Parliament sessions to resume today

Manama : Parliament sessions will resume today following a five-month-long holiday.

The lawmakers will discuss a number of letters referred by the government to the Council. These will include the 27 draft laws, which include five bilateral agreements with some countries, four new laws, 14 replies to law proposals previously submitted by MPs and four laws previously presented by Shura Council, the second branch of the Kingdom’s Legislative Authority.

The MPs will also review the government’s reply to 20 parliamentary proposals that were submitted during the previous legislative session. 

These include constructing schools across the Kingdom, allocating specialised autism centres in all governorates, paying monthly allowances to Bahraini students, who are studying at their own expense, building car parks and more services-related requests.

The meeting will follow a special ceremony to be held at Isa Cultural Centre in Juffair at 4pm, under the patronage and presence of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

The ceremony will be held to officially open the third session of the Fourth Legislative Term. It will be attended by Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Ministers, Diplomatic corps members, National Assembly (Shura Council and Parliament) members and other dignitaries.