COVID-19 cases among citizens rising
TDT | Manama
The number of new active cases being reported amongst Bahrainis infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) has risen dramatically in just over a month’s time, Ministry of Health undersecretary Dr. Waleed Al Manea revealed yesterday. Dr. Al Manea said tha...
Indian Club Bahrain announces chartered repatriation flights to India.
Manama
The Indian Club, Bahrain is set to be operating charted repatriation flights to carry Indian nationals stranded in Bahrain to the southern Indian cities of Bangalore and Calicut.
Passengers are expected to pay for their own flight tickets. "The cost pe...
Friday prayer resumption postponed
TDT | Manama
The planned resumption of Friday prayers tomorrow has been postponed, the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments said yesterday. The decision was announced following a virtual meeting between Supreme Council of Health president and National Task...
A hymn to humanity
TDT | Manama
International recording artist, executive producer, and composer Veronica Vitale recently released a version of her original song “Hymn to Humanity” that brought together 250 voices from every nation in the world, including Bahrain.
Entitl...
Illegal nurses’ recruitment office shut down
TDT | Manama
The National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) yesterday announced that it has identified a woman who has been illegally operating an office in the Capital Governorate recruiting nurses and physiotherapists. The authority confirmed in a statement that the w...
Proposal to permanently apply teleworking in public sector
TDT | Manama
A lawmaker recently called for permanently implementing the work-fromhome system in Bahrain’s public sector. MP Hamad Al Koheeji said in a statement that he had submitted a proposal to implement teleworking in all government bodies, asserting that the ...
Health authorities urge diabetics to consult their physicians on their meds
TDT | Manama
The Ministry of Health and the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) confirmed in a joint-statement yesterday that there is no need to worry about pharmaceuticals for treating people with diabetes that contain Metformin, and that the decision to contin...
Traffic directorate sets times for vehicle inspections
TDT | Manama
The General Directorate of Traffic has set the period between 6am and 2pm from Sundays to Thursdays to provide technical inspection services for vehicles, it was announced last night. The directorate calls on the public to take advantage of this service thre...
Foreign Minister participates in Yemen donors conference
TDT | Manama
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani participated yesterday in the virtual Donors Conference for Yemen 2020, which was hosted by the brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in partnership with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humani...
Call for Bahrainis to be vigilant in US cities affected by protests
TDT | Manama
The Bahrain Embassy in the US issued an announcement yesterday, urging all Bahraini citizens currently living in cities affected by protests to abide by the instructions of local authorities.
The Embassy, in a post published on the Ministry of Foreig...
HH Southern Governor visits Khalifa Town; discusses needs with residents
TDT | Manama
Southern Governor His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa paid a field visit yesterday to Khalifa Town, in the presence of Deputy Governor Brig. Isa Thamer Al Dossari, officers and officials. HH Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali met a number of Khali...
HRH the Crown Prince holds virtual meeting with US officials
TDT | Manama
His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, met remotely yesterday with American Ambassador Justin H. Siberell and US Naval Forces Central Command Commander Vice-Admiral James...
Kidney donor repatriated urgently for son’s medical emergency
TDT | Manama
An Indian father residing in the Kingdom flew home on Monday as part of a “Vande Bharat” repatriation flight to be an organ donor for his son, who suffers from Nephrotic Syndrome, a critical kidney disorder. The father was a last-minute addition ...
Health Ministry: COVID-19 treatment in private sector available at patient’s expense
TDT | Manama
The Ministry of Health reiterated in a statement last night that the health and safety of citizens and residents is the top priority in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Services including examinations, quarantine, and treatment remain free of cha...
New active COVID-19 cases up by 446; total confirmed cases surpass 12,000
TDT | Manama
The Ministry of Health announced yesterday 446 new active cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Their detection brought the total number of confirmed cases in the Kingdom to over 12,000 ever since the first infections were reported. A majority of the new cases...
All in against COVID-19!
TDT | Manama
His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, reaffirmed yesterday that Bahrain has mobilised the full strength of its resources in order to safeguard public health and overcome...
Bishop Paul Hinder appointed as AVONA Apostolic Administrator
TDT | Manama
Bishop Paul Hinder, OFM Cap., has been been appointed as the Apostolic Administrator for the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia (AVONA). This was confirmed yesterday in a letter from the vicariate’s chancery office at Holy Family Cathedral in Kuwai...
BD186M worth of products of national origin exported in April
TDT | Manama
Bahrain had exported BD186million worth of products of national origin last month. This is according to the foreign trade report of April 2020, issued yesterday by the Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA), encompassing data on the balance of trade, im...
NHRA lists diabetes medicines free from carcinogenic impurity
TDT | Manama
The National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) issued yesterday a list of the registered diabetes medicines in Bahrain (containing Metformin) that are free from the carcinogenic impurity N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), or within the acceptable limits for dai...
COVID-19 call centre to double staff per shift
TDT | Manama
The number of employees working in shifts at the Coronavirus Unified Call Centre (444) is set to be doubled in the upcoming days, it was revealed yesterday. One shift is currently covered by 50 employees, but due to the high number of calls received daily, th...
HRH the Crown Prince issues edict appointing director at Interior Ministry
TDT | Manama
His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, issued yesterday Edict 9/2020, appointing Captain Bader Farooq Al Duaini as director at the Ministry of Interior.
The Interi...