Manama, Sept. 23 (BNA): The BD35 million monthly issue of Government Treasury Bills has been fully subscribed by 100%, the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has announced.

The bills, carrying a maturity of 182 days, are issued by the CBB, on behalf of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The issue date of the bills is September 27, 2020 and the maturity date is March 28, 2021.

The weighted average rate of interest is 2.60% compared with 2.54% of the previous issue on August 30, 2020.

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His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa yesterday chaired the regular weekly Cabinet session, attended by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, at the Al-Sakhir Palace.

HM the King lauded the precautionary and preventive measures reinforced in the kingdom to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), praising the extraordinary cooperation"...

Manama, Sept. 13 (BNA): His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received a cable from Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayed bin Rashid Al-Zayani who congratulated him on the wise and courageous step taken concerning the peace agreement with Israel which will have positive results in the security, economic and social fields not only in Bahrain but the whole region.

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Bahrain has become the latest Arab nation to agree to normalise ties with Israel as part of a broader diplomatic push by President Donald Trump and his administration following the historic deal that UAE, US and Israel had reached on August 13.

It all started after His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received a phone call from US President Donald Trump with the"...

The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE's pioneering global award in sustainability, has announced the postponement of the 2021 Awards Ceremony, which was scheduled to take place in January, as part of the annual Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). Entities that have submitted their applications this year will be automatically moved to the 2022 cycle.

The decision was made due to travel restrictions for different countries and to ensure international"...

Labour and Social Development Minister, Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, has announced that the rate of compliance with the summer afternoon outdoor work ban has reached 99.7%, which reflects commitment to the ministerial edict 39/2013, given its humanitarian and economic dimensions, and ultimate goal of protecting workers from the dangers of working during difficult summer weather conditions.

While commenting on the end of the afternoon outdoor"...

Manama, Aug. 30 (BNA): Speaker of the Council of Representatives, Fawzia bint Abdulla Zainal, has lauded His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s keynote address to the nation marking the end of this year’s Ashoora commemoration season.

She stressed that the royal praise of the relevant institutions, Shaikhs, scholars, Jaffari Endowments Council, community"...

The Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments decided to gradually open mosques, by allowing the performance of the Fajr (dawn) prayers daily, starting from Friday 28 August.

The move follows the announcement of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (SCIA) on the gradual reopening of mosques and resumption of collective worship and religious gatherings, taking into account all necessary precautionary measures in force in the kingdom"...

Manama, Aug. 25 (BNA): Following directives from His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Housing Minister, Bassim bin Yacoub Al-Hamar, today paid an inspection visit to the Al-Dair and Samaheej villages, where he was informed about the local citizens’ housing needs, and listened to their remarks in this regard.

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Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Minister Essam Khalaf, has issued edicts to reduce and exempt municipal fees for 164 Bahraini families who live in rentals for July.

This came to implement the directives of His Royal Highness The Prime Minister to reduce the living burdens on citizens, and within the framework of the Cabinet’s decision to equate renting citizens municipal fees with home owners.

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