ALGIERS: Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the Algerian capital on Friday in defiance of a heavy security presence to demand the ouster of the country’s army chief.Demonstrators gathered near the capital’s main post office square, the epicentre of Algeria’s protest movement that forced longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down in April,…
Read More
Thousands protest in Algiers despite tight security /node/1557291/middle-east Updated 20 September 2019 September 20, 2019 14:29 0 Thousands protest in Algiers despite tight security Salah on Wednesday ordered police to block protesters from outside Algiers entering the capital to boost numbers at the anti-regime rallies Friday’s protest marked Algeria’s 31st consecutive week of rallies Updated…
Read More
The General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI), the official global representative for Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) and the Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME) are co-organising the 5th Mediterranean Islamic Finance Forum (MIFF): Leveraging on Islamic Finance for Sustainability, Innovation, and Economic Development on 21st November 2019. The…
Read More
Gulf Air, the national airline of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, have added four airports in the United States of America to the list of cities served by the existing codeshare agreement for travel commencing 23 September 2019. The addition of the new destinations further…
Read More
SEOUL: North Korea’s crop production this year is expected to drop to its lowest level in five years, bringing serious shortages for 40 percent of the population, as a dry spell and poor irrigation hit an economy already reeling from sanctions over its weapons programs, the United Nations said on Thursday.In its latest quarterly Crop…
Read More
NEW YORK: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday said during an MSNBC television appearance that he was dropping out of the 2020 presidential campaign.De Blasio, 58, launched his candidacy in May with the central campaign message “Working People First,” becoming the 24th Democrat to attempt to take on President Donald Trump in…
Read More
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Israel’s army raided the offices of a prominent Palestinian NGO early Thursday, its director said, in an operation Amnesty International said aimed to “crush peaceful activism.”Israeli soldiers forced their way into the offices of prisoner support group Addameer in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah at around 2:00 am, the organization’s…
Read More
RIYADH: The Arab coalition intercepted and destroyed a Houthi boat laden with explosives on Thursday. The boat, that was launched from the governorate of Hodeidah, was destroyed in the southern Red Sea, coalition spokesperson Col. Turki Al-Maliki said. Yemen’s Houthis are backed by Iran and have been accused by the Arab coalition of repeatedly attacking shipping in the Red…
Read More
Health Minister Faeqa Al Saleh has opened Micro schools for children at the Salmaniya Medical Complex, in the Children’s Oncology Section Ward 202 and the Children’s Ward 31. The opening coincides with the beginning of the new school year in the Kingdom. Al-Saleh praised the efforts of civil society institutions in supporting the health sector…
Read More
As the “Guest of Honour Country” in this year’s prestigious art show La Biennale Paris, the Kingdom of Bahrain is all set to make a strong cultural statement that combines its thriving contemporary art movement, its timeless craft heritage and a specially produced film on the Kingdom’s cultural persona. The Bahrain Pavilion at La Biennale,…
Read More
KABUL: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Washington is taking back $100 million intended for an Afghan energy infrastructure project, citing unacceptably high levels of corruption in the Afghan government.In the harshly worded statement Thursday, Pompeo said the US will still finish the massive project that involves five power substations and a maze of…
Read More
AMSTERDAM: A former Dutch professional footballer who played for clubs in Portugal, Hungary and England has been shot dead in the latest violence to afflict Amsterdam, police said.Defender Kelvin Maynard, 32, died when two assailants on a motorbike opened fire on his car on Wednesday night in a south-east district of the Dutch capital, a…
Read More
ISTANBUL: Renowned Turkish cartoonist Musa Kart says he has spent as much time in prison and courthouses as he has at work since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power. His latest stint in jail started in April, after an appeals court upheld his sentence of three years and nine months for “helping terrorist organizations.” Released…
Read More
ISTANBUL: Renowned Turkish cartoonist Musa Kart says he has spent as much time in prison and courthouses as he has at work since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power. His latest stint in jail started in April, after an appeals court upheld his sentence of three years and nine months for “helping terrorist organizations.” Released…
Read More
Bahrain Bourse held a workshop on Sustainability and Investor Relation (IR) Digital Solutions on 17th September 2019 as part of its efforts to promote best IR practices in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The workshop was attended by more than 30 representatives from listed companies along with Middle East Investor Relations Association “MEIRA” Bahrain Chapter members. The…
Read More
In preparation for celebrating the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s 89th National Day, the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) is hosting an exciting range of events and activities over a period of five days, from the 19th until the 23rd of September 2019. The events are aimed to strengthen the bilateral relations between both Kingdoms…
Read More