His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received a cable of thanks from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, in reply to HM the King's congratulatory cable to him over the Egyptian National Team's qualification for the World Football Championship scheduled to be hosted in the Russian Federation in 2018.
In his cable, the Egyptian president expressed his gratitude and appreciation of His Majesty's noble fraternal sentiments, praising the historic bilateral ties, wishing His Majesty lasting good health and happiness, and the Kingdom of Bahrain constant progress and prosperity.

Source: BNA