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Vaccines Protect Everyone TWITTER SPORTS @newsofbahrain WORLD 6 Two COVID shots effective against India variant - English health body INSTAGRAM Bahrain hold Euro /newsofbahrain 24 giants Ukraine in LINKEDIN MONDAY newsofbahrain MAY, 2021 friendly 210 FILS WHATSAPP ISSUE NO. 8845 Substitute Sayed 3844 4692 Dhiya Saeed puts FACEBOOK Bahrainis ahead from /nobmedia penalty spot, but Viktor Tsyhankov MAIL [email protected] equalises for home side in stoppage WEBSITE newsofbahrain.com time | P12 Billie Eilish announces 2022 ‘Happier Than Ever’ world tour dates 10 CELEBS BUSINESS 5 Israel reopens borders to small groups of foreign tourists Vaccines protect everyone Overcoming COVID ‘financial HM King and HRH Prince Salman challenges’ greet Eritrea leader on National Day Last update - 9:00 pm 23 May 2021 P2 Kabul builds 50km highway to China Individuals vaccinated Reuters | Kabul HM the King HRH Prince Salman abul has begun con - (First dose) (Second dose) Kstruction of a $5 million TDT | Manama Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, road in the Pamir mountain- the Crown Prince and Prime ous region — or “Roof of the Minister, sent cables of con- World” — to connect with is Majesty King Hamad gratulations to Eritrea Pres- China through a land route Hbin Isa Al Khalifa and ident Isaias Afwerki on his for the first time, inching His Royal Highness Prince country’s National Day. closer to realising Beijing’s “huge interest” in investing in Afghanistan, a govern- Global achievement for ment official said yesterday. P2 Building the nearly 50km ‘Nawras’ project highway that runs through the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan Province will take a year and a half to complete and, once ready, will allow Beijing to export raw materials from un - tapped Afghan mines for its increasing domestic con- Let there sumption. “We have brought some machinery from Tajikistan for the project because the terrain did not allow us to send them from this side,” Khalil Rahman Omaid, a spokesman for the Public be peace Works Ministry, said. BAHRAIN Blinken reaffirms US support for two-state Children salvage debris from a building destroyed by an air strike solution ahead of trip to Middle East TOTAL TESTED Reuters | Washington can live “with equal measures of Palestinians live with more — with Israeli, Palestinian and re- But his remarks about “equal 4489530 security, of peace and dignity.” with more dignity and with gional counterparts. measures” for Israelis and Pal- ecretary of State Antony His remarks came days after more hope, this cycle is likely Blinken’s support for a two- estinians seemed to shift the ACTIVE CASES Blinken, speaking ahead of Israel and Hamas agreed to a to repeat itself, and that is in no state solution — the vision of tone from Donald Trump’s ad- 22342 Sa trip to the Middle East, cease-fire, halting 11 days of mu- one’s interest,” Blinken said. Israel and a Palestinian state ministration, which cut aid to reaffirmed yesterday US support tual bombardment that killed The State Department an- living peacefully side by side the Palestinian Authority and DEATHS for a two-state solution as the more than 200 Palestinians. nounced that Blinken will trav- — restates a long-time US goal, issued a Middle East peace plan only way to provide hope to Is- “If there isn’t positive change, el to the Middle East “in the though he conceded that this with strong Israeli backing but 820 raelis and Palestinians that they and if we can’t find a way to help coming days,” with plans to meet was not “necessarily for today.” no support from Palestinians. DISCHARGED Effective today 194885 NEW CASES 3177 Bahrain suspends entry of passengers from five countries CRITICAL TDT | Manama Coordinating Committee and holders of valid residency visas present an approved PCR exam- days in their homes or desig- based on the recommendation of in the Kingdom of Bahrain, pro- ination certificate before board- nated places licensed for quar- 186 ntry from India, Pakistan, the National Medical Taskforce vided they must apply a precau- ing the plane and examining it antine. ESri Lanka, Bangladesh and for Combatting the Coronavirus tionary quarantine for 10 days in upon arrival and 10 days after They must present an ap - 210 fils (includes VAT) Nepal will be suspended for in- (COVID-19). their homes or places designat- arrival. proved PCR examination cer- coming passengers on all flights The suspension of entry also ed for quarantine licensed by Vaccinated or unvaccinated tificate according to the re - starting today. includes those coming from the National Health Regulatory travellers coming from coun- quirements before boarding the This was announced yester- these countries who will enter Authority for Professions and tries not included on the Red plane, in addition to conducting day by the Civil Aviation Affairs the Kingdom temporarily, with Services. List must apply a precautionary the examination upon arrival in line with the directives of the the exception of citizens and They will also be required to quarantine for a period of 10 and 10 days after arrival. MONDAY, MAY 24, 2021 02 Global achievement Overcoming COVID for ‘Nawras’ project ‘financial challenges’ Central Bank of Bahrain’s loan deferral decisions last year helped ease burden on Bahraini families Derasat study reveals • Minister Mohammed receives the award online socioeconomic impact of Majesty King Hamad bin Isa coronavirus in Bahrain Bahrain wins World Al Khalifa, in moving towards a digital economy, and in line KNOW WHAT Summit• on Information TDT | Manama with the economic vision of Society Prize His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, oan deferrals have helped The paper affirmed TDT | Manama the Crown Prince and Prime Bahraini families over- Minister. come the financial chal- that had the deferrals The “Nawras” system was L not been approved, lenges posed by the coronavirus, ahrain, represented by the selected among 1,270 global a study on the socioeconomic many Bahraini house- BMinistry of Transportation participation, qualified for impact of COVID-19 in Bahrain holds would have had and Telecommunications, won the final stage in April 2021 has concluded. to use a combination the World Summit on the In- after passing the public vote The study, “An Assessment on formation Society 2021 (WSIS) stage and selected by the ex- The Derasat study of decreased expend- the Impacts of Loan Deferrals in iture and running Prize, which is held under the pert teams concerned with the Bahrain”, by Sara Bahman and ed that loan deferrals, especially faulting on their loans were it patronage of the United Na- evaluation. Omar Al Ubaydli, was published the one in March 2020, helped not for the deferrals. down savings to man- tions and the International “We are proud of this global by Bahrain Center for Strate- Bahraini families overcome the According to the paper, the age their finances. Telecommunication Union. achievement, which adds to gic, International, and Energy financial challenges posed by most important factor in deter- A small percentage The ministry participated the Kingdom in the field of Studies (Derasat) based on the COVID-19, including decreased mining a household’s support would have seriously in “Nawras” project, which is communications and infor- Derasat-UNDP partnership to income and increased expend- for and benefit from the defer- considered defaulting a flight permission and sched- mation technology, proving its study the socioeconomic impact iture: a reassurance factor rals was its financial strength, as on their loans were it uling system and the first avi- leading position in the field,” of COVID-19 in Bahrain. among them. measured by its income and the not for the deferrals. ation approval online system Kamal bin Ahmed Moham- The study analyses the first The paper affirmed that had percentage of monthly income in the Middle East; completely med, the Transportation and two decisions of the Central the deferrals not been approved, allocated to loan servicing. developed and led in-house by Telecommunications Minister, Bank of Bahrain (CBB) to defer many Bahraini households Households with low income women staff members of the said. loan repayments for Bahrainis, would have had to use a combi- and high servicing payments expiration of the second loan Information Systems Directo- “The Nawras system won in March 2020 and in Septem- nation of decreased expenditure were particularly relieved to deferral, and the participants rate in the ministry, and won because of its relevance in sup- ber 2020, based on interviews and running down savings to hear about the deferrals and indicated considerable support the E-Environment class prize. porting the implementation of with over 100 Bahraini house- manage their finances. benefited greatly from them. for the prospect of a third de- This participation came the summit’s outcomes, espe- holds. A small percentage would The survey was conducted ferral, which the CBB eventually within the ministry’s strategy cially in achieving the sustain- The research paper conclud- have seriously considered de- in November 2020 before the implemented in January 2021. to implement the vision of His able development goals.” Industry Minister receives New Gulf Air Foreign Minister receives top UNESCO official outgoing Malaysia Ambassador guidelines for passengers travelling to Bahrain TDT | Manama ulf Air has issued new Gguidelines for passen- gers travelling to the King- dom of Bahrain starting from yesterday. Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani As per the new guidelines, received outgoing Malaysian Ambassador to Bahrain Agus Salim Haji Yusof. only the below mentioned Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani received at the Ministry yesterday the Chair Holder of the The Minister praised the good efforts made by the Ambassador during his passengers will be permit- UNESCO Chair on Religious Pluralism and Peace at the University of Bologna, Professor Alberto Melloni.
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