So far, that’s been the deal: EU trawlers catch sardines, tuna and anchovies off the Moroccan coast, and in return, the bloc paid Morocco a total of €208 million ($233 million) over the past four years.This protocol, however, expires on July 17, and it…
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Weather: Heatwave here to stay
Palestine remains under the effects of the heatwave today with unseasonably hot conditions and with no change in temperature, remaining 7°C above the annual average, according to the Palestinian Meteorological Department (PMD). Winds are westerly to n…
Read moreDozens of extremist Israeli settlers break into Al-Aqsa
Dozens of police-guarded extremist Israeli Jewish settlers broke today into the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem, according to witnesses. Local sources said scores of Israeli settlers entered the compound through the Mor…
Read moreForeign Minister receives UK’s ICO delegation
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, received here today James Holmes, Secretary-General of the UK-based International Communities Organisation (ICO), along with Siddiqua Masud-Ahmad. Manager of ICO’s Management Internatio…
Read moreOver 16,000 pilgrims receive medical care in Madinah
Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH) has rendered medical services to a significant number of pilgrims in Madinah through seasonal health centres.From 20 to 27 Dhu al-Hijjah 1444 AH, a total of 16,447 pilgrims received medical care as part of the comprehens…
Read moreLabor Ministry, Polytechnic & Tamkeen cooperation to prepare qualified national talent for labor market
Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, Labor minister and Dr. Ciarán Ó Catháin, Polytechnic CEO, discussed the programmes offered by the university, to train job seekers and provide them with the necessary professional skills required by the labour market …
Read morePDRC affirms open prisons project success
Prisoners and Detainees Rights Commission (PDRC) released its report regarding the first announced visit to the Open Prison Complex.Ghada Hameed Habib, the Ombudswoman and Chairperson of the Prisoners and Detainees Rights Commission (PDRC), and Shaikh…
Read moreNSSA’s space engineer wins SGC-IAC 2023 Nebula Award
Yousif Al Qattan, a space engineer at the National Space Science Authority (NSSA), won the SGC-IAC 2023 Nebula Award presented to him by the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC).Al Qattan is the first Bahraini to ever win the Nebula Award. He was …
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