Iran's Judicial Chief Warns Over Workers' Strike
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The ambassador sub- mitted a paper that fo - cused on the fourth indus- trial revolution, advanced technology and means to use artificial intelligence to benefit the economy. The ambassador stressed His Majesty with HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman and His Majesty, HRH the Premier and HRH the Crown Prince with HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the AB-4 pipeline launching ceremony. that the Kingdom of Bah- senior government officials at the Bapco Museum. rain believes in the impor- tance of using the fourth in- His Majesty the King dustrial revolution to serve • the economy of member went on to note that states. that closer alignment 350,000 He also noted the im- on development barrels of crude oil per day portance of establishing priorities offers the best is the capacity of the an active role of the mem- opportunity to secure 112-km long AB-4 oil bers of the Organisation pipeline. of Islamic Cooperation in mutually-beneficial order to achieve future growth across the GCC. development goals. The new oil pipeline will• originate at Saudi initiatives that will undoubtedly Saudi Crown benefit the people of both na- Aramco’s Abqaiq Plants tions,” he said. Prince arrives and end at the BAPCO His Majesty at the farewell ceremony held for HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman. His Majesty the King went on in Egypt Refinery in Bahrain. to praise the longstanding co- Cairo operation between the Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) Manama and Saudi Aramco, a partnership audi Arabia’s Crown which has continually enhanced SPrince Mohammed bin is Majesty King Hamad bilateral relations since 1945, Salman arrived in Egypt bin Isa Al Khalifa yester- and noted that the new pipeline yesterday, as part of an Hday launched the AB-4 would serve to ensure this rela- official tour of the Arab pipeline at an event at Shaikh Isa tionship continues to deepen for region. Air Base, held to celebrate over years to come. He was received upon 70 years of energy co-operation The new 112-km long AB-4 oil arrival at Cairo airport by between the Kingdom and Saudi pipeline will have a capacity of Egyptian President Abdel Arabia. over 350,000 barrels of crude oil Fattah El Sisi. His Royal Highness Prince per day. The AB-4 project will Prince Mohammed was Mohammad bin Salman bin Ab- replace the existing 73-year-old expected to discuss ways dulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabia’s pipeline system, and is the only of strengthening bilateral Crown Prince, Vice President current venture in the GCC link- HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman with HRH the Crown Prince, HH Shaikh Nasser, Royal Family members and senior relations with Sisi, Egyp- of the Council of Ministers and ing two countries together. government officials. tian state news agency Minister of Defence, His Royal The new oil pipeline will orig- MENA said. Highness Prime Minister Prince by deep centuries-old historic Prince Mohammad bin Salman ment on development priorities inate at Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khali- ties, common destiny and strong bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. offers the best opportunity to se- Plants and end at the BAPCO Re- fa, His Royal Highness Prince kingship bonds between the two His Majesty the King noted cure mutually-beneficial growth finery in Bahrain. Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, brotherly countries and peoples. that the launch of the AB-4 pipe- across the GCC. For his part, HRH Prince Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme His Majesty King Hamad high- line project is a vital economic “The Kingdom of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Commander and First Deputy lighted the Kingdom’s commit- milestone in the longstanding cherishes the strong historic praised the historic relations be- Prime Minister, and a number of ment to further enhancing bilat- relations between Bahrain and bonds it shares with Saudi Ara- tween Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, DON’T MISS IT senior Bahraini and Saudi offi- eral cooperation across all sec- Saudi Arabia, adding that it will bia and is committed to further and stressed the importance of cials attended the ceremony. tors, an effort which continues to form the nexus for further inte- strengthening these ties to drive the new oil pipeline project, iden- During the launch, His Majesty see support from the Custodian grated projects between the two continued sustainable develop- tifying it as a major milestone in the King highlighted the strength of the Two Holy Mosques, King kingdoms. ment. The inauguration of the the existing bilateral relations of relations between Saudi Ara- Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, His Majesty the King went on new AB-4 oil pipeline project between the two kingdoms. Attest or bia and Bahrain, underpinned and His Royal Highness Crown to note that that closer align- is just one of a number of joint See page 5 03 get out! GROWING UNREST World Islamic Banking 04 Conference Iran’s judicial chief warns over workers’ strike Tehran “Workers should not allow begins their demands to become an ex- he head of Iran’s judi- cuse and an instrument for the Solid cial authority yesterday enemy and creation of disorder 05 fraternal warned restive workers in the country,” Larijani said, relations Tagainst creating “disorder,” 36.9 quoted by the judiciary’s news while calling on the govern- per cent is the current agency Mizan Online. ment to address their prob - inflation rate in Iran. A strike by workers at the lems. Haft Tapeh sugar factory in Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani Shush, a city in Khuzestan spoke amid efforts to resolve province, on Monday entered a weeks-long strike at a major and popular discontent over its 22nd day, according to the sugar factory in western Iran rising prices. reformist ILNA news agency. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2018 02 National projects on track 321 projects related to basic services fully implemented, says report presented to Cabinet Manama he Cabinet chaired by His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince TKhalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa hailed the high implementation rates of the national projects included in the Government Action Plan 2015-2018, which exceeded 90 per cent. A presentation by the Cabinet Af- fairs Minister on the progress of the implementation of the main themes of the Government Action Plan 2015- 2018, revealed that a total 321 projects, related to the basic services provided to citizens in the housing, educational, health and youth sectors, as well as in HRH the Premier chairs the Cabinet. infrastructure, such as roads, had been fully implemented by 35 ministries and government departments, and that the and six specialised health centres, the between 2015 and 2018. The Cabi - HRH the Prime Minister issued an or- remaining ones will be completed soon. minister said, noting that two hospital net welcomed the visit of the Saudi der stipulating that Tuesday, February The report showed that the govern- are being constructed. Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and 12, 2019, in which the National Sports ment had succeeded in honouring its Concerning youth, the government Defence Minister, His Royal High - Day will be celebrated, will be a half- pledges in the various themes and pri- has already inaugurated two model 10 ness Prince Mohammed bin Salman work day to pave the way for govern- orities. youth centres, and is preparing other billion American dollars Al Saud, stressing the importance of ment employees to take part in athletic In housing, the government pledged youth facilities. is the government visit which reflects the distinguished events from 11:00 am to 02:00 pm. to build 25,000 units, and has already The report also highlighted the investments in deep-rooted solid relations between HRH Premier gave directives to all distributed 17,639 units, the minister government’s success in attracting in- development projects. the two brotherly countries and their ministries and government depart- said, adding that 3,095 housing units vestments in development projects in peoples. ments to hold sports activities on that are being built and 5,043 ones are being government holding companies and The session said that the visit is with- day. prepared so as to be handed over to private sector investments in urban in the framework of two kingdom’s The session highlighted the impor- beneficiaries soon. development, as well as in stimulating which in the construction and invest- keenness to cooperate and coordinate tance of the Jewellery Arabia2018, Regarding education, the govern- tourism and industry in Bahrain and ment development projects. vis-à-vis various issues and topics of which was opened by HRH the Prime ment has completed the construction attracting investments to them. Meanwhile, the investments of the common interest, lauding the “pivotal” Minister recently, describing it as one of of six schools, and three others are In the development projects, govern- Gulf Development Fund amounted to role played by Saudi Arabia, under the the most important economic, commer- being built.