The Cabinet has welcomed Bahrain’s latest sporting milestone as the Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) was named the Best Arab Olympic Body for 2024 by the Arab Federation for Sports Culture.
The Cabinet during its meeting, chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, congratulated the committee, led by Supreme Council for Youth and Sports first deputy chairman, General Sports Authority chairman and BOC president Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa. It also commended the committee’s ongoing efforts in implementing initiatives that strengthen the kingdom’s sports sector.
The Cabinet discussed several memorandums during the meeting and approved the following:
- A memorandum submitted by ministerial committee for legal and legislative affairs on a memorandum of understanding between the General Directorate of Verdict Enforcement and Alternative Sentencing and the Arab Open University regarding the provision of specialised educational programmes for members of the General Directorate and for beneficiaries of alternative penalties.
- A memorandum submitted by the Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture Ministry regarding the acquisition of real estate for public use, to provide necessary spaces for urban development.
- A memorandum submitted by the Housing and Urban Planning Minister regarding the acquisition of real estate for public use, to provide necessary spaces for urban development.
- A memorandum submitted by the ministerial committee for legal and legislative affairs on the government’s response to three proposals and three law proposals submitted by Parliament.
The Cabinet also reviewed a memorandum submitted by the Works Minister on the progress of the ministry’s projects within the 2023-2026 Government Plan.
The Cabinet noted the following ministerial reports:
- Outcomes of the official visit by the Electricity and Water Affairs Minister to the UK.
- Outcomes of the visit of an educational delegation from the Education Ministry of the UAE to Bahrain.
- The agenda on visits to be conducted by the ministers, as well as visits made by the ministers of various countries to the kingdom in March.
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