FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2021 04 Civilian reservists join Defence Force

certificates from the Defence Affairs Minister, Chief of Staff and Assistant Chief of Staff for Human Resources. Relatives of affiliates and retir- ees of the BDF and the National Guards are part of the reserve force volunteers.

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TDT | Military Sports Association and Force held at the Royal Bahrain bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi, the BDF tant Chief of Staff for Human Royal Air Defence. Naval Force. The greetings of Chief of Staff, took part in the Resources, participated in the A reservist is a person who is a Defence Affairs Minister, the BDF Commander-in-Chief, graduation ceremony held at graduation ceremony of the first member of a military reserve force. he first batch of civilian Lieutenant-General Abdulla Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa the Military Sports Association batch of the civilian volunteers They are otherwise civilians, and volunteers took their oath bin Hassan Al-Nuaimi, attend- bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, were con- for the civilian volunteers of the for the BDF Reserve Force, held in peacetime have careers outside yesterday at three sepa- ed the passing out ceremony veyed to the graduates by the BDF Reserve Force. at the Royal Air Defence. the military. Reservists usually go T for training on an annual basis to rate graduation ceremonies held of the civilian volunteers at the minister. Major-General Shaikh Ali bin The graduates took the official at the Royal Bahrain Naval Force, Bahrain Defence Force’s Reserve Lieutenant-General Thiyab Rashid Al Khalifa, the Assis - oath and received prizes and refresh their skills. mall.bh has 220 stores Industry Ministry invites Sijili and Khatwa beneficiaries to register for free on the platform the “Register eStore” link on The platform the mall.bh and following the • guidelines. There are over 24 allows all eCommerce categories available for busi- businesses registered in nesses to register on mall.bh. Bahrain to participate Clothes and Accessories have in a category chosen by the most number of shops. the business owner Call 17359008 To register, contact via There are over 24 email [email protected] or call categories• available 17359008. Registration is for business Clothes and owners and establishments • Jameel Humaidan Zayed Al Zayani having an eStore or eMarket- Accessories have the place, a license or registration, most number of shops mall.bh. an online payment method, “All those authorised by the Si- and the capability to deliver TDT | Manama jili and the Khatwa (Home based goods to consumers. The web- business) programme are wel- site should not be just infor- come to register on the website All those authorised mational. he mall.bh, the first vir- free of charges,” said Zayed bin by the Sijili and the The move to support entre- tual mall in the Kingdom Rashid Al Zayani, the minister of Khatwa (Home based preneurs in the Kingdom is as shops operating Jameel Humaidan, the Minis- HRH ter of Labor and Social Develop- Tlaunched in April last Industry, Commerce and Tour- business) programme per the directives of Prince through websites, social net- year, has attracted 220 stores ism, said in a joint statement Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, working sites, and brick-and- ment, said the project facilitates in the Kingdom so far, said the with Jameel Humaidan, the are welcome to the Crown Prince and Prime mortar shops. the marketing of products more Ministry of Industry, Commerce Minister of Labour and Social register on the website Minister. The minister also urged the comprehensively, thanking and Tourism. development. free of charges Al Zayani said the stores on public to deal with only licensed HRH Prime Salman for allowing The national platform in - Labour Ministry’s Khatwa mall.bh could be fully trusted as suppliers. “The consumer pro- Khutwa programme beneficiar- ZAYED BIN RASHID AL ZAYANI, THE cludes all the eStores and eMar- Project for Home projects pro- MINISTER OF INDUSTRY, COMMERCE AND they are licensed or registered tection law matters to commer- ies to register free of charges. ketplaces licensed in Bahrain by vides all facilities required for TOURISM with the ministry, which covers cial operations between con- Humaidan also called on small the Industry Ministry. families and individuals to start the stakeholders by the laws and sumers and a licensed provider, and micro enterprises to regis- The ministry also extended an their business projects from regulations in Bahrain. but the promotion and sales of ter in the mall.bh platform to invitation to business owners to home. their eStore or eMarketplace by The ministry, Al Zayani said, goods on social media is outside market their products most ef- register their shops on https:// Those interested can register providing information through regularly inspects licensed its purview,” the minister said. ficiently.

Juffair - Al Ghurfah sewage line completed 16%: Works Ministry official reached 16% completion. is about 2.6 km, of which 1.6 km The project includes lines will use the digging method • November 2021 and the remaining Micro Tunne- a main deep sewage The project, Ibrahim Hassan ling machines. line (Deep Trunk Al-Hawaj, a top works ministry “The project aims at increas- Sewer) and other lines official said, is expecting com- ing the capacity of the existing connecting sewages pletion in November 2021. network by building a new main “Around 150 metres have conveyor line larger and deeper,” in Juffair and . completed using the tunnelling said Al-Hawaj method and 230 metres using He added: “This will take Saudi Fund for the drilling method,” said the some pressure off the existing Development• funds Assistant Undersecretary for sewage network in Juffair and the project Sanitation at the Ministry of bring more areas into the net- Works, Municipalities Affairs work in Juffair, and Urban Planning. and Adliya - blocks 324, 340, 341, TDT | Manama The project includes a main 342, 338 and 339.” deep sewage line (Deep Trunk Contractors of the project onstruction of the sewage Sewer) and other lines connect- funded by the Saudi Fund for Cnetwork connecting Juffair ing sewages in Juffair and Ad- Development are a consortium and Al Ghurfah as part of the BD liya. of Nass and Nasser Hazaa Al-Su- 2,283,274 Al Fateh Street project The total length of these lines baie.