Mumtalakat Chief Executive Officer Mahmood Al Kooheji has praised the role of journalism in spreading awareness of culture and human knowledge within the community and in uplifting national journalism that truly expresses the genuine image of the country.

In cooperation with BJA, the General Secretariat of the Council of Representatives held a workshop titled “Legislative Specialties of the Council of Representatives” at the Council’s premises.

The Sports Journalism Committee held its first meeting at BJA’s headquarters chaired by Mohammed Lori and with the presence of Salman Al Hayki (Akhbar Al Khaleej), Nasser Mohammed (Al Ayam), Abdul Rasoul Hussain (Al Wasat ) and Hasan Ali (Al Bilad), while Mazen Anwar (Al Watan) apologized.

Poet Hasan Al Matroushi, Director of the Cultural Club in the Sultanate of Oman, welcomed the BJA delegation led by Chairman Mr. Moeness Al Mardi who was accompanied by the BJA Executive Director Mr. Fawaz Ahmed Sulaiman, on their visit to Oman where they participated in the Oman Journalism and Information Week, and on their visit to the Club.

BJA welcomed the Minister of Labor Mr. Jameel Humaidan as a guest speaker at an open discussion seminar with the media.
During the seminar, MR. Humaidan affirmed that the Bahraini labor market has greatly recuperated following the crisis, pointing to the return of the dismissed employees to their jobs, and maintaining the unemployment rate low, as well as achieving a healthy work environment within the public and private sectors.

On the sideline of the Omani Journalism and Information Week, BJA and it counterpart the Omani Journalists Association signed an agreement of cooperation to boost journalistic and media communication between them in order to enhance partnership in the field of journalism and information.

The President of the University of Bahrain Dr. Ebrahim Mohammed Janahi received a BJA delegation led by Board Chairman Moaness Al Mardi and included the Chairman of the Membership and Social Committee Mr. Ehab Ahmed, the Board Secretary Samah Alam and the Executive Director Mr. Fawaz Sulaiman.

BJA held a workshop titled “The New Trends in the Art of Column Writing” conducted by Dr. Adnan Bumtae, professor of Journalism at the Media Section at University of Bahrain.

As part of the GCC information coordination, a Kuwaiti information delegation paid a visit to BJA where they were welcomed by Chairman Moeness Al Mardi and BJA board members.

Minister of State for Information Affairs Sameera Ibrahim bin Rajab today denied the existence any jailed journalists in Bahrain. She dismissed the allegations as being totally untrue, saying that the alleged cases concern mere individual cases of amateur photographers who have flouted the law. The minister was speaking as she addressed a reception marking the annual World Press Freedom Day.