Big boost for Bahrain and Israel bilateral ties

TDT | Manama                    

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com  

The Cabinet has hailed the talks held between His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Israel President Isaac Herzog in boosting bilateral relations and supporting common aspirations of fostering regional and international peace and sustainable development.

This came as His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, yesterday chaired the weekly Cabinet meeting at Gudaibiya Palace. The Cabinet affirmed the initiatives led by Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Consort of HM the King and President of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW), in empowering Bahraini women.

It congratulated the winners of the Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa Global Award for Women’s Empowerment, as well as the winners of the seventh session of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa’s Award for Bahraini Women’s Advancement.

The Cabinet reviewed the developments made to prepare the 2023-2026 Government Programme, in which the Cabinet noted the importance of basing the new programme on the outcomes of the Future Aspirations Workshops, to ensure best practices are adopted across government services.

It highlighted a commitment to further cooperation with the Legislative Authority, for the betterment of Bahrain and its citizens.

Combating corruption

On the occasion of the International Anti-Corruption Day, the Cabinet commended the Ministry of Interior for its ongoing efforts in combating corruption.

It noted the importance of upholding the values of transparency, accountability and responsibility across government workstreams to safeguard public funds. In light of a report submitted by the Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding the discussion topics for the 43rd Session of the GCC Supreme Council, the Cabinet expressed its sincere wishes for the success of the session.

Tourism indicators

The Cabinet followed up on a memorandum submitted by the Ministerial Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs and Fiscal Balance regarding the Kingdom’s main tourism indicators for the third quarter of 2022.

The memorandum outlined that total tourism revenues during this period amounted to BHD 1.2 billion, representing 110% of and exceeding the objective set out in the new tourism strategy for the Kingdom of Bahrain 2022-2026, which falls under the Economic Recovery Plan. The memorandum also revealed that the average daily expenditure of visitors and the average duration of their stay exceeded the set targets.