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Manama : The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) announced the implementation of 637 inspection campaigns and visits, during the week of 31 December 2023 to 6 January, which resulted in the detention of 102 violating and irregular workers, while 87 violators were deported. The inspection campaigns and visits also resulted in the monitoring of several violations related to the provisions of a number of regulating laws, especially the Labour Market Regulatory Authority and the Residency Laws in the Kingdom of Bahrain, noting that legal measures were taken regarding the observed violations. The authority explained that 627 inspection visits were carried…

Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today chaired the weekly Cabinet Meeting at Gudaibiya Palace. The Cabinet congratulated His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, on the 27th anniversary of the founding of the National Guard. The Cabinet noted the efficiency and readiness of the National Guard in performing their national duties. The Cabinet then congratulated the graduates of the Crown Prince International Scholarship Program (CPISP) for the successes they have achieved in their careers in the public and private sectors,…

Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today met with the Minister of State for Trade Policy in the Department for Business and Trade in the United Kingdom, the Rt Hon Greg Hands MP, at Gudaibiya Palace. HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister highlighted the depth of the strategic relationship and long-standing ties between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Kingdom, building upon a history of successful partnerships and mutual agreements across sectors. His Royal Highness highlighted the importance of continuing to advance economic and investment cooperation between…

Manama : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today visited a number of vital projects in the Southern Governorate, including the Raffles Al Areen Palace Bahrain. HM the King, who was accompanied by His Highness Shaikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa, HM’s Personal Representative and President of the Supreme Council for Environment, was welcomed upon arrival by Marie Berengere Chapoton, the General Manager of Raffles Al Areen Palace Bahrain, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, the Southern Governor, and several officials. HM King Hamad toured the hotel, and was informed about its modern facilities,…

Manama :Abdullah bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce, met with Greg Hands, British Minister of State for Trade Policy, and his accompanying delegation. The minister highlighted the historical relations between the two countries, emphasising the importance of enhancing cooperation in trade and investment by expanding trade exchange to develop competitiveness and trade and investment relations. He affirmed Bahrain’s keenness to enhance cooperation in various sectors, especially trade. Fakhro noted the important role of the private sector in both countries, which contributes significantly to achieving common goals. The British Minister commended Bahrain’s role as a prominent economic centre in…

Manama: The Foreign Affairs Ministry is holding a story-reading event, themed “Dana, the Diplomat”, at the Isa Cultural Centre (ICC)’s Children’s Library. The event, set to be held on Tuesday at 04:30 pm, will feature reading the story in Arabic and English for children aged seven and above, in addition to other accompanying activities. The Ministry indicated that children wishing to attend the event should register in advance on the ICC’s website via the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftFIlDftvrlUEWqbxwd9Uhg73C2LoyMLVlTPeDb1B2MUNQ/viewform. The Foreign Affairs Ministry announced that it would organise visits to government and private schools to read the same story for students in…

Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today met with the Speaker of the Council of Representatives, HE Ahmed bin Salman Al-Musallam, the Chairman of the Shura Council, HE Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh, and their deputies and the heads of the committees at Gudaibiya Palace. HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister emphasised that the Kingdom’s wide-ranging democratic development, initiated by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, will set the stage for a new phase of development, led by the unified national efforts of Team Bahrain. His…

Manama : His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, today bid farewell to His Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham bin Tarik Al Said, Oman’s Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, who wrapped up his official visit to Bahrain. During the visit, HH Sayyid Theyazin was received by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He also held meetings with a number of senior officials. Talks focused on ways to enhance the fraternal…

Manama ; Shaikh Khalid bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Director-General of Verdict Enforcement and Alternative Sentencing, received the International Accreditation Certification of Community Housing for Open Prisons approved by the American Correctional Association (ACA) for the Open Prisons Programme. The accreditation is added to the Alternative Sentencing Project and the Open Prisons Programme’s record of achievements, which reflects the vision of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Shaikh Khalid hailed His Majesty the King’s directives to improve the application of the provisions of the Alternative Penal Code and the implementation of the Open Prisons Programme, noting the support of…

Manama : On behalf of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa today inaugurated the Archaeology of Irrigation Technology and Water Management in the Islamic World Conference. HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman noted the importance of the conference as a platform to identify sustainable solutions to combat global environmental challenges, which remains a central part of the Kingdom’s environmental efforts in line with the visions of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the directives of His Royal Highness Prince…