The UAE ambassador to Washington was one of three Arab representatives – the other two were the ambassadors of Bahrain and Oman – to attend the White House ceremony announcing the Trump Administration’s “Deal of the Century.” The presence...
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Bahrain is an expensive place to drink. According to the World Bank’s recently released purchasing power parity data, alcohol in Bahrain costs 345% more than the global average.The Persian Gulf island’s high alcohol prices are due to a variety...
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A new study analyzing COVID-19 contact tracing apps conducted by Amnesty International has found that Bahrain and Kuwait are using their public health apps as mass surveillance tools.
The...
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Nabeel Rajab was detained on charges related to expressing anti-government dissent.
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President Donald Trump has had a busy morning. He’s meeting with FEMA, leaders from Poland, South Korea and Bahrain, and revealed he spoke last night with the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, about various issues....
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The group celebrates a March 2014 bombing which killed two Bahraini and one Emirati policemen.
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Formula One has confirmed the cancellation of races in Bahrain and Vietnam because of the coronavirus. This weekend's Australian Grand Prix was cancelled over fears concerning ...
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Saudi Arabia on Monday announced its first case of the new coronavirus, the health ministry said, according to the state news agency.The infected person had come from Iran through Bahrain, the report added.
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When the Trump Plan was first rolled out at the White House, three Arab ambassadors – from Bahrain, the UAE, and Oman – were in attendance, in seeming support of the plan. Still other Arab countries – Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco – released...
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David Axe
Security, Middle East
The U.S. Navy is a prime target.
Key point: The Navy wants by 2020 to decommission three Avengers based in the United States in order to free up spare parts for the right minesweepers sailing from Bahrain and...
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The rare joint statement both eulogizes Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al Muhandis and offers vague threats of retaliation in Bahrain.
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A human rights protester has lodged a criminal complaint against staff at the Bahrain Embassy alleging attempted murder on the night of his rooftop demonstration.
Moosa Mohammed claimed he was beaten up and threatened with being thrown from the...
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Shares of Teekay LNG (NYSE: TGP) climbed more than 13% on Thursday after the energy-focused shipping company reported quarterly earnings that beat expectations and said a previously delayed regasification terminal located in Bahrain should begin...
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Riyadh (AFP) – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain will participate in this month’s Gulf Cup football tournament in Qatar, organisers said Wednesday, signalling a thaw in their bitter two-year feud with Doha.
The three...
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Spotlighting the role of targeted investment and innovation towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with special focus on ‘Harnessing the Potential of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Digital Economy,’ the World...
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A US-led coalition created following a series of recent attacks on ships transiting the Persian Gulf and nearby waterways opened a command centre in Bahrain on Thursday, the Central Command (CENTCOM) Naval Forces said in a...
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Audrey Conklin
Politics, World
The twenty countries included the United States, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Mexico, Pakistan and India.
Hackers targeted multiple government officials in U.S.-allied countries through the Facebook-owned WhatsApp,...
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A senior Israeli official attended a maritime security conference in Bahrain on Monday in another sign of Gulf Arab nations and Israel transcending longtime enmities to focus on a perceived common threat from Iran.Israel, which regards Sunni Muslim...
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