His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, yesterday chaired the weekly Cabinet meeting at Gudaibiya Palace.
The Cabinet praised Prime Minister’s Court Minister and Labour Fund (Tamkeen) board of directors chairman Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa’s approval of 2026-2030 strategy for the fund.
The Cabinet further commended Tamkeen’s achievements in 2025, particularly its support for more than 52,700 Bahrainis and enterprises through initiatives aimed at labour market integration, career development, and promoting business development and digitalisation.
On the occasion of the Bahrain Diplomatic Day, observed annually on January 14, the Cabinet highlighted the kingdom’s diplomatic achievements, thanks to the vision of His Majesty King Hamad.
The Cabinet reviewed the progress achieved so far in implementing the directives of HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister to the Labour Ministry to offer three job opportunities to every registered Bahraini job-seeker by the end of 2025, within the framework of implementing the visions of His Majesty. Three job opportunities were offered to all job-seekers registered with the Labour Ministry, with 5,078 citizens employed under the initiative to date. These outcomes have played a vital role towards strengthening the kingdom’s labour market for last year.
The Cabinet noted that 26,963 Bahrainis were employed, achieving 108 per cent of the annual target. New entrants to the labour market reached 9,149 Bahrainis, representing 114pc of the annual target, while training programmes achieved 150pc of the annual target.
Additionally, the Cabinet tasked the Labour Ministry with increasing efforts that aim to employ 25,000 Bahrainis during 2026, ensuring that 10,000 of these are new entrants to the labour market during the same year, through strengthening existing partnership and co-operation with the private sector.
The Cabinet reviewed several memoranda submitted by the Civil Service Council, the Higher Committee for Energy and Natural Resources, as well as ministerial committees and ministers, approving the following:
1. Restructuring several government entities to enhance performance and efficiency.
2. A draft resolution establishing and forming the National Committee for the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy.
3. A draft statement between the governments of Bahrain and the US on co-operation in the field of cultural heritage conservation.
4. The 2026-2027 National Aviation Strategy.
5. The Bahrain Government’s Legislative Plan for 2026.
6. The government’s response to several proposals submitted by Parliament.
The Cabinet also reviewed the performance of government entities across the “Sijilat”, “Tawasul” and “Benayat” systems in 2025, in comparison with 2024.
The cabinet reviewed several reports on:
1. The kingdom’s participation in the 13th meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee between Bahrain and the UAE.
2. The official visit of the Foreign Minister to Greece.
3. The kingdom’s participation in the opening ceremony of the Cyprus presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026.
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