His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued directives to dispatch urgent humanitarian relief aid to Afghanistan. HM the King also assigned the Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF), chaired by HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, HM the King’s Re…
Finance Minister lauds IsDB’s initiatives
Finance and National Economy Minister, Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, today participated in the plenary sessions of the annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), held here on September 2-4, under the patron…
Customs President: Waiting period for loaded trucks coming to Bahrain reduced to 52 minutes
Customs President, Shaikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalifa, today announced a new milestone of the Customs Affairs, which reduced the average waiting period for loaded trucks coming to Bahrain to 52 minutes in the first half of August, compared with 757 minu…
Bahraini-South Korean cooperation in agriculture discussed
Agriculture and Marine Resources Undersecretary at the Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Ministry, Dr. Nabil Mohammed Abu Al-Fath, has stressed the importance of using modern technology in the field of food security, noting that the king…
Shaikha Maram commends royal decree to establish Bahrain agricultural development company
National Initiative for Agricultural Development (NIAD) Secretary-General Shaikha Maram bint Isa Al Khalifa has praised the Royal Decree of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to establish the Bahrain Agricultural Development Company, a closed Ba…
First of its kind approval for booster vaccination following Sputnik V inoculation
Following approval by the Clinical Trials Committee, the National Medical Taskforce for Combatting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) announced the formal authorisation of Sputnik V as a booster shot for those 18 and above who received their second dose of the…
Health Ministry steps up inspection visits
The Ministry of Health has inspected 430 hair salons, beauty parlours and massage outlets since the 1st of August. Health Inspectors checked the validity of employees’ medical test certificates and clarified procedures for booking appointments via B…