MANAMA — Bahrain's Cabinet welcomed on Monday the historic agreement to establish relations between SudanIsrael, facilitated by the United States, as an additional historic step toward achieving peace, stability and prosperity in the Middle East. The Cabinet further welcomed the US administration's decision to remove Sudan from the list of countries sponsoring terrorism. In a virtual session chaired by Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Cabinet also welcomed the signing of the permanent ceasefire agreement in all parts of Libya, which was reached at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, in an important achievement and necessary step that will contribute to establishing security and stability in Libya, Bahrain News Agency reported on Monday. In a relief measure to private sector, the Cabinet decided that the government should shoulder a maximum 50 percent of the salaries paid to insured Bahrainis working in the firms hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic for three more months. At the outset of the session, the Cabinet congratulated the king, the prime minister, the crown prince and citizens of Bahrain and the Arab and Islamic Ummah's on the anniversary of Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) birthday. On this occasion, the Cabinet recalled the honorable values and noble teachings of Islam, which espouse peace, love and goodness among humanity. The crown prince was then updated on developments regarding the deaths of the twin babies at the Salmaniya Medical Complex, including measures taken by relevant authorities to produce the final report on the case, in preparation for taking the necessary legal and administrative measures, if any signs of negligence or error is proven. In this regard, the crown prince expressed his condolences to the family of the deceased babies.
