Manama, Jan. 2 (BNA): His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chaired today the weekly cabinet meeting at Gudaibiya Palace.
The Cabinet congratulated His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, on the occasion of the twenty-sixth anniversary of the founding of the National Guard.
The Cabinet praised the role played by the National Guard in protecting the Kingdom and its effectiveness in performing its duties.
The Cabinet commended the organized celebrations, which witnessed a wide attendance to celebrate the Kingdom’s national holidays.
The Cabinet thanked the citizens and residents of the Kingdom who attended, and referred to their responsible behavior that contributed to the success of the event.
The Cabinet praised the efforts of the concerned authorities, led by the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture, the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Information Affairs, which contributed to the success of the New Year’s Eve activities.
The Cabinet condemned the armed terrorist attack that targeted a security checkpoint in Ismailia Governorate, northeastern Egypt. The Cabinet expressed its sincere condolences to the government, the Egyptian people and the families of the deceased, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.
During the meeting, the Council of Ministers discussed several memorandums with the following results:
Approval of the following notes:
1- A memorandum by the Minister of Interior regarding the classification of a number of entities and individuals as terrorist entities.
2- A memorandum of the Ministerial Committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs regarding a draft system that defines the procedures for the work of the Committee for Combating Extremism, Combating Terrorism, Terrorist Financing and Money Laundering, and facilitating the exercise of its competences.
3 – A memorandum of the Ministerial Committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs regarding a draft decision on the implementation processes of decisions to include them in the national terrorist lists and the UN Security Council resolutions issued under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
4. A memorandum by the Minister of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture regarding the ownership of real estate for public use to provide the necessary spaces for urban development.
The Council then reviewed the ministerial report on the visit of the Minister of Cabinet Affairs to the United Arab Emirates.
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