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(Booster dose) and those with comorbidities Hbin Isa Al Khalifa and His Pope Francis expressed deep 210210 fils fils (includes (includes VAT) VAT) Royal Highness PrinceA Salride- appreciation tothat HM King Ham- man bin Hamad Al Khalifa, ad and HRH Prince Salman for (78.5%) the Crown Prince and Prime their noble sentiments and Minister, received cables of wished them good health and Total of this Category 254,870 thanks from Pope Franciswent in well-being, viral and Bahrain fur - reply to their congratulations ther progress and prosperity. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2021 02 Ritaj hailed as ‘source of HM King receives 13 new pride for all Bahrainis’ Ambassadors’ credentials TDT | Manama with all support to achieve fur- is Majesty King Ham- ther rapprochement and bolster ad bin Isa Al Khalifa cooperation. Hyesterday received the HM the King tasked the Am- credentials of 13 new Ambassa- bassadors to convey his personal dors accredited to the Kingdom greetings to their countries’ lead- of Bahrain, during a ceremony ers and wished them every suc- held at Al Sakhir Palace. cess in their diplomatic duties. The new diplomats are: The ceremony was attended Vakhatang Jaoshvili (Georgia), by HH the Deputy Prime Min- Sisonxay Ngaovongsi (Laos), ister, HM the King’s Personal HM the King and HH Shaikh Nasser with Ritaj and her mother Vu Viet Dung (Vietnam), Anibal Representative, HM the King’s TDT | Manama the congratulations, hailing his Gomez Toledo (Mexico), Mar- Representative for Humanitar- support to Bahrainis, which mo- ianne Nissila (Finland), Wong ian Work and Youth Affairs, the is Majesty King Hamad tivates them to achieve and hon- Chow Ming (Singapore), Show- Royal Court Minister and Royal Hbin Isa Al Khalifa has our their country in all arenas. kutally Soodhun (Mauritius), Protocols Chief. hailed student Ritaj Ibrahim Al She also expressed appre- Sidi Aly Sidi Ali (Mauritania), HM the King delivers a speech before the new Ambassadors at the ceremony The Ambassadors were re- Abbassi, who was elected Arab ciation to HM the King’s Rep- Patrick Simonnet (Europe- zil) and Hun Han (Cambodia). tinguished relations with their ceived by the Royal Protocols Child Parliament Speaker in its resentative for Humanitari- an Union), Laurens Westhoff HM the King delivered a countries. Chief upon their arrival at the second session, as a source of an Work and Youth Affairs, (The Netherlands), Mohammed speech in which he welcomed He wished them success in Al Sakhir Palace. The national pride for all Bahrainis. Royal Humanitarian Founda- Khalild (Maldives), Francisco the new Ambassadors, express- their diplomatic duties, stress- anthem was played at the end This comes as HM the King tion (RHF) Board of Trustees’ Mauro Brasil de Holanda (Bra- ing Bahrain’s pride in its dis- ing keenness on providing them of the ceremony. yesterday received the Hidd Chairman HH Shaikh Nasser Secondary Girls’ School stu- bin Hamad Al Khalifa. dent at Al Sakhir Palace. HM the King praised Ritaj’s His Majesty congratulat- talent, ambitions and capabilities ed Ritaj on the honourable which qualified her to win this Gulf Air’s first evacuation flight to US arrives achievement which reflects the position, wishing her success. Kingdom of Bahrain’s standing His Majesty expressed pride TDT | Manama ners to help in the humanitarian Majesty King Hamad bin Isa tional partners, especially the and its citizens’ competence to in the Kingdom’s youth, and his and relief works in Afghanistan. Al Khalifa with the continuous US, in the process of providing assume leading positions and support and encouragement for he Ministry of Foreign Af- The Ambassador of Bahrain follow-up of His Royal Highness relief to Afghanistan. honour their country in dif- young national competencies, Tfairs announced the arriv- to the US, Shaikh Abdullah bin the Crown Prince and Prime He also praised the participa- ferent Arab and world arenas, which contribute to achieving al of the first evacuation flight Rashid Al Khalifa, expressed his Minister, Prince Salman bin tion of Gulf Air in the process, institutions and agencies. their aspirations and capabil- through the national carrier pride in the Kingdom’s role and Hamad Al Khalifa. making it the first commercial Accompanied by her moth- ities to serve the nation and Gulf Air to the US, as part of the commitment to support inter- The Ambassador stressed that airline in the world to arrive in er Khulood Shuweitar, Ritaj enhance its development and Kingdom of Bahrain’s efforts national humanitarian efforts, the Kingdom appreciates the the US as part of the evacuation expressed deepest thanks and standing among the advanced alongside its international part- reflecting the approach of His supporting stances of interna- effort in Afghanistan. gratitude to HM the King on countries and peoples. HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister chairs remote Coordination Committee meeting His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chaired the 395th Coordination Committee meeting, which was held remotely yesterday. The Committee discussed the latest developments in dealing with the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the procedures related to this. HH Shaikh Khalid visits British Naval Support Facility His Highness Lt. Col. Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Commander of the Royal Guard Special Force, visited the British Naval Support Facility in Mina Salman yesterday. His Highness was received by the Commander of the British Naval component, Brig. Gen. Edward Algren and the Commander of the military base, Lt. Col. Gary Whitty. His Highness toured the various sections of the facility, in addition to a tour of Her Majesty’s ship HMS Montrose led by Captain Paul Orvin. He was briefed on its advanced systems, modern equipment and advanced technologies. His Highness witnessed a presentation of military exercises conducted by the British Royal Marines. He praised the depth and strength of the Bahraini-British relations of historical friendship and strategic cooperation between the two countries, especially the military field. Bahrain-Russia defence cooperation discussed at Moscow forum Defence Minister Lieutenant- General Abdullah bin Hassan Al Nuaimi participated in the International Military-Technical Forum “Army-2021” held in the Russian capital Moscow. On the sidelines of the forum, Al Nuaimi reviewed with the Russian First Deputy Defence Minister Ruslan Tsalikov cooperation between the two countries and issues of shared interest. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2021 03 Call for Bahrain issues new airport travel entry procedures reconciliation TDT | Manama www.evisa.gov. bh process in he Civil Aviation Affairs All vaccinated T(CAA) has updated the King- or unvaccinat- Afghanistan dom of Bahrain’s travel entry ed passengers procedures at Bahrain Inter- aged 6 years and national Airport, in line with above arriving directives issued by the Govern- from red list ment Executive Committee in countries who response to recommendations are allowed to made by the National Taskforce enter the King- for Combatting the Coronavirus dom are subject (COVID-19). to the following Starting from Sunday, 29 Au- rules: gust, vaccination certificates • Present an Dr Bucheery issued by countries whose cit- approved PCR Geneva izens are eligible for a visa on certificate with arrival will be accepted upon a QR code before entry. boarding the ahrain has called on all All previous procedures will plane, adminis- nor quarantining upon are required to follow the below Bparties to work togeth- continue to be followed, howev- tered within 48 arrival is required procedures: er to achieve political and er, an additional PCR test will be hours of depar- All vaccinated passen- • Present an approved PCR reconciliation process in required on the fifth day of stay. ture gers aged 6 years and certificate with a QR code before Afghanistan. Passengers arriving from Red • Conduct