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05 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2024














Advanced international status for alternative sentencing, trafficking in persons and



money laundering combating efforts, e-passports and milestones in sports championships.





The Coast Guard contin- tional information and aware-
ues efforts to promote mari- ness to confront emergencies.
time security by using modern
vessels and automatic iden- 5 Years Since the Launch of
tification devices. Its security Bahrainouna
fence project includes many In 2024, the executive of-
phases, including launching fice of the National Plan to Pro-
an integrated marine fleet of mote the Spirit of Belonging to
modern boats equipped with
the latest technology and es- the Nation and Reinforce the
tablishing a comprehensive Values of Nationalism (Bahrai-
marine operations centre to nouna) celebrated its 5th an-
enhance marine control and niversary, which was approved
supervision. In addition, a spe- by the cabinet based on an in-
cial directorate for marine
control will be established to HE Interior Minister receives Prince Nayef Medal for Arab Security Alternative Sentencing achieves new milestone and wins the Arab Excellence Award itiative by HE the Interior Min-
tackle illegal acts, regulate ister. The plan included three
fishing, and protect the marine phases, of which the current
environment. stage consists of the digital
In fighting economic transformation of its initiatives
crimes, 43,757 cases were and the organising of the Bah-
reported from 2015 to 2024. raini identity reinforcing forum
In the last five years, the total in 2025.
amount of money related to
this type of crime amounted The Interior Ministry has
to more than BD20 million, achieved advanced interna-
as 14,294 cases were regis- tional rankings, and its direc-
tered, and many criminal oper- torates have won prestigious
ations were thwarted. awards. In 2019, the Bahrain
The Financial Intelligence
National Centre achieved a re- Police celebrated its 100th
markable milestone in fighting anniversary and the 50th an-
terrorism financing and mon- niversary of establishing the
ey laundering, in which more • Community Police launched in 2004 within the framework to develop police performance. Women’s Police and ranked
than BD36 million was seized fourth globally in the Interna-
in 2023. • Alternative sentencing project won the Arab Government Excellence Award for the Best tional Security Index. In 2020,
From 2011 to April this HE the Interior Minister pre-
year, 10,028 cybercrime cas- Community Development Project. sented HM the King with the
es were reported, including cy-
ber scams and posting news • The rate of drug cases remains stable at less than 3% compared to other criminal cases. Prince Nayef Medal for Arab
or images that violate the pri- Security, which was awarded
vacy of individuals or families. • The Coast Guard’s security fence project is finalised, and an integrated fleet and an opera- to him at the meeting of the
Modern Security Council of Arab Interior Min-
Directorates tions centre for maritime control have been launched. isters.
Over the past twenty-five The Academy’s pace-stick- ing modern patrols to improve nomic recovery plan. Security Awareness Projects Bahrain also achieved first
years, the Interior Ministry has ing team continues to win for traffic safety. place in the Arab world in the
been keen to establish mod- the eleventh time in the world In the same context, Cus- Security awareness pro- Basel Anti-Money Laundering
ern security directorates that championship organised by Statistics showed a de- toms Affairs proceeded with jects have remained strongly
keep pace with global develop- the British Royal College (Sand- cline in injury accidents, speed- its modern plans and pro- present. They began with the Index and chaired the World
ments, including the General hurst) since the beginning of ing violations, and phone use jects to enforce the law and formation of the Police Media Customs Organisation.
Directorate of Anti-Corruption its participation in 2009. while driving. The Information provide the best services. Centre in 2008, one of the Bahraini women in the In-
and Economic and Electronic and eGovernment Authority Statistics indicated that the results of the development terior Ministry, represented by
Security, the Financial Intelli- Unprecedented Level has provided more than 680 rate of scanning trucks and and modernisation strategy of the Women Police, have been
gence National Centre, and of Electronic Services e-services and more than 20 containers by X-rays at cus- HE the Interior Minister. The
a directorate specialised in The e-services of the In- national e-systems, in addition toms points reached 19,500 centre works to provide pro- able to enhance their status.
combating human traffick- terior Ministry increased to to multiple e-channels that trucks, according to the new fessional police media content Several directorates, including
ing, which has contributed to an unprecedented level within have contributed to complet- project, and the change rate by releasing media content on the Human Resources Direc-
strengthening Bahrain’s inter- the framework of expanding ing transactions with ease. was 34.3%. various media platforms. For torate, have also won Stevie
national status, and has main- the use of technology and The launch of e-visas was The law establishing gov- example, the number of follow- Awards for Excellence and In-
tained its Tier 1 ranking, the modern techniques in the part of the services, followed ernorates was issued at the ers of the Ministry of Interior’s
highest in the classification, security and service sectors. by the e-passport launched beginning of the new millen- account on the X platform novation. The Police Band also
for the seventh consecutive In this context, the main op- by HE the Interior Minister in nium. Governorates contin- reached about half a million. participated in 3,492 local
year in the US State Depart- erations room launched an March 2023. This represents ue to strengthen community Al Amn Radio show, Al Amn and international events from
ment’s Trafficking in Persons emergency line to deal with a qualitative leap in facilitating partnerships and consolidate monthly and periodic mag- 1999 to 2024. The Minis-
(TIP) report. the deaf and mute and provide travel and movement proce- communication with citizens. azines continue to promote try of Interior’s sports teams
The Interior Ministry also a security team fluent in mul- dures and is one of the initia- They are also working to security awareness, along have continued to achieve hon-
introduced many projects, tiple languages and dialects tives to develop the services reach “healthy cities” within with the “Watani” magazine ourable successes.
including the security geo- to deal with various cases. of Nationality, Passports, and the framework of the Healthy launched in September 2014.
graphic system and the unified The General Directorate of Residence Affairs launched by Cities Programme under the Watani, a children’s magazine, On the occasion of the sil-
criminal system. The Royal Traffic worked to enhance its the cabinet as part of the eco- World Health Organisation. started printing its content ver jubilee of HM the King’s
Academy of Police also contin- performance to reduce traffic in Braille for blind children to accession and the Bahrain
ued its advanced educational accidents and violations, espe- reach more readers. Police Day, the Interior Minis-
and training role by launching cially by implementing the new On 3 November 2023, HE try, on behalf of its affiliates,
new master’s programmes. traffic law in 2014 and launch- the Interior Minister launched
the National Civil Protection renews the pledge and loyalty
to HM the King and continues
E-Passport Platform as a distinguished to be under his leadership of
awareness framework in pub-
Equipped with
Sophisticated Features lic safety by providing educa- the nation.
and Hard-to-be-
Hacked Electronic
Chip. Contributes to
Raising the Global
Rankings of the
Passport




The Kingdom Logo
is Displayed on the
Personal Photos. The
Frame Colour changed.
Include a Feature of
Seeing the Picture of a
Passport Holder and His
Date of Birth

Effective from March 20.
#TeamBahrain hashtag tops visa pages.
New passport tells the story of the Kingdom of
Bahrain’s heritage and history.
Renewal applications for passports valid for one
year or more will not be accepted.
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