Works Ministry announced that the maintenance works of Isa Town Underpass on Sh. Salman Highway necessitate closure of one lane on stages in both directions and one lane will be provided for traffic movement in both directions. The closure will be effective from Friday for a period of 36 days.

Bahrain : Education Minister and Higher Education Council’s Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. Majid bin Ali Al Nuaimi chaired a meeting to discuss the latest developments of the establishment of Isa Al Kabeer Al Hedaya Al Khalifiya University. The meeting discussed the university terms of academic, administrative and construction, and the contacts and meetings that took place with a number of higher education institutions in many countries, and the requirements for these institutions to cooperate with the university. The meeting was attended by Assistant Secretary-General for Evaluation and Accreditation Dr. Mona Al Balushi, and a number of officials from the…

Tokyo : The United States won the first ever gold medal in women’s 3×3 basketball after defeating the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) 18-15 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Americans lost just one game en route to the Olympic title. Team USA claimed their 11th gold medal of the Summer Games and the nation’s 31st medal overall. The ROC took silver and China won bronze.

TOKYO — America’s Katie Ledecky has done it again. The most versatile swimmer at these Olympic Games won a gold medal in the first-ever women’s 1,500-meter freestyle, a little more than an hour after finishing fifth in the 200. Ledecky finished the 1,500 in 15:37.34, followed by U.S. teammate Erica Sullivan, 4.07 seconds back. Germany’s Sarah Kohler took bronze. “I think people maybe feel bad for me that I’m not winning everything but I want people to be more concerned about other things going on in the world where people are truly suffering,” Ledecky said after her 1,500 race. “I’m just proud…

Tokyo : Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic on Wednesday described playing conditions at the Tokyo Games as “really brutal” but welcomed the decision by organizers to push back match start times amid hot and humid conditions in the Japanese capital. “I did experience certain similar days, one day in Miami or New York, or sometimes it happens here and there, but it’s one or two days, and then it passes. Here is every single day. So, it’s really draining players’ energy, and you just don’t feel yourself,” Djokovic added. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced on Wednesday that tennis matches…

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