WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 02 Expression of HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister sympathy TDT | Manama is Majesty King Hamad receives condolences from senior officials Hbin Isa Al Khalifa yes- terday received more cables TDT | Manama National Cybersecurity Centre oud Al Khalifa • HE Ahmed Mahdi Abdul-Nabi of condolences from heads • Shaikh Mohammed bin Ahmed bin • Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa bin Mo- Al-Haddad, member of the Shura Coun- of states, senior government is Royal Highness Prince Salman Ali Al Khalifa hammad bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa cil officials and diplomats on Hbin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown • Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa bin Ali Al • Shaikh Ali bin Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa • HE Dr. Ibtisam Mohammed Saleh the passing of His Royal Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander Khalifa • Shaikh Salman bin Hamad bin Ali Al-Dalal, member of the Shura Council Highness Prince Khalifa bin and Prime Minister, yesterday received • Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Salman bin Al Khalifa • Khalid Ebrahim Humaidan, CEO of Salman Al Khalifa. condolence cables from a number of Ahmed bin Mohammad bin Isa Al Khalifa • Shaikh Khalifa bin Mohammed bin Bahrain Economic Development Board The condolatory cables senior officials within the Kingdom of and his sons: Shaikh Ahmed, Shaikh Sal- Saqar bin Mohammed Al Khalifa and his • HE Houda Nonoo, former member of were from Cypriot Presi- Bahrain, over the death of His Royal man, Shaikh Hassan and Shaikh Khaled son Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa bin the Shura Council dent Nicos Anastasiades, Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al • Shaikh Isa bin Ali bin Abdullah Al Mohammad bin Saqar Al Khalifa • HE Dr. Mohamed Abdulghaffar, Am- Seychellois President Wav- Khalifa. Khalifa • HE Dr. Nada Haffadh bassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to el Ramkalawan, Armenian The cables were from: • Shaikh Salman bin Ali bin Muham- • Dr. Shaikha Haifa bint Ebrahim bin the French Republic President Armen Sark- • HE Shaikh Ahmed bin Atiyatallah mad bin Isa Al Khalifa Mohammed Al Khalifa, Member of the • HE Dr. Nasser Mohammed Al-Be- issian, His Royal Highness Al Khalifa, Royal Court’s Minister of • Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulrah- Supreme Council for Women, Head of looshi, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Prince Turki Al Faisal bin Follow-up man bin Mohammed bin Abdullah Al the Department of Architecture and In- Bahrain to the Italian Republic Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi • HE Major-General Shaikh Ahmed bin Khalifa terior Design at the University of Bahrain • Mohammed bin Sheikh Ishaq Arabia, German Chancellor Mohammed bin Ali Al Khalifa, Undersec- • Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulrahman bin • HE Zainab Abdel Amir, Member of • Dr. Saeed Ahmed Abdullah Husain, Angela Merkel, and French retary at the Ministry of Defense Sabah bin Parliament former member of the Shura Council Ambassador to Bahrain Je- • HE Shaikh Salman bin Mohammed AtiyatAllah Al Khalifa • HE Fuad Ahmed Jassim Al-Hajji, • Mr. Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Jassim rome Cauchard. Al Khalifa, Chief Executive Officer of the • Shaikh Hamoud bin Jaber bin Ham- member of the Shura Council and his sons: Khaled and Essam His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Ham - ad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and Prime Minister, also received ca- bles of condolences. A cultural renaissance Kingdom greets Oman and Late HRH Prince Khalifa led the movement that made Bahrain proud Morocco TDT | Manama BACA hails his efforts is Majesty King Hamad • Hbin Isa Al Khalifa and and achievements His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khal- Flag flown at half- DON’T MISS IT ifa, the Crown Prince, Dep- mast• at UN headquarters uty Supreme Commander and Prime Minister, sent cables of congratulations TDT | Manama The late His Royal to HM Sultan Haitham bin Highness Prince Tariq of Oman and HM King ver the past five decades, Khalifa bin Salman Mohammed VI of Morocco the Kingdom of Bahrain on their countries’ National has witnessed a cultural Al Khalifa led the Day. O process, and thanks renaissance that caught the at- HM the King wished tention of the world, and made to his chairmanship of HM Sultan Haitham and it a regional and global centre for the government, the HM King Mohammed cultural production. official cultural work good health and happiness The renaissance was achieved witnessed a boom. and the Omani people fur- thanks to strong belief of a num- ther progress and prosper- ber of inspirational personalities ity. in the importance of the role of HRH the Crown Prince culture in building societies. deep commitment to its mission and Prime Minister sent a The late His Royal Highness Late HRH Prince Khalifa supported the cultural movement since the early 1970s and goals. similar cable to Omani Dep- Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al The late HRH Prince Khalifa uty Prime Minister for Cab- Khalifa led the process, and historical preservation projects, off, as they have earned him in many fields, including the was also granted the 2009 UN- inet Affairs, HH Sayyid Fahd thanks to his chairmanship of and the regular organisation of the acclaim of countries and establishment of the Arab Re- ESCO Avicenna Gold Medal in bin Mahmoud Al Saeed. the government, the official cul- cultural seasons. international organisations, gional Centre for World Her- recognition of his interest in HRH the Crown Prince tural work witnessed a boom, The Bahrain Authority for especially the United Nations itage (ARC-WH) as a Category heritage and culture. and Prime Minister also becoming, during his tenure, a Culture and Antiquities (BACA) (UN) and United Nations Edu- 2 Centre under the auspices of The late HRH Prince Khalifa sent two similar cables to tributary to sustainable devel- recalls the late HRH Prince cational, Scientific and Cultural UNESCO. was a strong advocate of the fine the Crown Prince of Mo- opment, a means to cement the Khalifa’s sponsorship of the Organisation (UNESCO), whose He supported the establish- art movement, as reflected in rocco, HRH Prince Moulay national identity and a bridge to cultural movement, his con - flag was flown at half-mast at ment of the ARC-WH, whose his support for and patronage El Hassan, and to the Prime inform peoples about Bahrain stant presence in its various its headquarters in Paris as an launch was announced during of the Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Minister of Morocco, HE and its civilisational gains. seasons, and his continuous expression of sympathy with his visit to UNESCO’s premises Exhibition since 1972. Saadeddine Othmani. As a result, the cultural move- support for them since the ear- the Kingdom over the passing in 2009. The late HRH Prince Khalifa ment in Bahrain nowadays is ly 1970s. of HRH Prince Khalifa. The UN also approved the late was also interested in the liter- characterised by several as - The late HRH Prince Khalifa HRH Prince Khalifa’s initiative ary movement in the kingdom, pects, including the inaugura- Over the past years, the late played a major role in promot- to mark the International Day BACA said, citing his constant Bahrain reports no tion of cultural monuments, HRH Prince Khalifa’s efforts ing the kingdom international- of Conscience every April 5, in patronage of the Bahrain Inter- the completion of urban and and achievements have paid ly through various initiatives recognition of his visions and national Book Fair. new deaths from COVID TDT | Manama Bahrain Ambassador to Thailand Ahmed Abdullah ahrain reported zero Al Hajeri received Thailand COVID-19 deaths in the Prime Minister General Prayut B past 24 hours yesterday, ac- Chan-o-cha and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of cording to Health Ministry. Foreign Affairs, Don Pramiodi, The Kingdom’s death toll Speaker of the Thai House, from the pandemic current- Chuan Leekpai, former Prime ly stands at 337. Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, Health authorities also former Prime Minister reported 126 new active Somchai Wongsawat, former cases detected yesterday Deputy Prime Minister and following 9,677 tests as the Minister of Foreign Affairs total confirmed cases rose Surakiart Sathirathai and to 85,134. The fresh infec- former Minister of Energy and tions included 45 expatriate Minister of Trade, in addition workers, 73 contacts, and to a number of senior officials eight travellers. and politicians in the Kingdom There were also 220 new Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Washio Eiichiro visited the embassy of the of Thailand. They paid homage recoveries — 34 of which Kingdom of Bahrain in Tokyo to offer condolences on the demise of His Royal Highness to the late HRH Prince Khalifa were receiving treatment Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. Bahrain Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Al Dossari bin Salman Al Khalifa. with 16 in critical condition. expressed thanks and appreciation to Minister Eiichiro. Some 1,755 were stable..