Category: Government Policy

Doha, HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE Nadir Larbaoui on the occasion of his appointment as Prime Minister of the sisterly Peoples Democratic Re…

Washington, US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson announced a two-step temporary funding measure aimed at averting a partial government shutdown a week from now.The measure employs an unorthodox structure that would provide funding for some…

Doha, The Qatar Research, Development, and Innovation (QRDI) Council’s flagship program, Qatar Open Innovation (QOI), announced the launch of an Open Innovation Opportunities in partnership with the Ministry of Labour (MoL) in Qatar.The first challeng…

Paris, During its 42nd General Conference, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted Qatar’s proposal submitted by the Qatar Museums Authority with support from the Qatar National Commission for Education, C…

Doha, HE Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani met here on Sunday with HE Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the State of Qatar Jon Wilks.The meeting addressed the t…

Doha, HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation and Education Above All Foundation led today a roundtable discussing the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza.Discussion centered on the current humanitarian catastrophe unfoldin…

Manama, Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh, Chairman of the Shura Council, met with Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, President of the National Audit Office (NAO), who presented the 2022-2023 NAO Annual Report.Al Saleh praised NAO’s efforts in performing its o…

Manama, Professor Kieran Okohan, CEO of Polytechnic, received Vinod Kurian Jacob, Indian Ambassador to Bahrain.The meeting discussed cooperation in the field of academic and applied research.The two parties welcomed the approval of the Cabinet on the M…

Amman, Lieutenant General Theyab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi, Chief of Staff, and Major-General Yousef Ahmed Al-Hunaiti, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Jordanian Armed Forces, co-chaired the 20th meeting of the joint Bahraini-Jordanian Higher Comm…

Manama, Mohammed bin Thamer Al Kaabi, Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications, received Miyamoto Masayuki, the outgoing Japanese Ambassador to Bahrain.The minister commended the historic Bahrain-Japan relations and cooperation in various sect…

Manama, Yousif bin Abdulhussain Khalaf, the Minister of Legal Affairs, received Alastair Long, the UK Ambassador to Bahrain.The minister commended the historic Bahraini-UK relations and affirmed the keenness to further enhance them.The meeting reviewed…

New York, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated call for an immediate and permanent humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.UN Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric said in a statement: “The Secretary-General remains extr…