Parliamentary, Municipal Elections Begin in Bahrain

A polling station in the Bahraini city of Muharraq (AFP)
A polling station in the Bahraini city of Muharraq (AFP)
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Parliamentary, Municipal Elections Begin in Bahrain

A polling station in the Bahraini city of Muharraq (AFP)
A polling station in the Bahraini city of Muharraq (AFP)

Polling stations opened on Saturday in Bahrain for the parliamentary and municipal elections.

Bahrainis who had their names registered to cast their votes in the elections have flocked to the polling stations early on Saturday to exercise their national duty, according to Bahrain's News Agency (BNA).

Fifteen general polling stations and 40 sub-polling centers distributed according to the electoral districts throughout the Kingdom began receiving the voters.

Nearly 344,713 people were eligible to vote in the polls.



Al-Jubeir Meets with Cuban Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA
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Al-Jubeir Meets with Cuban Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA

Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cabinet Member, and Climate Envoy Adel Al-Jubeir met with Cuban Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Vladimir Andres Gonzalez in Riyadh, who bid farewell upon the end of his tenure in the Kingdom.
The minister of state for foreign affairs expressed his gratitude for the ambassador’s efforts in strengthening and nurturing the relationship between the two nations and wished him continued success in his future endeavors.