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Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today met with the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Bahrain, HE Steven C. Bondy, at Riffa Palace. His Royal Highness highlighted the longstanding Bahrain-US relations, which have grown over the years through close strategic multisector collaboration and partnership. HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister noted the importance of building on existing bilateral cooperation and collaboration in line with mutual aspirations. HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad outlined the importance of international efforts to safeguard regional security and…

Abu Dhabi : Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence participated in the Confluence of Conscience Conference organised by Muslim Council of Elders (MCE) in UAE.  In his speech, Dr. Shaikh Abdullah affirmed the importance of unifying international efforts aimed at protecting the future of humanity, praising the UAE’s efforts to host the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), which supports the development of comprehensive climate change strategies and linking them to the sustainable development goals. He said that Bahrain has succeeded in enhancing…

Manama : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, today deputised Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), to visit the Royal Artillery, marking the 47th anniversary of its establishment. Upon arrival, the BDF chief was welcomed by Lieutenant-General Abdulla bin Hassan Al Nuaimi, Defence Affairs Minister, Lieutenant-General Theyab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi, BDF Chief of Staff , Major-General Shaikh Khalifa bin Hassan Al Khalifa, Royal Artillery Commander, and senior officers. The National Anthem was played, and then the Commander-in-Chief inspected the Guard of Honour,…

Manama : : Interior Minister, General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, today held a meeting with governors, in the presence of the Chief of Public Security. The minister hailed the role of the governors in promoting interaction with citizens and residents, as well as meeting the needs of residents of the governorates in coordination with concerned authorities. He said that the active presence of the governorates on all occasions promotes cooperation and interaction with all segments of society. The Interior Minister noted the significant role of the governorates in enhancing security awareness and contributing to the implementation of related…

Manama : The International Olympic Committee (IOC) re-appointed Shaikha Hayat bint Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, Chairperson of the Bahrain Table Tennis Association and member of Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC), as a member of the Equal Opportunities and Gender Equality Committee. Shaikha Hayat expressed her gratitude for gaining the trust of the ICO and affirmed her keenness to exert more efforts alongside other committee members to achieve more objectives during the coming period.

Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today received the Auditor-General of the National Audit Office (NAO), HE Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, who presented His Royal Highness with the 20th NAO Annual Report 2022-2023, at Riffa Palace. HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister highlighted the Kingdom’s commitment to adopting and implementing plans and programmes that ensure the effective and optimal management of public funds, in line with the aspirations and visions of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. His Royal Highness underlined the Kingdom’s firm…

Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today issued Edict (101) of 2023, appointing directors at the Supreme Council for Environment (SCE), based on a proposal by the President of the SCE. The edict stipulates the following: The following directors shall be appointed at the executive apparatus of the SCE: Article (I) 1. Shaikh Mishal bin Ibrahim bin Jaber Al Khalifa shall be appointed as Director of Al Areen Wildlife Directorate. 2. Nouf Ali Abdul Mohsen Al-Wasmi shall be appointed as Director of the Reserves Directorate. 3. Amna Hamad Ali…

Manama, Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), received Alastair Long, the newly appointed UK Ambassador to Bahrain. Lieutenant-General Abdullah bin Hassan Al Noaimi, Defence Affairs Minister was present. The Commander-in-Chief praised the historic Bahrain-UK relations in various sectors, wishing the Ambassador success in his duties.

Najmul Hossain and Shakib Al Hasan stitched together a 169-run partnership for the third wicket as Bangladesh scored 282/7 in 41.1 overs after bundling out Sri Lanka for 279 in 49.3 overs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.With this win, Bangladesh moved to seventh position with four points from two wins while Sri Lanka remained on four wickets from eight matches and in eighth position. Chasing 280 for a win, Bangladesh lost openers Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das early in the Powerplay to Madushanka, who continued his impressive new-ball spells.But having raced off the blocks early, Bangladesh only needed to consolidate…

Deputy Solicitor General of India, Dhiraj Kumar Trivedi, has replaced Phiroze Edulji, earlier appointed as the special public prosecutor in the matter on behalf of the ED. Trivedi had already started arguing in the matter at a special court in Kolkata from Monday evening only. Observers feel that the change in the counsel might be an indication of how seriously the Union government and the central agency authorities are viewing the matter of the ration distribution case in West Bengal. They say that one major reason for this change of counsel might be that the central agency authorities feel that…