TWITTER SPORTS @newsofbahrain WORLD 6 Humiliated in Ankara, EU chief to fight for women’s rights INSTAGRAM Bahrain to face Kuwait /newsofbahrain 28 for Arab Cup place LINKEDIN WEDNESDAY newsofbahrain APRIL, 2021 Kingdom’s senior men’s 210 FILS national team looking to WHATSAPP ISSUE NO. 8820 qualify for first-ever FIFA 3844 4692 competition featuring all FACEBOOK Arab nations to take place /nobmedia in December of this year MAIL | P 12 [email protected] WEBSITE newsofbahrain.com Maher to face Bachar at BRAVE CF 51 co-main event 11 SPORTS BUSINESS 5 ‘GAA’ provides ‘AHA’ lifesaving courses India thanks HRH Prince Salman chairs remote Bahrain for support Coordinating Committee meeting Last update - 9:00 pm in tough fight 27 April 2021 against COVID-19 TDT | Manama ndia has thanked Bah - Irain for the Kingdom’s solidarity and support in its fight against the coronavi- Individuals vaccinated rus (COVID-19). In a statement relayed by the Indian Embassy in Manama, the Indian gov- (First dose) (Second dose) ernment said: “The Govern- ment of India appreciates the decision of the Bahraini Cabinet and expresses grat- His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince itude to HM the King and and Prime Minister, chaired the 378th Coordination Committee meeting, which was held remotely yesterday. The committee reviewed issues related HRH the Crown Prince and to working groups to reduce operational expenditures and a proposal for Prime Minister of the King- their further development. It also reviewed the proposed organisational dom of Bahrain for affirm- structure for joint government services for information technology. The ing Kingdom’s support to committee also discussed the latest developments in dealing with the India in dealing with COV- coronavirus (COVID-19). ID-19 pandemic and would like to thank for its kind ges- ture to send medical equip- ment and oxygen to India. “In line with our histor- ical and close friendly ties, our two counties have had excellent collaboration in dealing with Covid-19 pan- Iran ‘misleading the world’ demic. India is committed to further strengthening our bilateral collaboration German intelligence report reveals Tehran is looking to develop ‘weapons of mass destruction’ with the friendly Kingdom of Bahrain, not only in fight- ing this global pandemic, Seeking to source but also in diversifying and • deepening all aspects of our materials from Europe bilateral cooperation.” Dubai ran has sought to produce BAHRAIN and source weapons of Imass destruction in 2020, misleading the world about the TOTAL TESTED nature of its nuclear program, Washington Free Beacon said 4044433 citing a new intelligence report ACTIVE CASES issued by a German government security agency. 10385 Although Iran claims its nu- DEATHS clear program is peaceful, it has recently started enriching ura- 626 nium to levels reaching 60 per- cent purity. It has also continued DISCHARGED making and testing ballistic mis- 162537 siles, the report said. Iran is reportedly serious about building nuclear missiles NEW CASES Claims by Tehran’s leaders nents of the nuclear deal and The country also made simi- observation of and fight against 972 that Iran is not interested in normalising business ties with lar operations to “bypass sanc- opposition groups, domestically Iran’s regime building a nuclear bomb were Iran, the report said. tions on its oil trade,” a primary and abroad,” the report said. CRITICAL continues to seek also refuted in the report. The Tehran aimed to create busi- source of revenue for the hard- This proves that Iran’s leader- 109 technology for US State Department did not ness contacts with German com- line regime said. ship continues to prioritise the its goal to build a comment on the report, at a time panies in the high-tech field, the The German report had also monitoring of regime opponents nuclear weapons where the Joe Biden adminis- report said in its section about shown that Tehran is conduct- living outside of the country, it 210 fils (includes VAT) tration works to lift sanctions proliferation. ing espionage activities, with added. device and expand its on Iran and re-enter the 2015 Iran also has a history of se- Germany being one of multiple North Korea, Syria, and Paki- conventional missile nuclear agreement with the cretly working around US sanc- European countries where Ira- stan were also engaged in simi- arsenal country. tions in order to get the technol- nian spies are operating. lar Weapon of Mass Destruction BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, FELLOW AT THE FOUN- Germany, meanwhile, has ogy it wants to fuel its nuclear Tehran’s intelligence servic- efforts, the German report fur- DATION FOR DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES been one of the main propo - research program. es are also taking part in “the ther noted. WEDNESDAY APRIL 28, 2021 02 HM King appoints Finance Ministry assistant undersecretaries TDT | Manama Finance and National Econ- The Board of Trustees of the a four-year term, while the re- al of Organisation and Position omy Minister Shaikh Salman Bahrain Polytechnic shall com- maining ones will serve for a Budget, and Khalil Abdulrasool is Majesty King Hamad bin bin Khalifa Al Khalifa shall im- prise the following members: Ali three-year term. Hassan as Director-General of HIsa Al Khalifa yesterday plement the provisions of this Hassan Ahmed Salman Al Baqa- The Prime Minister and Min- Policies and Wages, at the Civil issued Royal Decree 57/2021, decree, which takes immediate li, Shaikh Mohammed bin Khal- ister, each in their capacity, shall Service Bureau (CSB), both with appointing Adnan Abdulwahab effect and will be published in ifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Tala implement the provisions of this the rank of Assistant Undersec- Eshaq as Assistant Undersecre- the Official Gazette. Abdulrahman Fakhro, Yousuf decree, which takes immediate retary. tary for Financial Policies and HM King also yesterday issued Farouq Al Moayyed, Ahmed effect and will be published in The Prime Minister shall im- Budget, and Mubarak Nabil Mat- Royal Decree 55/2021, restruc- Sami Al Tajer, Mohammed Sal- the Official Gazette. plement the provision of the tar as Assistant Undersecretary turing the Board of Trustees of man Al Aradi and Ibrahim Ali His Majesty King Hamad also decree which takes immediate for Financial Operations, at the the Bahrain Polytechnic, under Bu-Rasheed. issued Royal Decree 56/2021, ap- effect and will be published in Ministry of Finance and Nation- the chairmanship of Wael bin The chairman and the first pointing Shaikh Muath bin Duaij the Official Gazette. al Economy. Nasser Al Mubarak. HM the King four members shall serve for Al Khalifa as Director-Gener- HM King Hamad greets leaders on HRH Crown Prince and Prime Minister appoints directors Independence Day Hasar (Director of the Public Budget Directorate) and Ebra- The President of the Supreme TDT | Manama For Finance Ministry, Debt Management Office), Has- him Ahmed Kamal (Director of Council for Health shall imple- • san Salah Sater (Director of the the Projects Directorate). ment the provisions of this edict, is Majesty King Ham- government hospitals Finance Operations Directo- Finance and National Econo- which takes immediate effect Had bin Isa Al Khalifa and healthcare centres rate), Ali Jassim Ali (Director my Minister Shaikh Salman bin upon publication in the Official sent a cable of congratula- of the Payments and Collection Khalifa Al Khalifa shall imple- Gazette. tions to South Africa Pres- TDT | Manama Directorate), Abdullah Ahmed ment the provisions of the edict, HRH Prince Salman issued ident Cyril Ramaphosa on Abdullah Dhaif (Director of the which takes immediate effect Edict (25) of 2021, appointing his country’s Independence Financial Systems Development upon publication in the Official Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim Day. is Royal Highness Prince Directorate), Raghdan Saleh Qa- Gazette. Ahmed as Director of Opera- His Majesty King Hamad HSalman bin Hamad Al ssim Abderrasool (Director of Also yesterday, HRH the tions and Services, and Yusuf also sent cables of congrat- Khalifa, the Crown Prince and the Public Revenues Policy Di- Crown Prince and Prime Min- Abdulaziz Abdulghaffar as Di- ulations to Sierra Leone Prime Minister, yesterday issued rectorate), Leila Hassan Ahmed ister issued Edict (24) of 2021, rector of Human Resources at President Julius Maada Bio edict (23) of 2021, appointing Ali (Director of the Human and appointing Dr Noor Riyadh Ali Primary Healthcare Centres. and Togo President Faure directors at the Ministry of Fi- Financial Resources Directo- Dhaif as Director of Operations The President of the Supreme Gnassingbe on their coun- nance and National Economy. rate), Shaikh Firas bin Abdul- HRH Prince Salman and Services at Government Council for Health shall imple- tries’ Independence Day. They are Deena Ali Al Ghawas rahman Al Khalifa (Director Hospitals, and Abdulla Nasser ment the provisions of this edict, His Majesty wished the (Director of the Training and of the International Relations tor of the Public Investment Sultan Al Suwaidi as Director which takes immediate effect leaders abundant health Administrative Development Directorate), Shaikh Rashid bin Directorate), Fatima Moham- of Human Resources at Govern- upon publication in the Official and happiness. Directorate), Lamis Ibrahim Al Mohammed Al Khalifa (Direc- med Al Qahtani (Director of the ment Hospitals. Gazette. Foreign Minister presented PhD thesis by Dr Al Ameen Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani received Dr Ismaeel Naji Al Ameen who presented a copy of his PhD thesis Having fun while obtained from Brunel University in the UK, titled “Moderating the Risk of Intragroup Conflict on Task Performance through Digital Information Fluency in the Enterprise Social Media Context.” doing exercise The Minister congratulated Al Ameen and noted the conclusions reached based on studying the BIC’s Fitness on Track for cyclists and runners continues possibilities of social media in influencing inter-conflict and at the tomorrow after successful launch event level of inter-conflict in professional communication media in particular.