Sheikha May bint Mohammed Al Khalifa called the Bahrain Authority of Culture and Antiquities and tweeted: “From the bottom of my heart, a thousand thanks for every message received, only love protects and strengthens us.” as President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities.
This is stated in a short tweet posted by the Minister of Bahrain two days ago on her Twitter account. Although the ex-minister did not state the reasons for her dismissal from her high post, activists and tweeters suggested that the case “is related to the issue of normalizing relations between the Arab countries and Israel.”
The Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post reported that Sheikha May bint Mohammed refused to shake hands with Israeli Ambassador to Bahrain Eitan Nayeh during the funeral of the US Ambassador’s father in Manama on June 16, which led to her dismissal. . In response, an official source at a Bahrain call center denied the validity of interpretations linking the minister’s dismissal to Israel. The call center statement also praised Sheikha Mai’s efforts to develop the country. He added that “the minister’s replacement came as part of a massive cabinet reshuffle that included 17 ministerial positions.”
