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Passengers caught smuggling gold, foreign currency at RGIA

Customs officials at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi Int'l Airport seized 3.7kg of smuggled gold & foreign currency worth ₹2.19cr & ₹16.46 lakh from 6 passengers. Gold was concealed in trousers & undergarments, while $20,000 was seized from a passenger bound for Bahrain. Passengers detained & booked under Customs Act.

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Aston Martin accepts F1 rivals did a "stronger job" developing 2023 cars

Aston came flying out of the gates in Bahrain, with its lead driver Fernando Alonso racking up five podiums in the first six races.

Autosport

India’s Vithya Ramraj wins bronze in women’s 400m hurdles

Vithya Ramraj won bronze in women's 400m hurdles at Asian Games. She clocked 55.68s, while Bahrain's Oluwakemi Mujidat Adekoya set a games record of 54.45s and Jaidie Mo of China had a season best of 55.01s. Ramraj had equalled India's national record of 55.52s to qualify for the final. India's…

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Hangzhou Asian Games athletics | Parul-Priti break through for India in another fruitful day on the tracks

India's Parul Chaudhary & Priti win silver & bronze in women's 3000m steeplechase at Asian Games. Parul clocked 9:27.63 sec for silver, Priti 9:43.32 sec for bronze. Winfred Mutile Yavi of Bahrain won gold with Games record 9:18.28 sec. Parul set national record in 3000m steeplechase at World Championships, qualifying…

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Hangzhou Asian Games athletics | Kartik wins silver, Gulveer claims bronze in 10,000m

Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh of India won silver and bronze respectively in the men's 10000m race at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sept. 30. Kartik clocked 28:15.38s and Gulveer 28:17.21s. A collision in the last 100m saw three competitors fall, allowing the Indians to sneak into medal contention.…

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Russian athletes allowed to compete as neutrals at next year’s Paralympics

The decision was taken at the IPC’s General Assembly in Bahrain on Friday.

The Independent UK

Third Bahraini soldier dies after ‘Houthi drone attack’ near Saudi border

The Bahrain Defence Force said the soldier succumbed to the wounds he sustained in Monday’s attack.

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Bahrain says 2 soldiers killed in Houthi drone attack on Saudi-Yemen border

Houthis have not acknowledged carrying out drone attack, Saudi Arabian-led coalition said it reserves right to respond.

Al Jazeera

India, Brazil, South Africa seek to amplify the Global South’s voice at IBSA meeting

At UNGA78, EAM S. Jaishankar met with counterparts from Brazil, South Africa as part of IBSA. Discussed solidarity among Global South, UNSC reform, terrorism, climate finance, WB/IMF reform. He also held bilateral talks with Australia, Bahrain, Japan, UK on connectivity, economic linkages, regional dynamics.

The Hindu

Bahrain's Dictatorship Gets More Biden Administration Help

The U.S.-Bahraini security pact is the first step towards a future U.S.-Saudi “mega-deal.” Critics say it violates the U.S. Constitution and aids torturers.

Reason

Three years of the Abraham Accords

Abraham Accords have ushered in a new era of normalisation and peace that not only connects governments but also brings people together, despite the differences in their language, religious beliefs, cultures and more.

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Teenage racer Pierson to get Toyota Hypercar chance in Bahrain WEC test

Pierson, who became the youngest driver to compete at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2022 at the age of just 16, has been selected as one of the three drivers by the WEC promoter to take part in the official post-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit on November 5.

Autosport

Teenager Pierson gets Toyota Hypercar chance in Bahrain WEC test

Pierson, who became the youngest driver to compete at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2022 at the age of just 16, has been selected as one of the three drivers by the WEC promoter to take part in the official post-season rookie test at the Bahrain International Circuit on…

Motorsport

Menezes announces Peugeot WEC exit after Bahrain finale

The Californian 28-year-old announced on his Instagram page that he will depart the French manufacturer's 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar programme after November's Bahrain finale.

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Bolsonaro aide tells police he sold luxury watches for ex-president – report

Lt Col Mauro Cid said to admit selling watches from Saudi Arabia and Bahrain in Pennsylvania mall and handing cash to Bolsonaro

Al Jazeera

Bahrain activist Maryam al-Khawaja denied boarding on UK to Manama flight

Activist says she wants to meet her jailed father Abdulhadi al-Khawaja who is currently on hunger strike.

The Guardian - UK

Bahraini human rights defender denied travel to kingdom to visit jailed father

Maryam al-Khawaja fears her father, the political prisoner Abdulhadi al-Khawajar, will die soon after being denied medical treatment

The Independent UK

Daughter of long-detained activist in Bahrain prepares to travel to island kingdom on Friday

A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain plans to return to the island kingdom Friday to press for the release of her father, even as she faces imprisonment herself

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Map: Which MENA countries have diplomatic ties with Israel?

Following the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020, five Arab states in total have diplomatic ties with Israel.

Dynamite News

Inaugural Gulf Cricket Championship to be held from September 15

The Gulf Cricket T20I Championship 2023 is set to mark its inaugural edition from September 15 to 23 this year, bringing together cricketing nations from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. Read further on dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Daughters of jailed Bahrain activist say he resumes hunger strike as crown prince visits US

The daughters of a prominent human rights activist jailed in Bahrain say he has resumed a hunger strike after being denied medical care

Al Jazeera

Bahrain prisoners suspend weeks-long mass hunger strike

Suspension of the strike comes before the crown prince’s visit to the US, and as Bahrain vows to improve conditions.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of Bahrain prisoners suspend hunger strike as crown prince to visit United States

Hundreds of prisoners have suspended their monthlong hunger strike in Bahrain just ahead of a visit of the island nation’s crown prince to the United States

The Week

The Week Unwrapped: National service, Bahrain and Roman Polanski

Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Leaf Arbuthnot, Abdulwahab Tahhan and Harriet Marsden.

Motorsport

Porsche's best WEC podium chance is at Fuji, says Makowiecki

Porsche has struggled to challenge Toyota and Ferrari on its return to the top echelon of sportscar racing this year, with April’s Portimao round the only time its 963 LMDh car finished on the podium.

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