His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, yesterday issued Edict (26) of 2025 naming the competent administrative authority and the minister responsible for cultural and artistic associations, clubs, and private institutions of a cultural and artistic nature, and defining their respective specialisations.
The edict stipulates the following:
Article (I)
The Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities shall be the competent administrative authority, and the president of the authority shall be the competent minister for cultural and artistic associations, clubs, and private institutions of a cultural and artistic nature, as stipulated in Decree-Law (21) of 1989 concerning social and cultural associations, clubs, private entities operating in the field of youth and sports, and private institutions. The authority and its president shall exercise the powers set out in this law.
Article (II)
Edict (7) of 2012 concerning the designation of the competent administrative authority and the minister responsible for cultural associations and defining their powers shall be repealed.
Article (III)
The Cabinet Affairs Minister shall implement the provisions of this edict, which shall come into effect the day after its publication in the Official Gazette.
HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister yesterday issued Edict (27) of 2025, amending certain provisions of Edict (43) of 2003 concerning the regulation of areas in which non-Bahrainis may own property in Bahrain.
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