500 more Bahraini citizens to benefit from Mazaya housing scheme

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, has ordered the inclusion of 500 additional beneficiaries in the “Mazaya” housing programme, bringing the total number of recipients to 2,500.

This comes as the Cabinet yesterday reviewed a memorandum submitted by the Minister of Finance and National Economy, Chairman of the Ministerial Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs and Fiscal Balance, on the achievements of various housing programmes provided to Bahraini citizens, including the “Mazaya” housing programme, which has supported 10,629 beneficiaries.

HRH Prince Salman, who chaired the weekly meeting, called on the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning to offer additional financing schemes for housing services, and reiterated the Ministry’s and supporting authorities’ efforts in this regard.

His Royal Highness stressed the importance of furthering efforts to develop innovative solutions for housing services that will accelerate the pace of delivery, in partnership with the private sector.

Education sector

The Cabinet highlighted His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s continued support to the Kingdom’s education sector, and commended the winners of the Unesco King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Prize for the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the field of education.

The Cabinet noted the important role of the award in the Kingdom’s commitment to advancing UNESCO’s objectives by encouraging the use of ICT to further develop education and its outputs.

Bahraini leadership

It welcomed the Kingdom’s presidency of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Council for a third consecutive term for the year 2022-2023, which reflects the global recognition of Bahraini citizens’ leadership in global organisations.

The Cabinet commended Shaikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalifa’s efforts in his presidency of the WCO during his last two terms which led to his re-election for a third consecutive term. The Cabinet congratulated students who completed the academic school year, expressing their gratitude to the parents, teachers and administrators of the Ministry of Education for their contributions to the exceptional achievements and success across all academic levels.

Support for pilgrims

HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister highlighted the importance of providing the necessary support to Bahraini pilgrims during their Hajj pilgrimage. He praised the efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and the support of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Saudi Arabia, for their commitment to facilitating services for Hajj pilgrims attending from across the world.