The Khalifa Foundation sponsored the marriage of 224 young men and women in the sisterly Kingdom of Bahrain for the second time to help them form new families that contribute to the growth and development of society, support them, and facilitate marriage and its obstacles, such as the high cost of dowries and the costs of wedding parties.His Excellency Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Dhahrani, Speaker of the Bahraini Parliament, in his speech during the ceremony held in the Sheikhan Al Farsi Hall in Manama, valued the assistance provided by the UAE through the Khalifa Foundation for Humanitarian Work, stressing the Kingdom of Bahrain's keenness to strengthen fraternal relations with The sister Emirates are one country and one people, and their interests and security are common.He stressed that the ceremony embodies the highest meanings of cooperation and brotherhood, which reflects the depth of Bahraini - Emirati relations at various levels, and is appreciated and sponsored by the leadership and people of the Kingdom of Bahrain.He expressed his happiness that the collective wedding coincided with the UAE's 41st anniversary celebrations of the federation under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, "may God protect him", and with Bahrain's upcoming celebration of its National Day.Dhahrani congratulated the leadership and people of the UAE on this national occasion and thanked His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the Khalifa Foundation for Humanitarian Work, for his continuous support for the collective wedding project in the Kingdom of Bahrain.