The Civil Service Bureau said that it decided to dismiss 3 directors from the Tourism and Exhibitions Authority, and to suspend a director and employee for 10 days with a salary deduction after they submitted a letter to Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa on violations carried out by Minister Zayed Al-Zayani.

The Civil Service Council suspended 7 officials in the tourism sector after they submitted a letter to Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa on administrative abuses carried out by Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism Zayed Al-Zayani.

Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa ordered the formation of an investigation committee headed by Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa to investigate a circulated letter signed by a number of officials in the tourism ministry against Minister Zayed Al-Zayyani.

A number of officials and advisors at the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority have filed an address to higher authorities demanding that they consider the violations and practices committed by the chairman of the Authority, the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayed Al-Zayani, reported the local Akhbar Al Khaleej newspaper.