Bahrain expressed condolences to the government and people of Egypt, over a deadly crash between a mass transit bus and a truck on the desert road in Minya Governorate in the south of the country.
The Foreign Ministry affirmed Bahrain’s solidarity with Egypt, wishing the injured speedy recovery.
The regional governor’s office in Minya said at least 23 people were killed and 30 injured in the collision.
The injured were transferred to hospital in the town of Mallawi, about 260km south of the capital, Cairo.
The bus, heading to Cairo from the southern Egyptian city of Sohag, smashed into a truck parked on the side of the road, a security source said.
n Envoy met
Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Minister, Nawaf Al Maawda met US Ambassador Steven C Bondy.
The minister praised the distinguished deep-rooted relations between the kingdom and the US, praising the steady growth of bilateral ties across various fields.
n Maid jailed
A HOUSEMAID was jailed for a year while another woman was fined BD50 after being found guilty of assaulting each other, writes Zainab Almahdi.
In an incident which occurred in August last year, the two women got into an argument over the Indian maid’s cleaning duties in the Bahraini woman’s mother’s house.
The physical altercation began when the 58-year-old Bahraini woman pushed the 37-year-old expat who then retaliated by grabbing a finger of the other woman causing it to fracture.
The High Criminal Court found the maid from Naim guilty of cause a one per cent disability for the Bahraini financial supervisor living in Arad.
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