His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah warmly welcomed Bahrain’s Minister of Interior General Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa and his accompanying delegation at Bayan Palace on May 17. The Bahraini minister was conducting an official visit to Kuwait, according to KUNA. Also in attendance were acting Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah, Head of the Diwan of HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Thamer Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and other high-ranking officials.
The reception follows an extraordinary meeting of GCC interior ministers held in Riyadh on May 13. Bahraini Interior Minister General Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa chaired that session. GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi said the ministers reaffirmed that the security of GCC member states is indivisible and called for intensified coordination against emerging threats.
The Riyadh gathering was convened following the arrest in Kuwait of cells allegedly linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reports from Arab News and the Saudi Press Agency indicated. Ministers discussed ways to strengthen joint Gulf security cooperation in response to challenges arising from regional conflicts. Albudaiwi noted the importance of enhancing collaboration between interior ministries and relevant security authorities across the bloc.
Kuwait’s Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah led the Kuwaiti delegation to the Riyadh meeting. In November 2025 he chaired the 42nd meeting of GCC interior ministers held in Kuwait City. That session resulted in approval of the GCC Security Strategy for Combating Money Laundering Crimes for 2026-2030, according to the GCC Secretariat.
Additional outcomes from the November gathering included preparations for workshops on combating cybercrimes involving artificial intelligence as well as strategies for countering extremism. These preparations were developed in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the GCC Secretariat said. The May 17 visit by General Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa to Kuwait provided a platform for senior officials from both countries to review progress on joint security efforts.
Bilateral ties between Kuwait and Bahrain are anchored in their shared membership as founding states of the GCC established in 1981. In February 2026 Bahrain’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa met with Kuwait’s Crown Prince to discuss ways to expand cooperation, according to a statement from the Bahraini Crown Prince’s office. These regular high-level exchanges cover a range of issues including security which formed the focus of the Bayan Palace meeting.
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