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Individuals Vaccinated the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, on Being Awarded the Legion of Merit, Degree Chief Commander, by US President Donald Trump TWITTER SPORTS @newsofbahrain WORLD 6 Biden becomes 46th US prez INSTAGRAM Bahrain advance in /newsofbahrain 20 handball worlds LINKEDIN WEDNESDAY newsofbahrain JANUARY, 2021 National team defeat 210 FILS DR Congo 34-27 to WHATSAPP 3844 4692 ISSUE NO. 8723 take their first win of competition and book FACEBOOK /nobmedia place in main round | P 12 MAIL [email protected] WEBSITE newsofbahrain.com Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas split after almost 1 year of dating: report 10 CELEBS BUSINESS 5 BHB scores ‘Good’ in Investor Satisfaction Survey His Majesty the King is congratulated by Last update - 9:00 pm HRH Crown Prince and Prime Minister 19 January 2021 TDT | Manama is Majesty King Hamad Hbin Isa Al Khalifa received a cable of congratulations from his Royal Highness Prince Sal- man bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Individuals vaccinated the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, on being awarded the Legion of Merit, Degree Chief Commander, by US President Donald Trump. HM the King HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister The award recognises HM HRH the Crown Prince and levels to enhance global peace King Hamad’s decades of Prime Minister stressed that and security and to consolidate steady leadership and merito- the award confirms the special the values of tolerance and re- rious contributions to expand- status that HM the King has spect among all people, HRH ing Bahrain’s deep partnership with the US President. Prince Salman said. with the US and HM’s extraor- The recognition is also a dinary courage and efforts to source of further pride in HM HM the King support regional and global the King’s leading contribu- congratulated on Legion stability. tions and initiatives at various of Merit award P2 HM King Hamad lauds Bahrain and US partnership TDT | Manama ‘Visionary leadership’ is Majesty King Hamad Hbin Isa Al Khalifa has HM King Hamad awarded prestigious Legion of Merit by US President Trump expressed his deep thanks and appreciation to US TDT | Manama President Donald Trump for awarding him the Le- is Majesty King Hamad bin Isa gion of Merit, Degree Chief Al Khalifa has been bestowed Commander. Hthe prestigious Legion of Merit, HM the King highlighted Degree Chief Commander, by outgo - the steady development of ing US President Donald Trump in rec- the outstanding relations ognition of HM’s remarkable efforts in between Bahrain and the US strengthening the Bahrain-US friendship and affirmed that the Mid- and solid partnership. dle East today is safer and The US Embassy in Bahrain confirmed more stable than before. yesterday that HM the King had received HM King Hamad empha- the award for his “visionary leadership” sised that he was looking in the region. forward to cooperate with “His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al all countries in the region Khalifa on receiving the Legion of Merit to face the challenges and for his visionary leadership in the pursuit build a promising and of peace and strengthening relations be- by Israeli Prime Minister peaceful future. tween our two countries and across the Benjamin Netanyahu and HM the King indicated region,” the US Embassy said in a tweet. King Hamad Shaikh Abdullah bin that Bahrain, as a close and The legion of merit is a military award has challenged old Zayed Al Nahyan of long-standing ally of the US, created to honour allied leaders in World the UAE. is proud to work with US War Two. It had gone into obscurity until assumptions about the President Trump friends in various fields. it was revived by Trump, who last month HM the King and President Trump meet in Riyadh in 2017 possibility for peace in expressed pleasure also presented it to the prime ministers The award is granted by US presidents have since fol - the region and, in doing so, at presenting the of Australia, India and Japan. to foreign leaders in recognition of close lowed suit. positively reshaped the Legion of Merit to BAHRAIN HM the King became the latest leader ties and outstanding achievements. Bahrain has landscape of the Middle East HM the King, saying: in the Middle East to be given the rare It came days after the US named Bah- signed a “joint for generations “Under King Ham- award by President Trump on his last rain and the UAE as major security part- communique” with ad’s decades of steady US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TOTAL TESTED day in office. ners in recognition of the countries’ Israel to establish leadership as Crown The award comes soon after Morocco’s long-standing military co-operation. full diplomatic rela- Prince, Emir and King, 2573875 King Mohammed VI was honoured sim- In September, Bahrain normalised dip- tions. The two countries Bahrain has proved to be an ilarly. The late Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad lomatic and trade relations with Israel. are expected to open embas- indefatigable ally of the US.” ACTIVE CASES Al Jaber Al Sabah of Kuwait was granted Bahrain became the fourth Arab coun- sies. He also noted Bahrain’s assistance in the award in September last year, just 10 try to recognise Israel after the UAE, The agreements were signed in a cer- hosting the US Fifth Fleet, giving the US 2961 days before he died. Egypt and Jordan. Sudan and Morocco emony at the White House attended a maritime foothold in the Gulf region. DEATHS 362 Security measure DISCHARGED 94,937 12 Guard members pulled from Biden inauguration over ‘extremist ties’ NEW CASES Washington The officials, a senior intelli- Wednesday. US defense officials no intelligence so far that would 320 welve US Army National gence official and an Army of- have been worried about a po- indicate an insider threat. CRITICAL TGuard members have been ficial briefed on the matter, did tential insider attack or other Washington has been on edge removed from the presiden - not say which fringe group the threat from service members since the deadly insurrection at 16 tial inauguration security mis- Guard members belonged to or following the deadly riot at the the Capitol, which has prompt- sion after they were found to what unit they served in. US Capitol on Jan. 6 by Trump ed extraordinary security meas- 210 fils (includes VAT) have ties with right-wing mili- Their removal from the mas- supporters that shocked the ures ahead of Biden’s inaugura- tia groups or posted extremist sive security presence at the na- nation. Acting Defense Secre- tion. A fire in a homeless camp views online, according to two tion’s capital comes as the FBI tary Christopher Miller said in roughly a mile from the Capitol US officials. worked to vet all of the 25,000 a statement that vetting of Na- complex prompted a lockdown There was no threat to Presi- National Guard troops headed to National Guard troops reinforce the tional Guard troops continues Monday during a rehearsal for dent-elect Joe Biden, they said. the area for Biden’s inauguration security zone on Capitol Hill and that the Pentagon has found the inauguration. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2021 02 HM the King congratulated on Legion of Merit award Minister of Finance and Na- Prince’s Court Assistant Chief cil for Environment (SCE) and tional Economy Shaikh Salman Hamad bin Ibrahim Al Romaihi, member of the Supreme Coun- bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Inte - HRH the Crown Prince’s Court cil for Youth and Sport (SCYS), rior Minister General Shaikh Chief Shaikh Khalifa bin Daij HH Shaikh Faisal bin Rashid Al Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Al Khalifa, Royal Court Minister Khalifa, Riffa Club Chairman, Health Minister Faeqa bint Said Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Shaikh Abdullah bin Khalid Al Al Saleh, Minister of Youth and Khalifa, Royal Court Minister Khalifa. HM the King Sport Affairs Ayman bin Taw- of Follow-up, Shaikh Ahmed bin Bahrain’s Ambassador to US, TDT | Manama the US great recognition of his feeq Al Moayed, Minister of Atiyatallah Al Khalifa, Head of Shaikh Abdulla bin Rashid Al role and major contributions to Royal Court Affairs Shaikh Ali the Royal Court and Personal Khalifa. strengthening the pillars of se- bin Isa Al Khalifa, Minister of Office, Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al Shura Council Chairman, Ali ables of congratulations curity, stability and prosperity, in Information Ali bin Moham- Romaihi, President of the Court bin Saleh Al-Saleh, Speaker of yesterday poured in for accordance with a wise vision to med Al Romaihi, Oil Minister, of Cassation and Deputy Chair- the Council of Representatives, CHis Majesty King Ham- promote peace across the region. Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa man of the Supreme Judicial Fawzia bint Abdulla Zainal, ad bin Isa Al Khalifa on being It is also a tribute to HM the Al Khalifa. Council, Chancellor Abdullah MP Ghazi Al Rahma, HH Shai- awarded the Legion of Merit, King’s major role in broadening Advisor to HM the King for Hassan Al Buainin. kh Hamad bin Mohammed bin Degree of Chief Commander, cooperation with the US for the Media Affairs Nabil bin Yacoub First Deputy Chairman of the Salman Al Khalifa. by US President Donald Trump, interest of the two countries and Al-Hamar, Advisor to HM the Supreme Council for Youth and Commander-in-Chief of Bah- in recognition of HM’s remarka- their friendly peoples. King for Diplomatic Affairs Sport and President of the Bah- rain Defence Force (BDF) Field ble efforts in strengthening the On the occasion, President Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin rain Olympic Committee, HH Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Bahrain-US friendship and solid Trump expressed pleasure at Mohammed Al Khalifa, HM the Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Ahmed Al Khalifa, Command- partnership.
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