Oman Earthquake Reported In Bahla Town
An earthquake was reported in Bahla town around 180 kilometre away from the capital Muscat yesterday at 9.23 pm local time. With a magnitude of 2.1, it was monitored and reported by the Earthquake Mon...
September 13, 20200750Category: General
Participation In Vaccine Trial Urged By LMRA Chief September 12, 2020
Chief Executive Officer of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), Ausamah Abdulla Al-Absi, has stressed the importance of supporting the efforts of the National Medical Taskforce for Combating...
September 13, 20200656Category: Coronavirus
Massive Fire In Kuwait – More Than 300 Firefighters In Action
More than 300 firemen are battling a massive fire that erupted at the parking lot of a building under construction in Kuwait’s Al Sabah health zone, the fire department said on Saturday.
The ...
September 13, 20200604Category: General
Oxford And AstraZeneca Resume Coronavirus Vaccine Trial
Oxford University announced Saturday it was resuming a trial for a coronavirus vaccine it is developing with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, a move that comes days after the study was suspended fo...
September 13, 20200617Category: General
Bahrain Detects 747 New Cases On September 12
Active cases peak at 6,183 once again registering the highest number of active cases since the beginning of the pandemic surpassing yesterday’s figure.
Out of 9,977 COVID-19 tests carried out...
September 13, 20200913Category: Coronavirus
Adhari Park Shuts Down Due To Financial Crisis
Adhari Park, one of Bahrain’s popular amusement parks has shut down its operations due to the non-payment of their Electricity & Water bills. The park bore the brunt due to the impact of COV...
September 12, 20200694Category: General
Two Arrested For Robbing Cold Store At Knifepoint
Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court has adjourned hearing in the case of two men accused of robbing a cold store owner at knifepoint, to appoint a defence attorney.
The court also ordered a m...
September 12, 20200667Category: Crime News
No Designated Parking Lots For Amateur Fishing Boats
The Minister of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning rejected the Muharraq Municipal Council’s recommendation to make use of unused spaces in the Governorate and lease them as parkin...
September 12, 20200597Category: General
World Should Learn From Pakistan On Dealing With COVID-19 Pandemic
Pakistan’s successful handling of the coronavirus pandemic is getting international recognition and even the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom, has praised the cou...
September 12, 20200748Category: General
Bahrain Detects 632 New Corona Cases On September 11
Out of 11,239 COVID-19 tests carried out yesterday, 632 new cases have been detected among which 77 are expatriate workers, 549 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 6 are travel related. There ...
September 12, 20200879Category: Coronavirus
Over 3,000 Volunteers Participated In COVID-19 Vaccine Trial September 10, 2020
More than 3,000 volunteers, including citizens and residents, have participated in the phase III clinical trial for a COVID-19 inactivated vaccine so far.
The National Medical Taskforce for Combati...
September 12, 20200635Category: Coronavirus
Bahrain To Remove Violating Stands Of Vendors
“Violating display stands in front of shops will be removed immediately,” this was announced by the Capital Municipality.
According to a report in Albilad, the removal of stands h...
September 12, 20200598Category: General
Trump Announces 'peace Deal' Between Bahrain And Israel
Israel and the Gulf state of Bahrain have reached a landmark deal to fully normalise their relations, US President Donald Trump has announced.
"The second Arab country to make peace with Israe...
September 11, 202001329Category: Gobal News
Saudi Launches Bid To Host The 2027 AFC Asian Cup
The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has officially announced the launch of their campaign to host the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. Focused on the future, the bid of Saudi Arabia unveiled a new bid log...
September 10, 20200704Category: General
8,000 Jumbo Jets Needed To Deliver Vaccine Doses Globally
Shipping a coronavirus vaccine around the world will be the shipping a coronavirus vaccine around the world will be the “largest transport challenge ever”, according to the airline industr...
September 10, 202001054Category: Gobal News
Over 3,000 Expats Receive Omani Citizenship In The Last 10 Years
More than 3,200 foreign nationals have been granted Omani citizenship by the Sultanate in the last 10 years, according to government records.
Moreover, the Omani nationality of 660 people was resto...
September 10, 20200640Category: General
India Reports Record 95,735 Covid-19 Cases
India reported record jumps in new coronavirus infections and deaths on Thursday, taking its tally of cases past 4.4 million, health ministry figures showed.
In the last 24 hours, 95,735 new infect...
September 10, 20200587Category: Coronavirus
Worldwide Coronavirus Deaths Hit 900,000
The global death toll from the coronavirus passed 900,000 on Wednesday, as worldwide cases topped 27.7 million, according to a Reuters tally.
The United States remains the world’s worst-affec...
September 10, 20200616Category: Coronavirus
