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 extended its congratulations to His Majesty King Hamad, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, on the 29th anniversary of the founding of the National Guard.
The Cabinet followed up on the implementation of HRH Prince Salman’s order for the Social Development Ministry to increase financial support for low-income families through the cost-of-living allowance, starting from this month.
The Cabinet noted the economic success of the Celebrate Bahrain Season, expressing its gratitude and appreciation to all government agencies and private sector sponsors for their outstanding organisational efforts.
The Cabinet also welcomed Bahrain International Airport receiving a five-star rating from Skytrax, the global organisation specialising in rating airports and airlines, for the fifth year in a row.
In addition, the Cabinet noted that Bahrain welcomes the Yemeni initiative to convene a conference bringing together all southern parties to discuss fair resolutions to the issue.
The Cabinet expressed its appreciation to Saudi Arabia for hosting this conference, considering it a positive step towards ending tensions and escalation, and pursuing diplomatic solutions, that takes into account the national interests of Yemen and supports regional security and stability.
The Cabinet reviewed several memoranda submitted by ministerial committees and ministers, approving the following:
1. Draft resolution amending certain provisions of the resolution establishing the National Committee for Geospatial Information Governance and its operating procedures.
2. A draft resolution designating the minister responsible before the legislative authority for the National Arts Council.
3. The government’s response to several proposals submitted by Parliament.
4. The Cabinet also reviewed the latest developments in the implementation of the 2022-2026 Tourism Sector Strategy.
The cabinet reviewed several reports on:
1. The kingdom’s participation in the opening ceremony of the Future Games 2025 and the Digital Sports Summit.
2. External engagements undertaken by ministers, and official visits by dignitaries of foreign countries to Bahrain, during the month of January.
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