Tag: Bahrain
Egypt follows Gulf allies in reopening airspace to Qatar
Egypt reopened its airspace to Qatari flights on Tuesday and will allow the resumption of air traffic between the two countries as part of...
Bahrain says foiled ‘terrorist attack’ backed by Iran in early 2020
Bahrain’s interior ministry said on Sunday it had foiled a “terrorist attack” early this year that was backed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The...
US approves $3.8 billion in arms sales to Bahrain
The U.S. State Department has approved arms sales packages worth more than $3.8 billion to Bahrain including F-16 jets, upgrades, missiles and...
Trump administration pursues sale of F-16’s to Bahrain
President Donald Trump's administration has informed Congress of its plan to pursue the $5 billion sale to Bahrain of 19 Lockheed Martin...
Bahrain police, protesters clash, Western activists held
Bahraini police detained two Western activists who led a women's protest and deployed water cannon and armoured vehicles to crush a separate...
Protests sweep Bahrain after teenager’s death
Thousands of Bahrainis chanted slogans against the Gulf state's king yesterday at the funeral of a teen-ager who rights groups say died...
UN demands Bahrain release prisoners detained for exercising freedom of speech
The United Nations yesterday demanded the release of Bahraini civilians who may have been arrested during recent anti-Government protests merely for exercising...
International panel to probe uprising in Bahrain
The international committee investigating violent protests in Bahrain this year will be given access to official files and be able to meet...
Bahrain sets up fact-finding team for recent unrest
Bahrain's king ordered the formation of an independent fact-finding team to investigate weeks of protests that rocked the Gulf island nation earlier...
Dozens of Bahrainis face court, 7 already convicted
Thirty three Bahrainis faced military court hearings on charges of illegal activities during weeks of protests that rocked the Gulf island kingdom...
Bahrain wary of protests before Formula One ruling
Bahrain, eager for Formula One organisers to reinstate a motor race postponed after popular protests erupted in February, have acted to prevent...
