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September 2020 was the hottest September ever experienced in Bahrain since 1902, the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications’ Meteorological Directorate said.

Hot and humid weather dominated Bahrain during the month due to the moist easterly to Southeasterly winds, the directorate said in its monthly weather report.

The mean temperature of the month was 34.8°C, which is 2.4°C above the long-term normal for September and this goes on record as the highest mean temperatures for September since 1902. The old record was 34.6°C recorded in September 2017, it said.

“The mean maximum temperature of the month was 39.8°C which is 3.3°C above the long-term normal and this goes on record as the highest mean maximum temperatures for September since 1946. The old record was 39.1°C recorded in September 2017.”

During the month, Bahrain had 10 days with maximum temperature that exceeded 40°C.

The highest temperature recorded during the month was 43.7°C on September 9 at Bahrain International Airport and this goes on record as the fifth highest maximum temperature for September since 1946 at Bahrain International Airport.

 It was exceeded by September 4, 2013 with a record of 45.5°C, September 2, 2016 with a record of 45.3°C, September 11, 2008 with a record of 45°C and September 3, 2017 with a record of 44.1°C.

The highest temperature recorded at Bahrain International Circuit was 46.5°C on September 9 and at Durrat Al Bahrain was 44.8°C in the same day.

The mean minimum temperature of the month was 31.3°C that is 2.7°C above the long-term normal and this goes on record as the third highest mean minimum temperatures for September since 1946 and exceeded by September 2015 with a record of 31.5°C and September 2018 with a record of 31.4°C.

The lowest temperature recorded was 29.3°C set on September 23 at Bahrain International Airport but recorded 26.7°C on the same night at Durrat Al Bahrain.

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Yemeni troops and allied tribesmen have stormed and captured the strategic Al-Khanjer military base and surrounding areas in the northern province of Jouf, reports Arab News.

The operation, supported by Saudi-led Arab coalition warplanes, is a heavy blow to Iran-backed Houthi militias and their control of much of northern Yemen, the army said.

The report also said that the offensive followed several weeks of intensive fighting in the area. “This is a great victory. By seizing control of Al-Khanjer, the national army has secured a road between Marib and Joutema in Jouf,” said Rabia Al-Qurashi, the Yemeni army spokesman in the province.

Army commanders who led the operation said the coalition had carried out precise airstrikes that destroyed Houthi military positions and equipment, paving the way for government forces to storm the base and the other liberated areas in the province. Dozens of Houthis were killed or wounded in the fighting, they said.

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Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah took oath before the National Assembly on Thursday as Kuwait’s Crown Prince, Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, reported.

“I swear by Almighty Allah to respect the Constitution and the laws of the State, to defend the liberties, interests and properties of the people and to safeguard the independence and territorial integrity of the country and be loyal to the Amir,” Sheikh Mishal said.

Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah officially named Sheikh Mishal as Crown Prince.

Sheikh Nawaf succeeded the late Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah who passed away on September 29th.

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Jordan’s King Abdullah has appointed Bisher Al-Khasawneh, a royal palace adviser, as the country’s new Prime Minister. This move follows former PM Omar Razzaz’s resignation from the post.

Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, the Royal Hashemite Court said: “His Majesty King Abdullah II tasks Bisher Khasawneh with forming a new Cabinet.” the Amman-based Roya News reported.

According to the palace, Al-Khasawneh, also a former Minister of Foreign Affairs and a top envoy, will now oversee the upcoming parliamentary elections on November 10.

Wednesday’s development comes after the Monarch accepted the outgoing Prime Minister’s resignation on October 3.

On September 27, King Abdullah had dissolved the House of Representatives paving the way for the upcoming polls.

The House of Representatives or the lower House comprises 130 seats, of which 115 members are elected by an open list proportional representation from 23 constituencies of between three and nine seats in size and 15 seats reserved for women.

Nine of the 115 proportional representation seats are reserved for the Christian minority, with another three reserved for the Chechen and Circassian minorities.

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Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has been named the Crown Prince of Kuwait

The announcement was made by the Country’s new ruler Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Wednesday, according to the state news agency KUNA.

Sheikh Meshal is deputy chief of the National Guard and a brother of the late emir who died last Tuesday.

Kuwait’s parliament must now approve the Monarch’s choice.

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The European Union (EU) has welcomed the Sultanate of Oman’s decision to share taxation data with the European body. Oman has implemented amendments to its laws allowing automatic exchange of information in the filed of taxation, as well as the Sultanate’s completing procedures related to the activation of information exchange with the EU.

The Sultanate recently undertook various measures related to international cooperation in the field of taxation, including the issuance of a Royal Decree in this regard. 
                   
The Sultanate has also joined the General Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting.

The Sultanate also joined the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax and signed a set of multilateral agreements supervised by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the most important of which is the Multinational Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related to Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting.

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His remarks came after the coronavirus cabinet convened a meeting on Monday to discuss the pandemic situation in the country…Reports Asian Lite News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that although the country has witnessed a drop in Covid-19 infections, it was still “too early” to ease the ongoing three-week anti-coronavirus lockdown.

His remarks came after the coronavirus cabinet convened a meeting on Monday to discuss the pandemic situation in the country, The Times of Israel reported.

In a video posted on Twitter, the Prime Minister said that “it’s too early to say if it will hold”, as experts have recommended about a week’s wait to see if the trend continued.

He added that while Israel was the first to impose a second complete lockdown, many European countries were preparing to follow suit.

In the meeting, the Cabinet did not make any changes to the ongoing curbs and is slated to meet on October 12 to review the state of the pandemic.

Also on Monday, Defence Minister Benny Gantz said: “If the morbidity rate continues to decrease, we will work to reduce the restrictions, open businesses that do not receive customers, and open early childhood education.”

On Monday, Israel reported less than 3,000 single-day cases registered the previous day, according to the Health Ministry.

However, the Israel Defense Forces’ Coronavirus National Information and Knowledge Center said that the positive test rate was still relatively high, at around 11-12 per cent, The Times of Israel reported.

“A much wider scope of morbidity than actually detected,” it said, adding that more time was needed to see if there was an actual downward trend.

Israel has so far reported more than 272,000 coronavirus cases, with 1,757 deaths.

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