MANAMA, AUGUST 20 (BNA) -- PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA RECEIVED HERE TODAY ABDULLAH AL KHAN, WHO DEDICATED HIS BOOK TITLED MUHARRAQ, THE PEARL OF BAHRAIN TO THE PREMIER.
THE BOOK DOCUMENTS WITH PICTURES THE HISTORY OF MUHARRAQ AND THE GREAT DEVELOPMENT IT WITNESSED OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS . MUHARRAQ IS THE KINGDOMS MOST DEEP-ROOTED CITY AND ITS PRECIOUS HISTORY IS WORTH BEING DOCUMENTED, THE PRIME MINISTER SAID, HAILING THE TREMENDOUS EFFORTS PUT IN THE DOCUMENTARY BOOK BY THE AUTHOR. HE ADDED THAT MUHARRAQ REPRESENTS A MODEL OF BAHRAINS CITIES WHICH COMBINE THE COUNTRYS PAST AND PRESENT IN TERMS OF SOCIAL AND CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT. THE PRIME MINISTER WISHED AL KHAN EVERY FUTURE SUCCESS. JNQ/MT 20-AUG-2007 18:12