Day: May 9, 2023

In line with His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s commitment to protecting the Islamic religion, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, directed the Minister of Education to immediately halt any changes made to the Kingdom’s educational curricula that are not compatible with Bahrain’s national values designed to protect religion and its core pillars.

His Royal Highness ordered the Minister of Education to ensure educational curricula adhere to Islamic teachings, in line with the National Action Charter and the Constitution.

His Royal Highness reiterated that the Islamic religion is inviolable and should be respected and protected at all costs.

HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad concluded by extending his appreciation to the Kingdom’s religious scholars and members of the Legislative Authority for their commitment to upholding the Kingdom’s national values.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

Aurélien Paret-Peintre won the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday for his first Grand Tour stage victory, while Andreas Leknessund took the leader’s pink jersey from pre-race favorite Remco Evenepoel.

Leknessund, who rides for Team DSM, became only the second Norwegian cyclist to hold the pink jersey and the first in 42 years, reports AP.

The 23-year-old Leknessund attacked from a breakaway at the end of the 175-kilometer (109-mile) route from Venosa to Lago Laceno, as the Giro hit the mountains in a stage with hardly any flat sections.

Paret-Peintre was the only one who could follow the Norwegian on the second-category climb up Colle Moella and, after catching him, the Frenchman crossed the summit slightly ahead of Leknessund.

They rode together toward the finish but Paret-Peintre launched his sprint with 150 meters remaining and had time to sit up and raise his arms over his head as he crossed the line two seconds ahead of Leknessund.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

Ryanair will order 150 Boeing 737 Max planes with an option for 150 more, marking the biggest aircraft purchase in the Irish airline’s history and a boost for Boeing.

At Boeing’s list prices, the deal would be worth more than $40 billion if Ryanair exercises all the options, but airlines routinely get deep discounts. Financial terms were not disclosed, reports AP.

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said Tuesday that the planes will replace some of the airline’s older Boeing jets and provide room for growth.

The airline selected the largest version of the Max, which O’Leary said will have 21% more seats but burn 20% less fuel than the airline’s current 737s. The airline expects to take delivery of the planes between 2027 and 2033.

Boeing is benefitting from a boom in airplane orders, as air travel around the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Arlington, Virginia, company has struggled however with production issues affecting the Max and a larger plane, the 787 Dreamliner.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

The Cultural Hall will host the Korean Arts Brass Concert tomorrow at 8 pm.

The concert, which is organised by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA) and the South Korean Embassy, will showcase various genres of music such as original sound tracks, Jazz, K-pop medley and etc.

The Korean Arts Brass team will be performing classical reinterpretation of some of the well-known pieces, including soundtracks of popular movies and K-pop music.

The Korean Arts Brass, one of the most prominent Korean brass ensembles, is composed of 6 alumni from the Korean National University of Arts (K-Arts), comprising trumpet, trombone, tuba, horn and percussion players.

This concert is within the framework of the ongoing cooperation between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Republic of Korea in the cultural field, and in light of the approach of the two friendly countries during the next few years to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.

In recent years, Bahrain and South Korea have had a distinguished and extensive joint work in the fields of music, arts, exhibitions, and others.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

The governments of Morocco and the United Kingdom signed, signed here today a Strategic Framework for Cooperation on climate action, clean energy and green growth.

Signed by Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, and Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and the United Nations of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, this Strategic Framework aims to support, facilitate and strengthen bilateral cooperation on climate action, clean energy, and green growth to back Morocco's development towards a sustainable, low-carbon, and resilient economy with a view to ensuring a responsible and accelerated transition from fossil fuels to clean and affordable energy, Maghreb Arab Press (MAP) reported.

It also aims at the systemic integration of climate action and impacts into government and private sector planning and action, as well as the growth of strong, diversified, and sustainable economic/productive sectors in Morocco that unlock quality jobs, investment, and growth.

The signing of this framework of cooperation comes on the sidelines of the 4th session of the Morocco-UK Strategic Dialogue, co-chaired by Bourita and Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon that was marked by a joint statement in which both parties welcomed the excellent level of bilateral relations and reaffirmed their common desire to further strengthen their Strategic Partnership.

Launched in London on July 5, 2018, this Strategic Dialogue aims to consolidate the historical ties between the two Kingdoms and further strengthen bilateral relations.

It is based on four themes, namely the political and diplomatic component, security cooperation, economic cooperation and cultural and educational cooperation.

Working groups have been established under each cooperation pillar to strengthen exchanges and consultation on priority bilateral issues and to identify new opportunities for cooperation in these areas.

Source: Bahrain News Agency