Bahrain Names Crown Prince as New PM

Bahrain’s late Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa. (Reuters)
Bahrain’s late Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa. (Reuters)
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Bahrain Names Crown Prince as New PM

Bahrain’s late Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa. (Reuters)
Bahrain’s late Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa. (Reuters)

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa has named Crown Prince Salman al-Khalifa as the new prime minister, the state news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a royal decree.

The decree takes effect immediately, it reported.

Bahrain’s late Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa died earlier on Wednesday.

Official mourning has been declared for a week.



Saudi Foreign Minister Meets with Lebanese, Iraqi Counterparts

The meetings came on the sidelines of the Cairo Ministerial Conference to Enhance the Humanitarian Response in Gaza - SPA
The meetings came on the sidelines of the Cairo Ministerial Conference to Enhance the Humanitarian Response in Gaza - SPA
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Saudi Foreign Minister Meets with Lebanese, Iraqi Counterparts

The meetings came on the sidelines of the Cairo Ministerial Conference to Enhance the Humanitarian Response in Gaza - SPA
The meetings came on the sidelines of the Cairo Ministerial Conference to Enhance the Humanitarian Response in Gaza - SPA

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met in Cairo on Monday with Lebanon's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Abdallah Bou Habib.

The meeting came on the sidelines of the Cairo Ministerial Conference to Enhance the Humanitarian Response in Gaza.
The two ministers discussed the latest developments in Lebanon and the efforts undertaken in this regard.

Bin Farhan also met with Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Mohammed Hussein.
The two ministers reviewed relations and discussed regional developments.