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Winners of the 27th edition of Bahrain Quran Grand Prize honoured
The winners of the 27th Bahrain Quran Grand Prize were honoured during a ceremony held under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Consort of HM the King and President of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW).
SCW Secretary-General appreciates approval of Bahrain's proposal to form GCC women's affairs committee
Hala Al Ansari, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW), اhas expressed Bahrain's appreciation for efforts made by the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in response to the Kingdom's proposal to form GCC committee for women's affairs.
SCW Secretary-General chairs work meeting
Supreme Council of Women (SCW) Secretary-General Hala Al Ansari today chaired a work meeting in the presence of officials representing the Labour Fund (Tamkeen), Bahrain Development Bank and Amana is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bahrain Real Estate Investment Company (Edamah).
IPU President praises Bahrain's gender balance model
Inter-Parliamentary Union President, Duarte Pacheco, has stressed that gender balance and equality are essential pillars of human rights, democracy, peace and development, in all their dimensions. In this regard, he highlighted the progress made by Bahrain in this field, as reflected in the growing number of female members of the Council of Representatives. He expressed IPU's keenness to encourage gender equality and the exchange of the best practices among parliaments.
SCW contributes to international report on women's entrepreneurship in MENA region
The US-based Woodrow Wilson International Research Center has issued a report monitoring the progress of Bahraini women entrepreneurship with numbers, statistics and indicators.
Arab, foreign media persons visit Bahraini Women's Monument "Athar"
The National Communication Centre (NCC) organized, in cooperation with the Secretariat General of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW) a visit for 40 representatives of Arab and foreign mass media to Bahraini Women’s Monument "Athar", on the sidelines of their visit to the kingdom to attend the Isa Award for Service to Humanity ceremony.
SCW Secretary General receives Justice Minister
Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW), Hala Al Ansari, received Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments, Nawaf bin Mohammed Al-Ma’awda.