World’s longest serving Bahrain’s Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa Al Khalifa, passes away at 84

Bahrain’s Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa, has passed away. He was 84.
Prince Khalifa was not only the longest serving PM of Bahrain, but he was the world’s longest-serving prime minister.
He had held the post since independence in 1971.
Bahrain is observing a week of official mourning, during which flags will be flown at half-mast.