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MOSCOW : Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden, according to a decree signed Monday by the Russian leader. Snowden is one of 75 foreign citizens listed by the decree as being granted Russian citizenship. The decree was published on an official government website. Snowden, a former contractor with the U.S. National Security Agency, has been living in Russia since 2013 to escape prosecution in the U.S. after leaking classified documents detailing government surveillance programs. He was granted permanent Russian residency in 2020 and said at the time that he planned to…

Bahrain : His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Works and Youth Affairs, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Oil and Gas Holding Company B.S.C. (nogaholding), valued the past endeavours and efforts of the company to advance the development of the oil and gas sector, in line with the vision of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and the aspirations of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister. HH Shaikh Nasser made the statements while chairing the third…

Quetta :  A Pakistani army helicopter crashed during an overnight mission in the country’s southwest, killing all six military personnel who were on board, including both pilots, the military said. The crash took place in the district of Hernai, about 150 kilometers (90 miles) north of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province. It was not immediately clear what mission the helicopter was on, and the army provided no further details. Local authorities said an investigation was underway. The latest incident comes weeks after a helicopter carrying a regional commander and five other soldiers crashed in Baluchistan during a flood-related operation…

Bahrain : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today chaired the weekly Cabinet Meeting at Gudaibiya Palace. The Cabinet highlighted the outcomes of the meeting held by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The Cabinet lauded the meeting for strengthening the everlasting relations of cooperation and coordination between both countries. The Cabinet also highlighted the meeting held between HM the King and the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Saudi Arabia,…

Manama : Bahrain Journalists Association (BJA) Chairman Isa Al Shaiji expressed deep thanks to the Minister of Information Affairs Dr. Ramzan bin Abdulla Alnoaimi, for supporting BJA’s participation in the events held on the sidelines of the Arab Information Ministers’ Council meetings in Cairo, Egypt. In a statement today, Al-Shaiji hailed the minister’s kenyonte speech at the opening of the meetings which were held under the patronage of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, noting the address highlighted key issues for the future of the pan-Arab media. He praised the minister’s keenness to support the press profession in the Kingdom of…

New York : Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, met today at the United Nations headquarters here the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. During the meeting, they discussed aspects of joint cooperation between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Nations and its specialised agencies, ways to advance bilateral cooperation in various fields, issues on the agenda of the United Nations General Assembly, and ways to promote international cooperation to address the challenges facing all countries.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, accompanied by a large industry delegation, for a two-day Gulf tour that includes Qatar. Mr Scholz was received at Jeddah airport by Prince Khalid Al Faisal, governor of Makkah region, Finance Minister Mohammed Al Jadaan, and other senior officials, the Saudi Press Agency reported. He later met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and was scheduled to meet a group of Saudi women. The chancellor hopes to agree to new energy partnerships with the oil and gas-rich Gulf states after losing supplies from Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine. Germany’s economy is…

London : Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announced today the airline was named the winner of the World’s Most Improved Airline at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2022; held earlier today at the Langham Hotel, London. The award comes as a testament to Gulf Air’s strategy success which the airline revealed in 2018, which aims at being more customer-centric and becoming the airline of choice in the region. Zayed R. Alzayani, Minister of Industry and Commerce, and Chairman of Gulf Air’s Board of Directors commented, “We are so proud and grateful for the success of…

London : Stocks hit two-year lows on Friday, the dollar scaled a two-decade high and bonds sold off again as investors feared bigger interest rate rises are on their way to tame inflation, while UK assets plunged after huge debt-financed tax cuts were announced. UK assets were already weaker but extended their fall after Britain’s new finance minister unveiled an historic tax-cutting agenda that will see government borrowing soar. UK bond yields were set for their biggest daily rise in decades, and money markets were pricing in Bank of England interest rates of as much as 5% by May next…

MONONGAHELA : House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy on Friday confronted President Joe Biden and the Democratic majority in Congress with a conservative midterm election agenda filled with Trump-like promises, working not only to win over voters but to hold together the uneasy coalition of his own party that has struggled to govern. McCarthy, who is poised to seize the speaker’s gavel if Republicans take control of the House in the fall, never once mentioned the former president. Instead, the GOP leader traveled to battleground Pennsylvania hoping to replicate the strategy that former Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia used to spark voter enthusiasm and gain a majority…