Manama, July 6 (BNA): Minister of Works, Municipality Affairs and Urban Planning Eng. Essam bin Abdullah Khalaf and Head of Bahrain Paralympic Committee Shaikh Mohammed bin Daij Al Khalifa have signed a memorandum of understanding within the framework of HM the King’s vision to optimize services for citizens, achieve the sustainable development goals and provide citizens with special needs with the opportunities to integrate the society to benefit from their capabilities mainly in the sport field.

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This week’s BD 70 million issue of Government Treasury Bills has been oversubscribed by 167%.

The bills, carrying a maturity of 91 days, are issued by the CBB, on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The issue date of the bills is 8th July 2020 and the maturity date is 7th October 2020.

The"...

Manama, July 5 (BNA): Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Abdellatif bin Rashid Al Zayani received a telephone call from Head of the European Union Mission to the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Michele D’urso.

They discussed growing cooperation between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the EU and ways of bolstering relations between both sides to achieve common interests. They also reviewed issues of mutual concern.

Dr. Khaled Bomatia announced the launch of a cultural newsletter called “Al Fanr”, which provides media content through articles, videos and pictures that focus on the authentic Bahraini culture and highlight it in the most efficient way.

Issue was launched yesterday 3 July 2020, and it includes sections about songs, food, poetry, folk costume, and more. The magazine’s topics include a word from the editor-in-chief, Dr. Khaled"...

Manama, July 3(BNA): The Ministry of Education has opened registration for high school graduates wishing to enroll at the Bahrain Teachers College (BTC) for the academic year 2020-2021 and graduate with a Bachelor’s degree.

Registration on the ministry’s portal (www.moe.gov.bh)will start on Sunday (July5) and run until Thursday (July 9), it said in a statement"...

Manama, July 1(BNA): His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa today issued decree law 20 of 2020, adding a new clause (2) to paragraph (C) of article (8) featuring in law 78 of 2006 on insurance against unemployment.

The new paragraph shall read as follows: “Payment of a percentage of the wages of Bahraini workers insured under the Social Insurance Law, promulgated"...

An online poll of 40,000 young people in over 150 countries reveals that many young people feel their current education is not preparing them with the skills they need to get jobs.

One third (31 per cent) of the young people responding via the UNICEF engagement platform U-Report say that the skills and training programmes offered to them did not match their career aspirations. More than a third of respondents (39 per cent) go on to say that the"...

The government of Bahrain saw its first flight take place as part of a clinically-managed programme to safely repatriate citizens from Iran following the suspension of air travel between the two countries.

Given the high rate of registered Covid-19 cases in Iran, the government’s ‘International Covid-19 Repatriation Programme’ (ICRP) is operating under vigorous containment protocols, and takes place outside normal procedures to"...

National Computer Corporation UAE (NCC UAE) took part in the opening of the Security Innovation Lab in Dubai Police. The opening ceremony, which took place on February 27, was attended by HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed al Maktoum, His Excellency Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of the Dubai Police and Oleg Fomin, Consul General of the Russian Federation in Dubai and Northern Emirates.

NCC UAE acted as a strategic partner"...

Manama, Mar. 7 (BNA): King Hamad University Hospital (KHUH) has launched a host of eServices via the ‘Sehati’ health services app provided by the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA).

The hospital’s services include uploads of medical reports as they become available, medical appointment reservations and medicine delivery.

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