HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister chairs weekly Cabinet Meeting

His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today chaired the weekly Cabinet meeting, held remotely.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Cabinet recognised the importance of ongoing cooperation between the Executive and Legislative Authorities, noting that effective cooperation between the two branches has ensured citizens’ needs are met in the state’s general budget for the fiscal years 2021-2022. 

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Cabinet underlined progress made in the political, economic and social lives of Bahraini women as a direct result of ongoing work and initiatives by the Supreme Council for Women, under the leadership of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, President of the Supreme Council for Women.

The Cabinet welcomed public authority monitoring and auditing of expatriate-workers’ accommodation to ensure compliance with COVID-19 safety measures, and directed a review of related regulation.

The Cabinet noted that the Kingdom of Bahrain condemned in the strongest of terms the targeting of oil tanks in Ras Tanura port, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the facilities of Aramco, with explosive-lader drones, noting that such reckless actions threaten the lives of innocent civilians as well as the security of global energy-supply chains, and are a violation of international law. The Cabinet expressed Bahrain’s support for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in all measures to protect its national security and the safety of its citizens and residents.

The Cabinet then congratulated the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, HE Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, on his reappointment, wishing HE success in strengthening the role of the League.

The Cabinet discussed a number of memorandums during the meeting, and outlined the following outcomes:

Firstly: The approval of the following memorandums:

1. A memorandum by the Ministerial Committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs on facilitating airport entry procedures for individuals engaging in commercial activities.

2. A memorandum on the National Real Estate plan, which includes 5 initiatives and 17 projects, covering laws and regulations, long-term plans for the development of the real estate sector and operational initiatives to increase the sector’s economic output.

3. A memorandum by HE the Minister of Transportation and Communications regarding the designation of the competent administrative authority in the Law of Letters and Electronic Transactions.

4. A memorandum by the Ministerial Committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs regarding the government’s responses to 6 proposals submitted by the Council of Representatives.

Secondly: The Cabinet reviewed the following topics:

1. A memorandum by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs on the Ministry’s programme for the period of 2018 to 2020.

2. A memorandum by HE the Minister of Health on the progress of the Ministry during 2020.

3. A memorandum by the Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs on the Ministry’s priority projects.