Deputy Prime Minister visits Akhbar Al Khaleej to mark its 50th anniversary

Manama, Jan. 29 (BNA): Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister, visited Akhbar Al Khaleej to mark the newspaper’s fiftieth anniversary. He was welcomed by Anwar Abdulrahman, Chairman of the Board, and different senior workers.

Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah mentioned that the Kingdom of Bahrain’s press performs a key position within the nation’s growth below the management of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the directives of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He famous that the press has been in a position to preserve tempo with fashionable calls for because of the help it receives, which has created an expert surroundings for media organisations.

The Deputy Prime Minister famous that Bahrain’s lengthy journalistic custom displays the early cultural and social growth that started in the course of the reign of His Highness Isa Al Kabeer, the founding father of the trendy state. He added that His Highness’ emphasis on training, administration and well being helped domesticate a technology dedicated to studying, laying the groundwork for the emergence of recent journalism in 1939 and, subsequently, the institution of Akhbar Al Khaleej fifty years in the past, which additional developed the Bahraini press.

He examined a photographic exhibition that includes entrance pages from a variety of points, which documented vital native, regional and worldwide occasions. He additionally visited the newspaper’s departments, together with the editorial workplace, archive and manufacturing space, the place he met with journalists and workers and prolonged his congratulations on the anniversary.

A celebration adopted, attended by the Bahrain Journalists Affiliation (BJA) and senior media figures.

Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah mentioned that the gathering honoured the Kingdom’s media professionals for his or her position within the nation’s freedoms and achievements, which had been secured by the great growth course of led by His Majesty the King and supported by HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He described Akhbar Al Khaleej as a residing nationwide reminiscence that has documented Bahrain’s adjustments and supported the nation’s progress.

He emphasised the federal government’s ongoing help for nationwide journalism, noting that the annual Prime Minister’s Journalism Award displays this dedication. He additionally highlighted that the newspaper’s historical past extends again 87 years to the primary Bahraini paper, Al Bahrain, and recalled the early developments within the Fifties and Nineteen Sixties that culminated within the launch of Akhbar Al Khaleej in 1976. He praised Mahmoud Al Mardi as a central determine within the historical past of Bahraini journalism.

The Deputy Prime Minister mentioned the newspaper’s archive is a worthwhile document of Bahrain’s fashionable historical past and lauded the early journalists who helped construct the press. He thanked Anwar Abdulrahman for his lengthy service and management, and he acknowledged the work of the newspaper’s board and workers. He welcomed current authorized reforms that modernised press regulation for the digital age and recommended younger journalists taking management roles in native papers. He congratulated the BJA on its twenty fifth anniversary and thanked the Ministry of Data for its work, particularly on the eighty fifth anniversary of Radio Bahrain. He talked about the brand new choice on shared communications companies, saying it is going to enhance authorities communication and nationwide media coordination.

He urged journalists to arrange for future challenges, together with synthetic intelligence, which ought to help skilled journalism slightly than substitute it.

He recommended Akhbar Al Khaleej for 50 years of service and expressed the hope that the newspaper will proceed to develop. He additionally famous the intention to reconvene in two years to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Gulf Day by day Information.

On his half, Anwar Abdulrahman expressed gratitude to His Majesty the King and HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister for his or her help. He recommended the Deputy Prime Minister’s ongoing help for nationwide media and highlighted Akhbar Al Khaleej’s lengthy historical past of reporting responsibly, defending nationwide pursuits, and supporting younger journalists whereas adapting to fashionable media adjustments.

Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah acquired a commemorative reward, together with a replica of the primary concern of Akhbar Al Khaleej and a historic archive piece. He additionally acquired a commemorative defend from the BJA in recognition of his help.

Akhbar Al Khaleej was based by Mahmoud Al Mardi and first printed on February 1, 1976, making it Bahrain’s oldest day by day newspaper nonetheless in common publication.

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