Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa chaired the regular meeting of the Council of Ministers that was held yesterday at the Qudaibiya Palace. The Council of Ministers started its meeting by praising the supreme implications of the message that His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the king of the country, preferred the maximum country on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, and the appreciation it contained in the national press, which always confirms that it is an active and influential partner in supporting the sustainable development process witnessed by the dear homeland, appreciating the Council for His Majesty for the great efforts made by the government headed by His Royal Highness Prince Salman Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Prime Minister, in order to align and employ modern technologies and benefit from them in various sectors, and the role of the Ministry of Information in updating the media infrastructure.
On the occasion of the Bahraini Press Day, the Council expressed its pride in the pioneering role played by national cadres in press and media institutions within the march of comprehensive development led by His Majesty the King of the country and with the follow -up of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister.
After that, the Council praised the local, regional and international participation in the work of the Bab Bahrain Forum 2025, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister delegated to the forum to open His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister, pointing to the successful organizational efforts made by the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which contributed to the success of the event that reflected the international confidence that the Kingdom of Bahrain has in the visions of future development.
Then the council continued the measures taken by the concerned authorities and preventive measures to deal with a leak that occurred in one of the safety valves in one of the Babco refining company units, where the directives of the Babco Enemz and Pabco refining councils were implemented, the appointment of an official investigation consultant to officially lead the investigation into the accident, and to ensure the conduct of the investigation smoothly and transparent, the formation of the internal investigation support committee to facilitate all procedures related to the investigation process.
The Council expressed its sincere condolences and condolences to the families of the employees who died in the accident. The Council also assigned the Minister of Oil and the Environment the Special Envoy for Climate Affairs to follow up on the independent investigation and inform the council in knowledge of the results and recommendations that will result in it, to take the necessary measures in this regard.
After that, the Council expressed its wishes for male and female students at the various levels of study success in the exams at the end of the second semester of the academic year 2024-2025, and the Council also directed in this regard to provide all reasons that support the exams to perform the students to achieve students for the best results.
Then the council agreed to the following:
1. The Ministerial Committee for Development Projects and Infrastructure on defining additional controls, requirements and criteria for parking lots in various land categories.
2. The Memorandum of the Ministerial Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs and the financial balance on the separate economic report of the Kingdom of Bahrain for the year 2024, which showed growth in the gross domestic product of fixed prices on an annual basis by 2.6% supported by the growth of non -oil activities by 3.8% on an annual basis, while the report showed that during the fourth quarter of the year 2024, the gross domestic product recorded a growth rate 3.4% of fixed prices on an annual basis, supported by the growth of non -oil activities by 4.6%.
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4. Memorandum of the Ministerial Committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs on a draft resolution to organize joint human resources services.
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Then the council took note through ministerial reports as follows:
1. The results of the spring meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund.
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3. What was done in terms of honoring Bahraini workers at the two concerts that were held on the occasion of International Workers Day.
4. The results of participation in the Arab travel market 2025.
