Prime minister Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa returned to Manama on 20 March, four months after he had left for medical treatment and recuperation. A message issued by his office two days beforehand said the 84-year-old premier – who is the world’s longest-serving PM having assumed office in January 1970 – had recovered, but there has been no indication of what the health issue was.
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