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Royal condolences conveyed over demise of Princess Al Jawhara Al Saud Jeddah dulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Ara - Minister Prince Khalifa bin Sal- bia; HRH Prince Mohammed man Al Khalifa and HRH Prince is Majesty King Ham- bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, ad bin Isa Al Khalifa Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Hdeputised Personal Prime Minister and Minister of Commander and First Deputy Representative, His Highness Defence; HRH Prince Saud bin Prime Minister, to the Custo- Shaikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; dian of the Two Holy Mosques Khalifa, accompanied by the son HRH Prince Mohammed bin King Salman bin Abdulaziz of HRH the Crown Prince, HH Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; Al Saud of Saudi Arabia; HRH Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman their royal highnesses and fam- Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa; Shaikh ily members over the death of bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Hamad bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa HH Princess Al Jawhara bint Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Gener- Abdulaziz bin Musaed bin Jala- and Minister of Defence; HRH al Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah wi Al Saud. Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Ab- Al Khalifa, to convey HM the HM the King’s Personal Rep- dulaziz Al Saud; HRH Prince King’s sincere condolences to resentative and the accompany- Mohammed bin Nayef bin Ab- the Custodian of the Two Holy ing delegation also conveyed ut- dulaziz Al Saud and other Saudi Mosques King Salman bin Ab- HH Shaikh Abdulla was deputised by His Majesty. most condolences of HRH Prime royal family members.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, received at the Ministry’s General Court yesterday, the Director-General of the Communication Centre of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Towayan. The Minister of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom’s pride in its historic The BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Ambassador of Saudi Arabia brotherly relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which continue to develop in all fields. The minister praised the to Dr Abdullah bin Abdul-Malik Al Shaikh. The commander-in-chief praised the strong brotherly ties emanating development of the Saudi media diplomacy, noting the efforts of Mr Al Towayan in this regard. He also wished him and from the keenness of the wise leaderships in both countries to continuously develop the bilateral ties in various fields. the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continued progress.

A (BDF) contingent taking part in the Saudi-led Arab Alliance’ s Operation Restoring Hope were honoured during a ceremony held at the Isa Airbase under the patronage of Royal Guard Commander Major General His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa. Maj Gen Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa deputised Royal Guard Commander Maj Gen Hamad Khalifa Al Nuaimi to receive and honour the BDF Taskforce in the ceremony, which was held yesterday. The Royal Guard Deputy Commander handed over the medals, which were bestowed by His Majesty King , the Supreme Commander, on BDF officers, non-commissioned officers and the Taskforce servicemen in recognition of their dedicated patriotic efforts.

President of the National Audit Office (NAO), Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, yesterday received a delegation from the Bahrain Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (BCICAI), led by Chairperson, Sridhar Seethapathy. They discussed the latest developments and initiatives on updating accounting practices and keeping pace with developments related to the digital revolution in this sector. They also reviewed the role played by BCICAI to train accounting competencies and develop their skills to cope with the requirements and developments of the local and global economies.

Supporting labourers New official appointments at

As part of the Finance Ministry announced Workers’ Welfare Project, the Indian Community Relief has been appointed the Direc- Hussain Al Sabbagh has been Fund (ICRF) in is Royal Highness tor of Financial Information appointed Planning and Eco- co-ordination with Prince Salman bin Systems, Layla Hassan Ahmed nomic Studies Director. Osama AXA Insurance HHamad Al Khalifa, the Ali the Director of Human and Saleh Al Alawi will be the new staff and other Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Financial Resources and Mai Competitiveness and Perfor- individuals, Commander and First Deputy Mohammed Aladdin Ashoor the mance Measurement Director. distributed rice, Prime Minister, yesterday is- Director of Co-ordination and The Finance and National oil, sugar, milk sued Edict 22/2019, appointing Programmes at the Ministry of Economy Minister shall im- powder to around directors at the Finance and Finance and National Economy. plement the edict, which takes 70 workers at a National Economy Ministry. Nibras Mohammed Ali Tal- immediate effect and will be labour camp in According to the Edict, ib is the new Process Reengi- published in the Official Ga- New Zinj. Ahmed Mohammed Buhazza neering Director while Manaf zette.