AJA gets ready for new transformation phase, set to elect executive committee
SEOUL: Asia Journalists Association is set to elect five vice presidents to its executive committee, marking a new phase in which the 20-year-old association is being run. A regular member of the pan-Asian association will also be elected to the committee, the highest decision-making body in AJA. The five candidates for the vice presidency, from […]
Outstanding women in Bahrain to be awarded for exceptional talent
By Habib Toumi MANAMA: A new tribute will made to outstanding women in Bahrain as people in the Gulf country, both nationals and foreigners, will be able to vote for the 2024 Woman of the Year Awards. The Woman of the Year Awards, by Woman This Month magazine, honor the achievements and contributions of women […]
Amid heightening tensions in Mid-East, Bahrain calls for de-escalation, peace
MANAMA: Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has stressed the importance of de-escalation in the region and intensifying efforts for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and for preserving the sovereignty of Lebanon. At a meeting with senior officers and officials in Bahrain, King Hamad, the Supreme Commander of the Armed […]
Oldest English newspaper in Gulf celebrates 63 years of publication
KUWAIT: Kuwait Times, the oldest English-language newspaper in the Gulf, is celebrating its 63rd year amid a robust commitment to professionalism, dedication. modernity and hard work. Founded by Yousuf Saleh Al Alyan in 1961, Kuwait Times has steadily grown into a source for in-depth reports on local, regional and international news, developments, business, sports, features, […]
Saudi Arabia will not recognize Israel without independent Palestinian state: Crown Prince
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will not recognize Israel without the establishment of a Palestinian state, the kingdom’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has said. “The Kingdom will not cease its tireless work toward the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, and we affirm that the Kingdom will not […]
Zhaparov highlights Kyrgyzstan’s rich past, bright future
BISHKEK: Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov has paid rich homage to the heroism of all the people who have sacrificed their lives to build an independent and developed Kyrgyzstan, as he vowed to uphold the “sacred duty to continue the work of those fathers.” Marking the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Kara-Kyrgyz Autonomous Oblast, […]
2024 US President Election: The Portrait of Divided America
The 2024 U.S. presidential election campaign could be described as a paradox: both predictable and unpredictable. By Lee Jong-eun, Assistant Professor of Political Science, North Greenville University, U.S. SEOUL: Similar to recent US elections, this year’s presidential election was predicted to display increasingly polarized American politics. On one end of the spectrum, voters who […]
Bangladeshis involved in UAE riots pardoned
ABU DHABI: The president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pardoned 57 Bangladeshis who were convicted and sentenced in July to prison for staging protests against their home government in the Gulf state. They were put on trial on July 21 for the “riots, disruption of public security, obstruction of law enforcement, and endangerment […]
77 members make debut in new-look Saudi Shura Council
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s new-look Shura (Consultative) Council will start on September 6 and will last four years. More than half of the 150 members will mark their debut in the Council after 77 new faces joined and 71 members were re-appointed. The Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Assistant Speaker will remain unchanged in the new composition. […]
Medical breakthrough in Saudi Arabia with successful gene therapy for thalassemia
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has made a medical breakthrough successfully using Casgevy gene (exagamglogene autotemcel) therapy through CRISPR gene editing technology to treat a 13-year-old patient with thalassemia major. Casgevy gene is a one-time gene therapy treatment for people age 12 years or older with sickle cell disease or beta thalassemia. The achievement by King Abdulaziz Medical […]
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