Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa

Commander-in-chief receives FDD delegation

Manama - Emirates Voice

Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received at the BDF’s General Command today a delegation from the US-based Foundation for the Defence of Democracies (FDD), including Senior Vice President, Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, and Senior Counselor, John Hannah. The commander-in-chief welcomed the members of the delegation, and reviewed with them the ever-progressingRead more

Commander-in-chief Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed chairs meeting

Manama - BNA

Commander-in-chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa today paid a visit to the Royal College of Command, Staff and National Defence. The Commander-chief was welcomed by Chief of Staff Lt-Gen Dhiab bin Sager Al Nuaimi and a number of senior BDF officers and listened to a brief on the progress of development plans of the college’s programmes, includingRead more

BDF Commander-in-Chief inspects units, weaponries

Manama - BNA

Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa inspected today a number of BDF units and weaponries and got updated on their combat and administrative readiness. He was welcomed by the weaponry Commander and senior officers. He listened to a briefing on the development programmes and the military preparations aimed at boosting combat and administrative readinessRead more

Commander-in-chief inspects BDF unit

Manama - Emirates Voice

Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, today paid an inspection visit to a BDF unit, where he welcomed by its commander and a number of senior BDF officers. He was informed about the unit’s achievements, as well as its procedures to enhance the level of its training and administrative readiness. TheRead more

Commander-in-chief congratulates HH Shaikh Nasser

Manama - Emirates Voice

Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Filed Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received at the BDF’s General Command, Royal Guard Commander, Brigadier-General HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa. The commander-in-chief congratulated HH Shaikh Nasser on the success of the first edition of the Bahrain International Defence Exhibition and Conference (BIDEC 2017). Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa laudedRead more

Commander-in-chief receives Omani Defence Minister

Manama - Emirates Voice

Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Commander-in-chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa today received Oman’s Defence Minister Badr bin Saud bin Al-Busaeedi and the accompanying delegation on the sidelines of their participation in Bahrain International Defence Exhibition and Conference (BIDEC) currently hosted by Bahrain. Defence Minister Lt-Gen Yusuf bin Ahmed Al-Jalahma was present. The Commander-in-chief praised the relations andRead more

Commaner-in-chief receives Korean delegation

Manama - Emirates Voice

Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Commander-in-chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa today received South Korean Ambassador to Bahrain, Koo Hyun-mo, accompanied with Korean delegation led by Director of Defense Policy, Colonel KIM KWON-IL, on the sidelines of their participation in Bahrain International Defence Exhibition and Conference (BIDEC) currently hosted by Bahrain. The Commander-in-chief lauded the progressive relations betweenRead more

BDF Commander-in-Chief receives British parliamentary

Manama - Emirates Voice

Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received today a delegation of parliamentarians from the British House of Commons, in the presence of Defence Minister Lieutenant General Yussef bin Ahmed Al Jalahma and Bahraini Ambassador to the UK Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa. The BDF Commander-in-Chief welcomed the British delegation, lauding theRead more

Directives to facilitate Ashoora rituals hailed

Manama - Emirates Voice

Capital Governor, Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa, and Deputy Chief of Public Security, Brigadier Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, today inspected the security and organisational steps to ensure the implementation by the concerned authorities of the plans for Ashoora. The governor said that the implementation of plans had positively reflected on the organisational aspects of Husainiya processions in Manama.Read more

Commander-in-chief receives HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman

Manama - Emirates Voice

BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa today received 1st Lieutenant His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa son of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister. The commander-in-chief praised His Highness’s efforts to develop the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) inRead more