The competition to build Europe’s next generation of polar-orbiting weather satellites has been won by Airbus. The big aerospace concern was declared the winner at the latest meeting of the European Space Agency’s (Esa) Industrial Policy Committee (IPC). A contract valued in the hundreds of millions of euros will be signed by Esa and Airbus in due course. The existing… Read more →
Manama, April 10 (BNA)– Liaoning Ballet of China took the stage today at Bahrain National Theatre with an enthralling show that was presented as part of the Spring of Culture and within the framework of the Chinese cultural week to celebrate the silver jubilee of the establishment of Bahrain-China diplomatic relations. The gifted group entertained the viewers with well-selected and… Read more →
Formula One helmet manufacturer Bell Racing Helmets has announced it will relocate part of its business to Bahrain. Revealed on the final day of the Bahrain F1 grand prix, Bell said it would move its global research and development and manufacturing operations, creating 100 jobs in Bahrain. Bell supplies helmets to many of the world’s leading drivers, including F1… Read more →
With the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries firming up projects worth $450 billion in 2014, Indian investors have huge opportunities for investment in knowledge and skill based services, particularly in IT field. Qatar, UAE and Kuwait are expected to implement projects worth more than $70 billion, $85 billion and $70 billion respectively in 2014, Doha Bank Group CEO R Seetharaman said. “GCC is expected to… Read more →
London: Sikhs in the UK will be exempted from wearing hard hats at construction sites, British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. “From now on Sikhs don’t have to wear hard hats at construction sites in our country,” Cameron said last night at a Vaisakhi reception he hosted at 10, Downing Street. “We have already stopped searching of turbans in… Read more →
WASHINGTON: Aimed at attracting the world’s best and brightest, the US will soon come out with a series of policy initiatives and changes in the existing rules including allowing the spouses of H-1B visas to work in America. In a statement, the White House said that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will soon publish several proposed rules that will… Read more →
Foreign policy has rarely mattered in Indian elections, yet one of the biggest challenges the new government in New Delhi will face is in confronting an international system that has felt systematically let down by India over the last few years. The world is hoping — as are India’s impatient and angry young voters — for a quick recovery of… Read more →
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries and Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd on Monday announced that they have entered into definitive agreements pursuant to which Sun Pharma will acquire 100% of Ranbaxy in an all-stock transaction. The combination of Sun Pharma and Ranbaxy creates the fifth-largest specialty generics company in the world and the largest pharmaceutical company in India. The combined entity will have operations… Read more →
Mercedes will let Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg race freely for the rest of the season following a thrilling battle at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Hamilton held off Rosberg at Sakhir on Sunday, and the only demand from their team was that they did not crash. Asked if that policy would continue, Mercedes co-team boss Paddy Lowe said: “There’s no… Read more →
The baby born three months premature in October 2013 required medical help until early December By Majorie van Leijen Published Tuesday, April 08, 2014 Little did they know that the delivery of their baby girl would lead to a chain of unanticipated and unfortunate events. After all, the baby was supposed to be born in the Philippines, under the caring… Read more →
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