Minister of State for Telecommunications Affairs Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa received here the Editor-in-Chief of the Cairo-based Al Joumhouria Newspaper Sayed El Bably, currently on a visit to the kingdom. Shaikh Fawaz lauded the fraternal deep-rooted ties bonding the two countries and their peoples in various fields, especially the press and media ones. He also praised the role played by Al-Joumhouria Newspaper in consolidating bilateral relations, highlighting just Arab issues and covering all political, economic and cultural events. Sayed El Bably expressed sincere thanks and appreciation to the Minister of State for Telecommunications Affairs, lauding the development and progress witnessed by the kingdom at all levels thanks to the sound visions of its wise leadership.