Bahrain News Gazette

Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW), Hala Al-Ansari, has affirmed that His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s unwavering support for Bahraini women, through the SCW, has made Bahrain a centre and a reference in women-related issues.

 

The royal support has also enhanced Bahrain’s status as a developed country that is committed to contributing effectively to regional and global efforts to consolidating the empowerment of women, following up on their advancement and leading initiatives in this regard in cooperation with international organisations, citing the Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa’s Global Award for Women Empowerment, she added.

 

In an interview with the Abu Dhabi TV channel during the “Hatha Ana” (This Is Me) talk show presented by Nada Al-Shibani, Al-Ansari asserted that the adoption of a specialised national plan for the advancement of Bahraini women by the head of the state, represented by HM the King, is a first-of-its-kind initiative at the Arab and international levels, making the plan a national framework in which all state departments work together to consolidate Bahraini women’s participation in the national action process, along with men.

 

She added that the SCW is constantly updating the National Plan for the Advancement of Bahraini Women to ensure the effectiveness of its implementation mechanisms, in line with the sound directives of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of HM the King and SCW President, citing the SCW’s efforts to not only continue its support for Bahraini women during the spread of COVID-19, but also develop the mechanisms to deal with the pandemic in order to mitigate its negative effects on family stability and civic peace.

 

In another context, Al-Ansari called for reformulating the discourse of GCC and Arab countries to the West and international organisations, based on the national achievements in all development fields, including women issues, so that they recognise GCC and Arab accomplishments in this regard.

 

The SCW Secretary-General hailed the progress made by women in GCC countries across various fields, highlighting their landmark contributions to their home countries and region.

 

During the interview, Al-Ansari also shed light on her education in Bahrain and abroad, as well as her relations with her father, writer and thinker Dr. Mohammed Jaber Al-Ansari, and her mother, noting that her parents have been keen to instill authentic Bahraini and Arab values in the minds of their children.

 

Al-Ansari valued highly the keenness of HM King Hamad to inquire about her father’s health condition, noting that their relationship has always been a distinguished human one, crowned recently by HM the King’s patronage of a ceremony to honour Dr. Al-Ansari during his 80th birthday.

 

 

Source: Bahrain News Agency

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has affirmed its commitment to the decision of the Civil Aviation Affairs in the Kingdom of Bahrain, based on the recommendations of the National Medical Taskforce for Combatting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) regarding suspending entry of passengers coming from the countries on the Red List (namely India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal) on all flights starting from Monday, May 24, 2021, including those coming from these countries as stopover passengers, and whose final destination will not be the Kingdom of Bahrain, flights will be restricted to Bahraini citizens and residency visa holders in the Kingdom of Bahrain, they must present an approved negative PCR result with a QR code administered within 48 hours from the scheduled departure.

 

All other non-vaccinated passengers arriving into Bahrain as their final destination are subject to quarantine for 10 days at a government approved facility or at their residence. Proof of residence owned or rented by the passenger or direct family member or proof of a prepaid reservation at a designated quarantine facility is required. The above 10 days quarantine requirements shall not apply to passengers arriving in Bahrain from countries not on the red list who present vaccination certificate recognised by the government of Bahrain. Passengers with valid vaccination certificates issued by public health authorities in the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and Singapore or the EU are exempt from mandatory quarantine requirements but must undergo a PCR test upon arrival and an additional test on the 10th day of their stay in Bahrain.

 

Passengers who have made bookings through a travel agent are advised to get in touch with the agents directly for changes concerning their bookings. Additional information can be found at www.gulfair.com/covid19 and by calling the Gulf Air Contact Center for more information on +97317373737.

 

Please note that the airline may take more time than usual to answer customer calls, due to higher call volumes.

 

Gulf Air confirms that it continues to work closely with the relevant authorities in the Kingdom of Bahrain to take all precautionary and preventive measures to ensure the safety of citizens and residents in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the safety and security of passengers and crew members, and apologizes to all passengers for any inconvenience that this may have caused.

 

Source: Bahrain News Agency

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received at Sakhir Palace today the US embassy Charge D’Affaires Margaret Nardi who introduced to HM the newly-appointed US Naval Forces Central Command, Fifth Fleet Commander, Vice Admiral Charles B. Cooper.

 

HM the King welcomed them and congratulated Vice Admiral Charles B. Cooper on assuming his new post, wishing him every success. He lauded deep-rooted historical relations of friendship and cooperation between the USA and the Kingdom of Bahrain which are based on mutual respect and joint coordination.

 

HM the King commended growing bilateral cooperation, mainly in the military and defence field, praising the pivotal role of the US administration in maintaining security and stability in the region.

 

Vice Admiral Charles B. Cooper lauded the efforts of HM the King to further consolidate historical and distinguished relations between the two friendly countries mainly in the defence fields.

 

 

Source: Bahrain News Agency