TWITTER SPORTS @newsofbahrain WORLD 6 At least 25 dead in Chinese province’s heaviest rains in 1,000 years INSTAGRAM Bahrain’s Olympics /newsofbahrain 22 mission chief arrives LINKEDIN THURSDAY newsofbahrain JULY, 2021 in Tokyo 210 FILS WHATSAPP ISSUE NO. 8905 Bahrain Olympic Com- 3844 4692 mittee vice-president FACEBOOK His Highness Shaikh /nobmedia Isa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa reaches Japa- MAIL [email protected] nese capital ahead of official start to Games WEBSITE newsofbahrain.com tomorrow | P12 Adele is dating LeBron James agent 9 CELEBS BUSINESS 5 Carrefour Bahrain, SCE kick-off “Love Our Planet” campaign Last update - 9:00 pm 21 July 2021 HM the King HRH Prince Salman King Salman Individuals vaccinated Bahrain hails Saudi on Hajj success (First dose) (Second dose) TDT | Manama (COVID-19) pandemic. health, happiness and a long HM the King and HRH Prince life. is Majesty King Hamad Salman commended the tre- HRH Prince Salman sent sim- Hbin Isa Al Khalifa and mendous efforts of the Custo- ilar cables to the Saudi Crown His Royal Highness Prince dian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince, Deputy Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and the Saudi government to and Minister of Defence, HRH the Crown Prince and Prime hold the Hajj pilgrimage while Prince Mohammed bin Salman Minister, sent cables of con- implementing adequate pre- bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Ad- gratulations to Custodian of cautionary measures to ensure visor to the Custodian of the (Booster dose) the Two Holy Mosques King the highest levels of safety and Two Holy Mosques, Governor Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud health for pilgrims. of Makkah region and Head of on the successful organisation They expressed best wish- the Central Hajj Committee, of the Hajj pilgrimage, which es to the Hajj pilgrims, wish- HRH Prince Khalid Al Faisal bin was held amid the coronavirus ing King Salman abundant Abdulaziz Al Saud. UK man arrested in Spain, charged in US Strategic with Twitter hack projects to US fires warning shot Washington p2 boost fish British man has been Washington may impose more sanctions on Turkey over Russian weapons purchases A charged in the United farming States in connection with Washington a Twitter hack last summer that compromised the ac- he United States threat- counts of prominent politi- ened more sanctions cians, celebrities and tech- Tagainst Turkey yesterday nology moguls, the Justice as a result of Ankara’s destabi- Department said yesterday. lising behaviour, including pur- Joseph O’Connor, 22, was chasing Russian missile defense arrested in the coastal resort systems. town of Estepona, Spain, on “We continue to object to Tur- an arrest warrant accusing key’s purchase and deployment him of involvement in a July of the Russian S-400 air defense 2020 hack of more than 130 BAHRAIN system and have made clear that accounts, and of hacks that any new major arms purchas- prosecutors said took over es from Russia risk triggering user accounts on the TikTok ACTIVE CASES additional CAATSA sanctions,” and Snapchat apps. Undersecretary of State for Po- 781 litical Affairs Victoria Nuland DEATHS told a Senate hearing. Bahrain expresses Speaking at the Senate For- 1381 eign Relations Committee A Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system sympathy with China DISCHARGED Hearing on US Policy on Tur- “It is down to a minimal TDT | Manama key, Nuland doubled down on amount and will eventually be How does the S-400 missile system work? the suspension of Ankara from phased out,” he said. he Kingdom of Bahrain 265930 1. Long-range surveillance the F-35 fighter jet programme. has expressed its deep- NEW CASES Drone base radar tracks objects and relays T “Sale and co-production of information to command vehicle, est condolences to China 65 the F-35 will remain suspend- Senator Bob Menendez, the which assesses potential targets over the heavy rains and CRITICAL ed,” she said. committee chairman, said he floods that swept through Senator Jim Risch also blasted had information that Turkey 2. Target is identified and Henan province and result- 9 Turkey over the Russian weap- was establishing a drone base command vehicle orders missile ed in the death of a number ons. in occupied Cyprus. launch of residents.In a statement, 210 fils (includes VAT) “F-35s will not be delivered to Nuland said she would look the Ministry of Foreign Af- Turkey so long as S400s are on into it. 3. Launch data are sent to the best fairs affirmed the sympathy Turkish soil,” Risch said. But the senior US diplomat placed launch vehicle and it releases surface-to-air missiles of Bahrain with China in Around 900 parts for the also criticised Turkey for its this disaster, extending its F-35s were being produced in land grab announcement in the 4. Engagement radar helps guide missiles towards target condolences to the families Turkey. Cypriot town of Varosha. of the victims. THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2021 02 Saudi leadership congratulated Strategic projects to boost fish farming on Hajj pilgrimage success Bahrain steps up efforts to ensure food security and self-sufficiency • Works Ministry committed to raising One of the most local production of fish prominent infrastructure pillars • Part of initiatives to for this activity is fulfil royal directives the use of modern to develop industry technologies that will overcome some Modern laboratories obstacles and prepare Speaker Zainal Minister Shaikh Khalid needed• in the fish the laboratories needed perform their rituals in the farming process set up by the fish farming Providing safety and best way. process, and this is • Speaker Zainal sent simi- security for pilgrims lar cables to the Saudi Shu - TDT | Manama what the Ministry has ra Council Chairman Shaikh been able to undertake TDT | Manama Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed he Ministry of Works, ENG. ESSAM BIN ABDULLAH KHALAF, WORKS, Al Shaikh and Saudi Am - Municipalities Affairs MUNICIPALITIES AFFAIRS AND URBAN PLAN- epresentatives Council bassador to the Kingdom of NING MINISTER Tand Urban Planning is RSpeaker Fawzia bint Ab- Bahrain, HRH Prince Sultan moving forward with fish farm- dullah Zainal sent congratu- bin Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al ing projects. Minister Khalaf, second from right, with other officials during his visit to the experiences of producing na- latory cables to Custodian of Saud. Minister Eng. Essam bin National Aquaculture Centre no-algae, which is a qualitative the two Holy Mosques King Minister of Justice, Islam- Abdullah Khalaf affirmed the leap for the cultivation of this Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ic Affairs and Endowments, ministry’s strategy and initia- the strategy, including creating the development to increase type of algae. and Crown Prince, Deputy Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khal- tives aimed at raising the local the infrastructure for this eco- production efficiency in the Na- He explained: “Nano-algae is Prime Minister and Minister ifa, the Chairman of the High production of fish and ensuring nomic activity. tional Center for Mariculture, important in the production of of Defence, HRH Prince Mo- Committee for Hajj and Um- food security and self-sufficien- which aims to produce 20 mil- young fish, as it contains high hammed bin Salman bin Abdu- rah Affairs, also commended cy. Infrastructure pillars lion fingerlings by 2025. percentages of plant proteins laziz Al Saud, on the success of the efforts of Custodian of the This comes as Khalaf visited Minister Khalaf said: “One of He said: “The agency’s offi- compared to other algae, such the Hajj pilgrimage. Two Holy Mosques in serv- the National Aquaculture Cen- the most prominent infrastruc- cials were directed to study the as chlorella.” The Speaker extended sin- ing the pilgrims and providing tre in Ras Hayyan with the Un- ture pillars for this activity is the deepening and expansion of the He added: “We are work - cere congratulations on the them with all facilities to per- dersecretary of the Agricultural use of modern technologies that marine channels leading to the ing on completing the second tremendous efforts of the form their Hajj rituals easily Sector and Marine Resources, will overcome some obstacles water pumping station at the phase of settlement of land for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in and comfortably despite the Dr Hussein Jaafar Makki. and prepare the laboratories National Aquaculture Centre, fish farms, which will provide serving the pilgrims and en- pandemic. The fish farming projects are needed by the fish farming pro- which is the main tributary of 70,000 square metres and con- suring good and successful The Minister praised the considered a promising industry cess, and this is what the Minis- the farming operations, in ad- tribute to increasing fish pro- organisation of the Hajj pil- successful organisation of the that will contribute to raising try has been able to undertake.” dition to making use of the sea duction in the wild areas of the grimage which was held this Hajj pilgrimage as the out - the production capacity of fish He stressed that his visit to lakes adjacent to the culture Kingdom. year amid exceptional circum- come of synergised efforts of food in the Kingdom of Bahrain. the National Aquaculture Cen- center and an area of four hec- “During the visit, the Min- stances due to the coronavirus all institutions and authori- Minister Khalaf said that the tre was aimed at monitoring tares of sea for the cultivation of ister was also informed on the (COVID-19) pandemic. ties in Saudi Arabia to ensure Ministry’s interest in achieving the progress of the comprehen- fish and algae.” success of producing protein She also praised the efforts the safety and security of the food security stems from the sive maintenance operations The Undersecretary of the powder from locally available of Saudi Arabia in caring for pilgrims and care for them at royal directive of His Majesty that took place at the National Agricultural Sector and Marine sources, in order to be a main- the pilgrims to ensure they all levels.