Manama: Bahrain has expanded its terror blacklist, adding four entities and 22 individuals.
The new list was endorsed as His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa chaired the weekly Cabinet meeting yesterday.
The new blacklisted entities and individuals were cited in the statements issued earlier by the Arab Quartet, which includes Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt.
Thus Bahrain officially brands as terrorist entities The International Islamic Council “Massaa’, The World Union of Muslim Scholars, Al Rahma Charity Foundation (Yemen) and Al Khaer Supermarket (Yemen).
Bahrain has also added to its terror list Naief Saleh Salem Al Qaisi, Abdulwahab Mohammed Abdulwahab Al Hamiqani, Hashim Mohsen Aidarous Nashwan Al Adani, Khalid Abdullah Saleh Al Marfadi, Seif Al Rab Slem Al Haishi, Adel Abdu Fari Othman Al Thahbani, Rodhwan Qanan (Rodhwan Mohammed Hossein Qanan), Wali Nashwan Al Yafaie, Khalid Saeed Gabesh Al Abidi and Bilal Ali Al Wafi – who are all Yemeni.
The new list also includes Khaled Nazem Diab, Salem Jaber Omar Ali Sultan Fathallah Jaber, Moyasar Ali Musa Abdullah Jubouri, Mohammed Ali Saeed Atm, Hassan Ali Mohammed Juma Sultan, Mohammed Suleiman Haidar Mohammed Al Haydar, Mohammed Jamal Ahmed Hishmat Abdul Hamid, Alsayed Mahmoud Ezzat Ibrahim Eissa, Yahya Alsayed Ibrahim Mohamed Moussa, Qadri, Mohamed Fahmy Mahmoud Al Sheikh and Alaa Ali Ali Mohammed Al Samahi.
l HRH the Premier congratulated His Majesty King Hamad marking the Prophet’s birthday, wishing the people of Bahrain and the Arab and Islamic nations further progress and prosperity.
l Bahraini women were hailed for their crucial contribution to their country’s political, economic and social development and progress. “The tribute was made amid preparations to mark the annual Bahraini Women’s Day, which falls on Friday,” said Cabinet secretary general Dr Yasser Al Nasser.
l The session welcomed The Islamic
Military Counter Terrorism Coalition’s final statement which urged war on terrorism. The Cabinet also strongly condemned the terrorist gun and bomb attack on a mosque in Al Rawdah village in Sinai, Egypt, which killed 300 people.
l The Cabinet reviewed reports on achievements regarding enhancing services in Bahrain’s towns and villages, particularly in Sitra, Nabih Saleh and Janussan.