2+ week, 6+ day ago   (445+ words) Employers who hire foreign workers without valid permits face a BD500 settlement payment, rising to BD1,000 for repeat breaches, under Bahrain’s labour market law. Lawyer Jassim Al Essa told The Daily Tribune the rules were aimed at cutting the hiring of expatriate…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (231+ words) Campaigners urge animal welfare lessons in Bahrain schools Animal welfare should be taught in Bahrain's primary schools to help prevent pet neglect and abandonment, the Bahrain Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BSPCA) has urged. BSPCA Chairman Mahmoud…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (209+ words) SCW Marks 25 Years of Women’s Empowerment News of Bahrain TDT | Manama Email: [email protected] The General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW) held a ceremony marking the council’s silver jubilee, which falls on August 22 under the theme â…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (212+ words) At least 51 people have died after a boat sank in northwest Nigeria's Sokoto state Thursday, a local resident told AFP, as authorities said rescue operations were ongoing. Such accidents are common on Nigeria's busy rivers and waterways, often caused by…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (215+ words) Greenland: As Arctic sea ice melts, Greenland's waters become more accessible to huge whale species, affecting where the animals move and feed. Humpback, fin, and minke whales move north as the seasonal ice melts, but bowhead whales have evolved to…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (160+ words) The death toll from a ferry disaster in Zimbabwe last week rose to 94 on Tuesday, police said, with the recovery of two more bodies. The passenger ferry, a vital transport link for rural communities, capsized in bad weather and rough…...