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Manama HRH the Premier chairs the Cabinet in the presence of HRH the Crown Prince. finance he number of fatal traffic Proposed amendment aims to provide legal coverage to Islamic financial services Taccidents in the King- dom has reduced by 50 per cent in the past five years, ter Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al nicipalities Affairs and Urban raini women’s creativity and said the Director-General The Cabinet, marking Khalifa in the presence of His Planning Ministry to study the contributions to achieving sus- of Traffic, Brigadier Abdul- • Royal Highness Prince Salman needs of the citizens in Hamad tainable development in the rahman bin Abdulwahab Al the International bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Town, Qalali, Muharraq, Zal- Kingdom. Khalifa. Women’s Day 2019, Prince, Deputy Supreme Com- laq, Al Lawzi and Manama in The session endorsed a rec- The deaths caused by ac- lauded the giant mander and First Deputy Pre- 16 the fields of health, education, ommendation by the Civil Ser- cidents came down from 7.36 mier, discussed amending the projects will be housing, municipal work, urban vice Council, chaired by HRH leaps and successes implemented on a priority for 100,000 people in 2013 to Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) development, infrastructure and the Crown Prince, to modify basis to improve the 3.66 in 2018, the official said, made by the Kingdom and Financial Institutions Law, environment. the organisational structure of regarding its women quality of government quoting WHO statistics. with the aim of keeping pace services to the citizens. In a related context, the Prime the secretariat-general of the The rate is the lowest in empowerment with international financial regu- Minister instructed the Works, Supreme Council for Youth and the Gulf region and the Mid- programmes. lations and providing better pro- Municipalities Affairs and Ur- Sports, through creating a direc- dle East and reflects the con- tection for financial institutions. ban Planning Ministry to find tor-general post, with the rank tinuation of the reduction of The Prime Minister The amendment also aims to Among other things, HRH the urgent solutions to the needs of of undersecretary. Two existing serious traffic accidents as • provide legal coverage to Islamic Prime Minister directed five the Saar villages regarding ser- directorates will report to the results of steps of monitoring instructed the Works, financial services, consolidate ministries to study 16 service vices, a post-session statement director-general. wrong practices and aware- Municipalities Affairs control texts related to insti- projects that would improve the by the Cabinet Secretary-Gen- Another recommendation ness activities. and Urban Planning tutions that are subjects to the quality of government servic- eral, Dr Yasser Al Nasser, said. by the Civil Service Council to The achievements were CBB’s supervision, and deepen es across the Kingdom, as part The Cabinet, marking the In- modify the organisational struc- as result of the directives of Ministry to find urgent the requirements of fiscal sta- of his positive response to the ternational Women’s Day 2019, ture of the Labour Market Reg- Interior Minister and Chair- solutions to the needs bility. remarks made by a number of lauded the giant leaps and suc- ulatory Authority (LMRA) was man of the Supreme Council of the Saar villages. The session decided to refer lawmakers, whom he received cesses made by the Kingdom also approved. Under the move, for Traffic, General Shaikh a draft-law on amending some recently. regarding its women empow- the deputies of LMRA’s Chief Ex- Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khal- Manama provisions of the Central Bank In this regard, HRH Premier erment programmes, which re- ecutive Officer will be reduced ifa to set plans to limit wrong of Bahrain and Financial Institu- gave directives to Health Min- flected positively on the status of to three instead of four, and the traffic accidents. tions Law, promulgated by Law istry, Justice, Islamic Affairs Bahraini women at the political, number of directorate will re- He said that despite the he Cabinet session yester- 64/2006, to the Ministerial Com- and Endowments Ministry, legislative, legislative and gov- main unchanged, but some of increase in the number of day chaired by His Royal mittee for Legal and Legislative Education Ministry, Housing ernmental fields, among others. them will be renamed or trans- vehicles by 36 per cent in THighness Prime Minis- Affairs. Ministry and the Works, Mu- The session lauded the Bah- ferred to other sectors. the last five years, the acci- dents in general reduced by 21.55pc and the fatal acci- TOUGH ACTION dents by 30pc, while the fa- talities dropped by 38pc and injuries-related accidents NRIs deserting wives lose passports US closes Jerusalem consulate, among drivers by 41pc and passengers by 52pc. demoting Palestinian mission The Integrated Nodal• Agency (INA) The Ministry and made to look into the National Commission • The downgrade matter has been issuing for Women are taking is just the latest in Look-Out Circulars to every possible step to a string of divisive protect women in NRI decisions by the DON’T MISS IT absconding husbands. marriages. Trump administration New York MR SRIVASTAVA that have backed Israel and alienated Progress he government has can- including points like man - the Palestinians. of projects celled passports of 40 datory registration of NRI 02 Tnon-resident Indians marriages within one week Jerusalem The US Consulate in Jerusalem. reviewed or NRIs for abandoning their with penal consequences for wives, the Women and Child non-registration, would be “This decision was driven by ‘Serial killer’ Development Ministry has placed before the Cabinet for he United States has our global efforts to increase not mentally ill, said. its approval. officially shuttered its This decision was driven the efficiency and effectiveness 03 reveals mental The Integrated Nodal Agen- Another clause includes Tconsulate in Jerusalem, by our global efforts to of our diplomatic engagements cy (INA) made to look into the amendments in passport rules downgrading the status of its and operations,” State Depart- health report matter has been issuing Look- to facilitate its cancellation for main diplomatic mission to the increase the efficiency ment spokesman Robert Pallad- Out Circulars to absconding absconders, the official said. Palestinians by folding it into and effectiveness of our ino said in a statement. “It does Ministers sign husbands in cases of NRI mar- “The WCD Ministry and the US Embassy to Israel. diplomatic engagements not signal a change of US policy Arab agreement riages and till now, 8 LoCs NCW(National Commission For decades, the consulate and operations. on Jerusalem, the West Bank, or have been issued and 40 pass- for Women) are taking every functioned as a de facto embas- the Gaza Strip.” ROBERT PALLADINO 04 against ports have been impounded by possible step to protect wom- sy to the Palestinians. Now, that When first announced by trafficking in the External Affairs Ministry, en in NRI marriages. We serve outreach will be handled by a er and fundraiser for the West US Secretary Mike Pompeo in humans a senior official said. as a nodal point of contact Palestinian affairs unit, under Bank settler movement and October, the move infuriated The agency is chaired by for grievances received from the command of the embassy. fierce critic of the Palestinian Palestinians, fuelling their sus- secretary in the Women and women on the dedicated email The symbolic shift hands leadership. picions that the US was recog- Child Development Ministry, address [email protected] authority over US diplomatic The announcement from the nising Israeli control over east Rakesh Srivastava. and coordinate the redressal channels with the West Bank State Department came early Jerusalem and the West Bank, The WCD Ministry has also system,” the WCD said in a and Gaza to ambassador David Monday in Jerusalem, the merg- territories that Palestinians seek said that a detailed proposal, tweet. Friedman, a longtime support- er effective that day. for a future state. TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2019 02 His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa received at Gudaibiya Palace yesterday His Royal On behalf of His Majesty King Hamad, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier. Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, yesterday received a letter from the President of the Islamic They discussed local issues and progress in implementing citizen-oriented projects. HRH the Premier and HRH the Crown Republic of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. The letter was delivered to HRH the Crown Prince by the Minister of Prince affirmed that the Kingdom has brought about numerous achievements in the prosperous era of His Majesty King Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and the President of Mauritania’s Special Envoy, Ismael Ould Cheikh Ahmed. During Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, underlining development at all political, economic and social levels.