F1 pre-season testing to go ahead in Bahrain in MarchPARIS: Formula One pre-season testing will take place at the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain from March 12-14, F1’s promoter and the International Automobile Federation confirmed in a schedule released on Tuesday.Testing was originally slated for Barcelona in early March but was moved following.......
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Trump decorates Bahrain king on last full day in officeUS President Donald Trump bestowed a rare award on King Hamad of Bahrain on Tuesday, acknowledging the Gulf state's normalisation of ties with Israel on his last full day in office.....
Qatar releases Bahrain bodybuilder, 2 others: ManamaQatar released three Bahrainis including a bodybuilding champion and his companion who Manama says were unlawfully seized by Doha while fishing, Bahrain's interior ministry said on Thursday.....
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Al-Khalifa to run for UNWTO secretary generalShaika Mai Al-Khalifa from the kingdom of Bahrain will challenge the incumbent, Zurab Pololikashvili, for the role of secretary general of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation.....
Qatar-Saudi border reopens after thawABU SAMRAH: Qatar and Saudi Arabia reopened their land border on Saturday, correspondents saw, as they restore ties following a landmark deal to end a three and a half year rift.
Saudi shut its side of Qatar's only land border in June 2017 as part of a package of sanctions it said was a response ....
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UAE to reopen borders to Qatar todayDUBAI: The UAE will reopen its borders to Qatar from Saturday (today), its official news agency said, making it the first of several boycotting countries to do so after a more than three-year blockade.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt in June 2017 cut air, land and sea li....
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Army chief honoured with Bahrain Order awardRAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa was honoured with the Bahrain Order (first class) award by the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and Prime Minister of Bahrain Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa for making significant contribution to defence cooperation b....
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Pakistan welcomes easing of Gulf crisis over QatarISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in his telephone conversations with Saudi, Qatari and Bahraini counterparts on Thursday welcomed the easing of the Gulf crisis over Qatar and emphasised the need for strengthening of Islamabad's relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countr....
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Saudi-Qatar Reconciliation Provides New Opportunities for the Biden AdministrationThe incoming Biden administration was presented with a most welcome development when it was announced on January 4 that an agreement has been reached to end the three-year rift between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. On November 27, the Financial Times carried a ....
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Saudi Arabia says full ties restored between Qatar and embargo nationsFull ties have been restored between Qatar and the four nations that severed relations with Doha in a rift that began over three years ago, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia led a coalition of countries in the Gulf and beyond that cut ties and transport links with Qata....
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Focused on ending Qatar row, Gulf leaders head to Saudi Arabia summitGulf Arab leaders gather in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for a summit that is expected to see a formal agreement towards ending a long-running dispute with Qatar that shattered Gulf unity at a time of heightened regional tensions with Iran.
Riyadh, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and non-Gulf Egypt ....
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Saudi Arabia to lift Qatar embargo, easing the Gulf crisisDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia will open its airspace and land border to Qatar in the first step toward ending a years-long diplomatic crisis that deeply divided U.S. defense partners, frayed societal ties and tore apart a traditionally clubby alliance of Gulf states, officials sa....
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Malware Merchant NSO Group Caught Leaving Harvested Location Data ExposedIsraeli surveillance tech firm NSO Group is something else. (Pejorative, yo.) It set up shop in a contested country where it's not all that paranoid to say everyone is out to get them. (But it's still a little paranoid, if not a lot racist.) That being said, Israel doesn't have a lot of nearby all....
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Why is Australia lagging behind in Covid-19 vaccine raceAs the UK, US and countries like Israel, Bahrain, Denmark and China are swiftly implementing immunisation programmes against coronavirus, Australians are wondering about their delay for the Covid-19 jab.As 2020 ended, and the new.......
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Different efficacy data for Chinese Covid-19 vaccine "real and valid" — mediaBEIJING: Different efficacy results for a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine released separately in China and in United Arab Emirates are both real and valid, an executive at China National Biotec Group (CNBG) told state media.China approved its first Covid-19 vaccine for general public use on Thursday, a sho....
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Watch: Trump never won the Nobel Peace Prize — but that's not stopping him from pretending he didIn the final days of his presidency, Trump has resorted to desperate social media theatrics to maintain some level of relevance. And on Monday, Dec. 28, the lame-duck president went a step further by tweeting a bizarre campaign-style video for the election he lost two months ago. One element about t....
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Covid-19: M'sian woman among 5 new positive cases in S'poreSINGAPORE: Singapore's Ministry of Health confirmed that one of the five imported Covid-19 cases in the republic announced Sunday is a 23-year-old Malaysian woman who served her Stay-Home Notice (SHN) at a hotel here. The MOH said she was transferred to another dedicated facility on Dec 20 when the ....
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Gulf Arab ministers to discuss steps to resolve diplomatic disputeGulf Arab foreign ministers will hold a virtual meeting hosted by Bahrain on Sunday ahead of an annual summit to discuss steps towards ending a diplomatic row that has undermined regional stability and thwarted Washington's efforts to form a united front against Iran.....
Israeli minister says Pakistan not among states it may have ties withJERUSALEM: Israel is working towards formalising relations with a fifth Muslim country, possibly in Asia, during US President Donald Trump's term, an Israeli cabinet minister said on Wednesday.
The White House has brokered rapprochements between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco th....
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Israel hopes for rapprochement with fifth Muslim country before Trump exit: ministerIsrael is working towards formalising relations with a fifth Muslim country during US President Donald Trump's term, which ends next month, an Israeli government minister told Ynet TV on Wednesday.
The White House has brokered rapprochements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, S....
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Dubai to begin inoculations with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from todayDubai will start inoculating people with the Covid-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech for free from Wednesday, the emirate's government said, joining Saudi Arabia which last week became the first Arab country to begin using this vaccine.
The move comes after the United Arab Emirates and B....
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Kuwait airport closed; passengers in trouble as 600 flight services cancelledKuwait City: As Kuwait temporarily stopped international flight services, the foreigners are in a crisis. The decision to close airport till January 1 was a setback for the foreigners who are staying in quarantine during layover. If the airport remains closed for a longer period, those who travel t....
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Gulf countries close borders, cancel flights after new coronavirus strain in UK; NRIs in troubleRiyadh: The Gulf countries have closed their borders and suspended international flights for one week following the discovery of a new coronavirus strain in the United Kingdom. At present, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Kuwait have closed their borders. With this, many people including Keralites who were pl....
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China to begin Covid-19 inoculations for frontline workersBEIJING: China will soon begin coronavirus inoculations for workers in healthcare, transport and border control, a senior official said on Saturday.
Vice Minister of the National Health Commission Zeng Yixin gave few specifics but said the government was prioritising those most at risk of catchin....
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Mike Pence Will Reportedly 'Skip Town' After Confirming Joe Biden's VictoryDemocrat Joe Biden won both the popular vote and the Electoral College in the 2020 presidential election, but the final confirmation of his victory over President Donald Trump will take place on January 6, when the U.S. Congress is scheduled to certify and affirm the results.
Vice President Mike ....
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Pence will literally flee town immediately after certifying election results for Biden: reportIn the coming weeks, Vice President Mike Pence will be faced with the one task no Republican lawmaker wants at this point: confirming President-elect Joe Biden's election victory.With Pence overseeing the Congressional session to formalize the Electoral College vote in Biden's favor, it is likely th....
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Qatari sports network retains EPL rights amid Saudi disputeLONDON (AP) — Qatar's sports broadcasting network retained the rights to air all English Premier League games on Thursday for another three years in the Middle East amid a long-running dispute with Saudi Arabia over the pirating of broadcasts.
Doha-based beIN Sports has pursued action against t....
South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha has again said it's hard to believe North Korea has not recorded even a single case of COVID-19. Her remarks came during an interview with CNN on Thu....
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Effectivenss level of Covid-19 vaccine by Pfizer is 95% - MOSTIKUALA LUMPUR: The selection of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by international pharmaceutical company Pfizer is based on an interim report of clinical trials of its effectiveness level, which is 95 percent, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin ....
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The Winners and Losers of Israel's Normalization Deal With MoroccoOn December 10, Israel and Morocco agreed to normalize relations. Israel has been trying to normalize relations with Arab-majority countries for decades. The process began in 1979 with Egypt. In 1994, Jordan followed. In recent months, Israel has normalized ties with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrai....
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US puts pro-Iran Bahrain group on 'terror list'The United States on Tuesday placed a pro-Iranian group based in Bahrain on its global "terror list," accusing it of plotting attacks on US troops in the tiny Gulf kingdom.....
Bahrain approves Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine for useBahrain's health regulator on Sunday announced it has officially approved the registration of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the China National Pharmaceutical Group, or Sinopharm, according to Bahrain News Agency.....
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Bahrain approves Chinese COVID-19 vaccine for useDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain said Sunday it approved the use of a Chinese coronavirus vaccine, following its earlier approval of a vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech.
Bahrain's state-run news agency said the Sinopharm vaccine would be available in the island ki....
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Bahrain plans free shots, Saudi Arabia approves Pfizer jabBahrain has announced plans to give the public free coronavirus vaccines, as Saudi Arabia said it approved an inoculation by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech to fight the pandemic.....
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Trump: Israel, Morocco agree to normalise relationsANKARA: US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Morocco "have agreed to full diplomatic relations," calling the deal a "massive breakthrough" for peace in the Middle East, reported Anadolu Agency."Another HISTORIC breakthrough today!" Trump said on Twitter. "Our two GREAT friend....
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Israel, Morocco agree to normalise relations in latest US-brokered dealIsrael and Morocco agreed on Thursday to normalise relations in a deal brokered with the help of the United States, making Morocco the fourth Arab country to set aside hostilities with Israel in the past four months.
As part of the agreement, US President Donald Trump agreed to recognise Morocco'....
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US Senate falls short of halting Trump's $23 billion arms sales to UAEThe Senate fell short Wednesday in trying to halt the Trump administration's proposed $23 billion arms sales to the United Arab Emirates, despite bipartisan objections to the package of F-35 fighter jets and drones stemming from a broader Middle East peace agreement.
Senators argued the sale of t....
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Canada becomes 3rd country to approve Pfizer's COVID vaccine as U.S. continues reviewCanada's health regulators approved Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, becoming the third nation to authorize the experimental shots as the U.S. prepares to do so within days. Health Canada said a "thorough, independent review" confirmed the vaccine meets the department's "stringent safety, ....
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UAE says Sinopharm vaccine has 86pc efficacy against Covid-19An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) has 86 per cent efficacy, the health ministry of the United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday, citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials.
While the positive data comes soon after last mon....
Kim Yo-jong, the sister of the North Korean leader, has criticized South Korea's foreign minister for her recent comments on the North's anti-COVID measures. Kim Dami has more. The North Korean leader's si....
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Perez takes first F1 win at Sakhir Grand PrixMANAMA: Sergio Perez took full advantage of his rivals’ misfortunes on Sunday as he battled from last position to claim his first Formula One victory in a chaotic Sakhir Grand Prix.Racing Point’s Perez could be out of work next season but recovered from a first-lap crash in Bahrain.......
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Gulf Air signs partnership with EL AL AirlinesGulf Air and EL AL Airlines are set to embark on a collaboration following the signing of a memorandum. The move came during during an official visit from the kingdom of Bahrain to Israel.....
Schumacher clinches Formula 2 title ahead of 2021 F1 debutSAKHIR, Bahrain: Mick Schumacher has won the Formula Two championship following a dramatic season finale in Bahrain.Schumacher, who will follow in his seven-time world champion father Michael’s footsteps by racing in Formula One next year, needed to finish only sixth to be sure of the title,......
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Grosjean to miss Abu Dhabi GPSAKHIR, Bahrain: Romain Grosjean is returning home to Switzerland for treatment on the burns he suffered from his fireball crash in Bahrain and will miss the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, his Haas team announced on Sunday.“I’m naturally very sorry that Romain will miss what was.......
