{"id":2281,"date":"2025-09-22T20:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T20:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intdc.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=2281"},"modified":"2026-10-03T16:14:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T16:14:01","slug":"his-majesty-the-king-of-bahrain-receives-hrh-princess-sarah-bint-bandar-on-the-occasion-of-signing-the-agreement-to-establish-the-headquarters-of-the-international-dates-observatory","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/intdc.org\/en\/news\/his-majesty-the-king-of-bahrain-receives-hrh-princess-sarah-bint-bandar-on-the-occasion-of-signing-the-agreement-to-establish-the-headquarters-of-the-international-dates-observatory\/","title":{"rendered":"His Majesty the King of Bahrain Receives HRH Princess Sarah bint Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on the Occasion of Signing the Agreement to Establish the Headquarters of the International Dates Observatory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, received HRH Princess Sarah bint Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Executive Director of the International Dates Council, and her accompanying delegation at Al-Safriya Palace, on the occasion of her visit to the Kingdom to sign the agreement to establish the headquarters of the International Dates Observatory in the Kingdom of Bahrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">During the meeting, His Majesty welcomed Princess Sarah bint Bandar bin Abdulaziz and praised the close and historic fraternal relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as the growing cooperation and coordination between the two countries across various fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">His Majesty also welcomed the signing of the agreement to establish the headquarters of the International Dates Observatory in Bahrain, affirming that this initiative represents a strategic step that will enhance the Kingdom\u2019s position as a hub for regional and international initiatives related to the dates sector. He further noted that it will support the status of dates as a strategic global product and promote cooperation and the exchange of expertise and experiences among member states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">His Majesty affirmed the Kingdom of Bahrain\u2019s support for the International Dates Council\u2019s programs and initiatives aimed at developing the dates sector, improving production quality, and strengthening international cooperation in a manner that serves the sector\u2019s growth and sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">For her part, HRH Princess Sarah bint Bandar bin Abdulaziz expressed her sincere thanks and appreciation to His Majesty the King for the warm reception and generous hospitality. She also valued the Kingdom of Bahrain\u2019s hosting of the headquarters of the International Dates Observatory and commended the Kingdom\u2019s interest in the dates sector and its role in supporting economic and social development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The establishment of the International Dates Observatory comes within the framework of efforts to strengthen the sector\u2019s knowledge and statistical infrastructure, support decision-making, develop value chains, and enhance coordination and cooperation among date-producing and date-importing countries, thereby contributing to strengthening the sector\u2019s position at both the regional and international levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, received HRH Princess Sarah bint Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Executive Director of the International Dates Council<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2276,"template":"","news_category":[7],"class_list":["post-2281","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_category-press-release"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/intdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/intdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/intdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/intdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=2281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}