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Talks between Bahrain and Pakistan have ended with both parties agreeing to further bridge their economic and trade activities by signing several agreements. They will also be reinforcing their defense cooperation as Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, said the security Read more
Tension is mounting between Iran and Bahrain after comments made by Iranian Foreign Ministry officials about the detention of Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Salman, head of Al-Wefaq Islamic Society, were considered as an interference in Bahrain’s domestic affairs. Iranian Deputy Read more
Sheikh Ali Salman, the leader of al-Wefaq, Bahrain’s main opposition party, has been arrested after being interrogated at the Interior Ministry. His arrest is being linked to the Friday protests against the parliamentary elections held in November. Al-Wefaq boycotted the Read more
The Middle Eastern countries continue to feed the growth of the world military industry. Emboldened by the oil revenues, these countries, including Turkey, spent about $170 billion on defense in 2013, according to a report released by the Stockholm International Read more
The deal concluded between Bahrain and Great Britain about the expansion of a British permanent naval base in the Gulf Emirate ignited demonstrations and harsh criticism. While critics claim that it is a reward for Britain’s silence on Human Right Read more
The head of United Nations Industrial Development Organization – Investment and Technology Promotion Office (UNIDO-ITPO)/ the Arab Regional Centre for Entrepreneurship and Investment Training (ARCEIT), Hashim S. Hussein, has called on investors in the Gulf countries to venture into Small Read more
Bahrain has accused Iran of mingling into its domestic affairs after it criticized a search conducted at the house of Shiite cleric Shaikh Eisa Qasim. Bahrain claims that the search was part of efforts to find a suspect alleged to Read more
Bahrain will be having municipal and parliamentary elections on Saturday, the first since the 2011 protests, but the polls are already being marred by boycotts from the Shia community and five political parties as demands for more rights and a Read more
The diplomatic spat between Qatar and some members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has come to an end after a meeting in Riyadh. Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have voiced willingness to end their diplomatic tussle Read more
His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain is in Thailand where he held talks with his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha. The two have raised the need to activate the diverse bilateral agreements between them Read more