Boy dies after long battle with cancer

Manama : A Bahraini child passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer.

Khalifa Ali died on the hospital bed after his Lukemia condition deteriorated.

His family members had pleaded to the authorities to facilitate the procedures to treat him abroad.

Khalifa emerged on different social media platforms as the “cancer fighter”.

Several videos online showed him speaking about his battle with cancer.

His mother had stated earlier that the doctors had advised to take him to Saudi Arabia for treatment.

Reportedly, Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa had earlier ordered the authorities to facilitate the boy’s treatment procedures abroad.