Tag: Bahrain

Daily news – February 8, 2022

News from: Al Jazeera, Astana Times, Atlantic Council, Brookings, Bruegel, Chatham House, CSIS, Defense News, Defense One, East Asia Forum, Foundation for Defense of...

Bahraini political dissident extradited from Serbia (Al Jazeera)

A Bahraini political dissident has been extradited from Serbia following an Interpol Red Notice issued at Manama’s request, the interior ministry said, despite a...

Bahrain: Repression Marks Uprising Anniversary (Human Rights Watch)

Bahraini activists commemorated the tenth anniversary of the 2011 pro-democracy uprisings amid heavy repression, including the arrest and torture of children, Human Rights Watch said today in...

Bahrain appoints first ambassador to Syria in over a decade (Al Jazeera)

Bahrain has appointed its first ambassador to Damascus since it downgraded ties early in the conflict in Syria. The appointment of Waheed Mubarak Sayyar, reported...

Bahrain says it foiled planned attack, arrests suspects (Al Jazeera)

Bahrain security forces have arrested a number of suspects, and confiscated weapons and explosives ahead of a planned attack, the interior ministry said. The ministry...

Expand Israel-Arab-US military drills to counter Iran and its proxies (Bradley Bowman and Ryan Brobst, Defense News)

Naval forces from Israel, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and the United States are conducting a five-day multilateral maritime security operations exercise in the Red Sea....

US, Israel and Gulf Arab allies launch joint Red Sea drill (Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press, Defense News)

Naval forces from the United States, Israel and two Gulf Arab states are taking part in a joint security drill in the Red Sea, a vital...

French MPs condemn ‘human rights violations’ in Bahrain (Al Jazeera)

Several French members of parliament urged France’s foreign minister to speak out over the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain, a human rights organisation...

Iran says Israeli foreign minister’s trip to Bahrain ‘stains’ its rulers (Middle East Eye)

A handout picture released by Bahrain's official news agency (BNA), shows Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (R) welcoming Israeli Foreign Minister Yair...

Iran says Israel FM’s visit left ‘stain’ on Bahrain (Al-Monitor)

Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al-Zayani (R) and his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid greet each other after signing agreements between their countries in the Bahraini...

Bahrain authorities jailed hundreds of children: Report (Al Jazeera)

At least 607 children were subjected to various forms of torture by Bahraini authorities while in detention over the past decade, a new Al...

(India/Bahrain) In April, India and Bahrain concluded the third iteration of the India-Bahrain High Joint Commission (HJC) Meeting

ORF writes: In April, India and Bahrain concluded the third iteration of the India-Bahrain High Joint Commission (HJC) Meeting. Chaired by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar...

(Bahrain) Escalation in the use of the death penalty

Al Jazeera writes: The use of the death penalty in Bahrain has dramatically escalated over the past decade, specifically since the 2011 Arab Spring uprising,...

UN/Bahrain – UN ‘disturbed’ by Bahrain forces’ violent breakup of jail sit-in (Al Jazeera)

Human rights office calls for thorough investigation into ‘violent repression’ of peaceful sit-in at Jau prison by police special forces. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/30/un-bahrain-police-used-disproportionate-force-at-prison-sit-in

(Bahrain) Is There New Hope for Human Rights in Bahrain? (Fair Observer)

Bill Law https://www.fairobserver.com/region/middle_east_north_africa/bill-law-bahrain-human-rights-gulf-news-headlines-arab-world-news-latest-78551/

(USA/Bahrain/Israel) Trump awards Bahrain king legion of merit on last day in office (Middle East Eye)

King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa was given the US award after Bahrain normalised relations with Israel https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/bahrain-trump-king-legion-merit-last-day-normalisation