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Then’ is my favourite album I’ve ever done 10 CELEBS BUSINESS 5 Massive replenishment begins to ease US fuel shortages Vaccinate to protect yourself and your family China Rate of COVID-19 +tive cases in Bahrain lowest in the world Last update - 9:00 pm completes 15 May 2021 historic Mars P6 spacecraft Individuals vaccinated landing TDT | Manama The statistics show that Bahrain conducts daily checks ahrain’s daily rate of posi- eight and a half times more (First dose) (Second dose) Btive cases is one of the low- than the daily checks carried est among the world nations, out by India during the past “Our World in Data” a British two weeks. website said. The daily check-ups in Bah- The website, which special- rain fall between 15,000 to ises in global statistics and fig- more than 18,000 per day. ures, says that the daily rate of Bahrain has so far conduct- positive cases here is one of ed more than 4,300,000 PCR Carry PCR the lowest, compared to the examinations since the start number of daily checks and of the Corona pandemic, more test result population. than twice the population. for entering Saudi Arabia through Causeway P3 Gaza conflict rages on Since the conflict erupted on Casualties touch Monday, at least 145 people, in- • cluding 41 children, have been 139 in Gaza killed in Gaza. Israel has reported ten Israel reports dead, including two children. nine• deaths The tower block destroyed in BAHRAIN the attack yesterday housed Regional and the US Associated Press and • Qatar-based Al Jazeera media TOTAL TESTED international diplomatic operations, and other offices and 4336159 efforts are yet to apartments. show any signs of However, all of them evacuat- ACTIVE CASES halting hostilities. ed the building based on an attack warning, and no one was injured. 15821 The United States told Israel Missiles strike DEATHS “that ensuring the safety and Gaza• tower housing security of journalists and in- dependent media is a para - 737 AP and Al Jazeera Mourners carry the bodies of Palestinians, including members of Abu Hatab family, who were killed amid a flare-up of mount responsibility,” White DISCHARGED Israeli-Palestinian violence, during their funeral near the remains of a building destroyed in Israeli air strikes, at the UN Security Council Beach refugee camp, in Gaza City House Press Secretary Jen Psaki 182535 • said. to meet tomorrow isations. US President Joe Biden later NEW CASES US and Arab diplomats Biden calls Abbas spoke to Israeli Prime Minister 1619 TDT | agencies are seeking to halt almost a Benjamin Netanyahu and Pal- CRITICAL week of conflict but efforts alestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received an “impor- estinian President Mahmoud ockets and artillery fires have yet to gain traction. Ptant” phone call on Saturday from US President Joe Biden, Abbas to urge calm. 160 continued to take lives Palestinian medics said the Is- Abbas’s spokesman said, the first call between the two leaders Both sides said the US Pres- Rand pound the Gaza strip raeli bombardment killed more since Biden took office in January. Biden’s envoy Hady Amr, ident reaffirmed his support yesterday, defying all ceasefire than 15 Palestinians in Gaza deputy assistant secretary for Israel and Palestinian affairs, for a two-state solution to the 210 fils (includes VAT) efforts and leaving no sign of overnight and yesterday. Casu- arrived in Israel on Friday, before a meeting on Sunday of the conflict, and the White House an end to the worst escalation alties also include a woman and UN Security Council. The US Embassy said that the envoy aimed said Biden was committed to since 2014. four of her children who died “to reinforce the need to work toward a sustainable calm”. The “strengthening the US-Palestin- Missiles also brought down when rockets hit their house in United Arab Emirates and Bahrain called on Friday for a cease- ian partnership”, which reached a 12-storey Gaza tower block a refugee camp. fire and talks, offering condolences to all victims. a nadir under the Trump admin- that housed news media organ- Attacks also killed five others. istration. SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2021 02 HH Shaikh Nasser holds video call with Royal Guard Hydroponics is the way team 3,600 tonnes of vegetables produced using soil-less agriculture ciency ratio from 23-26% to 50- Total agricultural 55%. • The Delmon company project production reached sits on 500,000 square meters of 20,000 tonnes per year area and includes breeding pens and related services. Vegetable production Egg production touched• 418 tonnes TDT | Manama The ministry also highlight- ed a project to raise eggs pro- is Highness Shaikh New five fish farming duction with the Public Poul- HNasser bin Hamad projects• understudy try Company. The project will Al-Khalifa yesterday held help the Kingdom improve its a video call with the Roy- TDT | Manama self-sufficiency rate from 20- al Guard expedition team, 23% to 30-35%. It sits on an area who succeeded a few days of 900,000 square meters and ago in reaching the peak of egetable production has all facilities, including waste Mt Everest. through hydroponics treatment. The project, the min- HH Shaikh Nasser, the Na- Vin the Kingdom has ister said, is in advanced stages tional Security Advisor and touched 3,600 tonnes, which of completion. Royal Guard Commander translates to a self-sufficiency Major-General, exchanged rate of 10% to 20% and generat- Veterinary quarantine with the royal Guard team ed 134 jobs, said Works Minister. expansion congratulations on Eid Al Tomatoes, green beans, cu- Khalaf said the ministry is Fitr. cumbers, peppers, melons, and also currently working on a vet- He took pride in the other vegetables are produced erinary quarantine expansion team’s efforts, and strong locally with over 356 greenhous- Representative picture project. The project, he said, is determination reflects the es on an area of 260,000 square tional Center for Agricultural the first line of defence to ad- potential of Bahraini youth meters, said Essam Khalaf, the 20,000 tonnes per year Laboratories,” the minister said. dress diseases that affect human to overcome difficulties and Works, Municipalities Affairs, On the agricultural front, the Agricultural Incubation health and causes economic honour Bahrain in interna- and Urban Planning Minister. minister said the local produc- Center losses. tional arenas. Bahrain, the minister said, tion had reached over 20,000 The ministry had also estab- The project is instrumental He said that His Majesty aims at raising domestic produc- tonnes per year, of which 418 lished an “Agricultural Incuba- in regulating the movement of the King’s call with the ex- tion through initiatives such as tonnes are vegetables. tion Center” project in Hoora animals and animal products pedition upon their success this for agriculture, fish farming “Around 2.1% of the produc- Aali to support Bahraini farm- through the Kingdom. in reaching the Mt Everest and livestock. tion is through five existing pro- ers, in cooperation with the Na- “This is to limit the transmis- peak was a catalyst for the “Powering them up are pri- jects employing hydroponics,” tional Initiative for the Develop- sion of disease that are bacterial, team to continue honouring vate sector partnerships, a key the minister said, adding that ment of the Agricultural Sector, viral and parasitic in nature.” Bahrain. element in boosting initiatives the effort is to increase their he added. Accordingly, the project will The Royal Guard team for food security,” the minister number to 16. The project aims at support- have its quarantine capacity paid tribute to HM the King, added. Producing 10,000 more ing entrepreneurs in the field raised from 5,000 heads of sheep saying that HM’s phone call “The projects are implement- tonnes of vegetables will raise of plant production and food These initiatives and 600 heads of cow to 15,000 will always motivate them ed using modern technologies to the local production by 50%, he processing. aim at building heads of sheep and 1,500 heads to further their achieve - overcome the scarcities of land pointed out. “So far, the institute had of cows. ments for the Kingdom. and water.” trained 17 entrepreneurs and 155 a generation They also praised HH Shai- One of the key projects in Fish farming people on agricultural systems,” proficient in 156,000 heads of cattle kh Nasser’s key role in this these directions is hydroponics, The minister said several sites the minister said. modern agricultural In 2019, Bahrain imported memorable achievement. which involves growing plants are set aside for agricultural pro- production more than 120,000 heads of cat- without soil and using mineral jects in various governorates of Tax incentives methods, improve tle, an increase of 10,000 head nutrient solutions. the Kingdom for Agriculture In this regard, the minister the social and living over 2018. The import reached “All of the greenhouses are Affairs and Marine Resourc- also stressed the importance standards, self- 156,000 heads of cattle in 2020. established based on these tech- es as part of the Food Security of boosting investment in the The minister stressed that COVID-19 niques,” added the minister. Project. agricultural sector to enhance sufficiency, national the project to combat animal “These initiatives aim at “The ministry is also study- food security.