The Cabinet, chaired yesterday by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, commended the Bahrain Shield joint military exercise, hosted by Bahrain and attended by His Majesty King Hamad, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
The exercise follows a practical extension of the efforts of the GCC countries to strengthen collective security and defence integration within the joint deterrence programmes. The Cabinet also commended the speech delivered by the King on the occasion.
The Cabinet welcomed the statement issued by members of the United Nations Security Council condemning the missile attacks carried out by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia against Saudi Arabia, its targeting of commercial vessels and targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure in Najran, Saudi Arabia.
The Cabinet then reviewed several memoranda submitted by the Government Executive Committee, the Civil Service Council, ministerial committees, and ministers, and approved the following:
1. Several priority draft laws aimed at addressing development needs and benefiting Bahraini citizens.
2. The restructuring of several government entities to improve performance and increase efficiency.
3. Bahrain’s Unified Final Account and the final results for fiscal year 2025.
4. A memorandum of understanding on co-operation in smart agriculture between Bahrain’s Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture Ministry and Korea’s Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ministry.
5. A memorandum of understanding to establish a twinning relationship between the Capital Municipality and the Municipality of Larnaca in Cyprus.
6. The government’s response to several proposals submitted by the Parliament.
The Cabinet also reviewed the following:
1. Decisions and recommendations of the Capital Municipal Council and the municipal councils during the fourth session of the sixth municipal term (2022–2026).
2. Key data and performance indicators of the Tender Board for 2025.
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