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Defence One: US Administration Should Pick Future Location of Fifth Fleet
2016-06-19
Brian Dooley said US administration should start an interagency discussion on the future location of the Fifth Fleet.
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HRW: Bahrain Rulers Want to Wipe Out Peaceful Opposition Movement
2016-06-19
HRW said Bahrain should end its efforts to close down Al-Wefaq and release human rights activist Nabeel Rajab.
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Bahraini Authorities Threaten to Ban Prayer if Considered “illegal Assembly”
2016-06-18
Bahraini authorities warned of banning prayer at Shiite mosque in Manama, deeming it a form of illegal assembly.
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Bahraini Dies in Psychiatric Hospital after being Attack by Roomate
2016-06-18
Bahraini Ibrahim Ali Abdulrasoul Al-A’ali passed away on Friday after roommate assaulted him at psychiatric hospital...
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Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Due to Meet on Yemen with U.N. Chief
2016-06-18
Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince is due to meet U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon...
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Obama, Saudi Prince Focus on Iraq and Syria in Washington Meeting
2016-06-18
President Barack Obama and the deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia on Friday discussed ways to support...
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Bahraini Authorities Prevent HR Activist Abdulnabi Al-Ekri from Leaving Country
2016-06-18
Bahraini authorities prevent member of Bahrain Observatory for Human Rights, HR activist Abdulnabi...
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Bahrain’s Decision to Close down Al-Wefaq Setback for UK Government
2016-06-18
The Guardian said latest crackdown is setback for UK government, which invested considerable ...
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Republican Senator McCain Describes Al-Wefaq as Moderate, Says Ban on Group Alarming Diversion
2016-06-18
US Republican Senator John McCain expressed HR and security concerns in Bahrain, criticizing decision...
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US State Dept: Nobody Wants to See Bahrain Go Back to 2011..There’s a Worrisome Trend There
2016-06-18
US State Department reiterated concern by deteriorating HR situation in Bahrain, stressing there’s a worrisome...
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Reuters: U.N. Worried About Bahrain's Crackdown on Political Opposition
2016-06-18
The United Nations on Thursday voiced concern about Bahrain's crackdown on the country's political...
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AFP: Bahrain Jails 8 Shiites, Revokes Nationality
2016-06-18
A Bahraini court sentenced eight Shiites to 15-year jail terms for forming a "terror" group, as the authorities...
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Iraqi Forces Take Falluja Government Building From ISIS
2016-06-18
Iraqi forces recaptured the municipal building in Falluja from ISIS militants, the military said on Friday, nearly four...
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Obama to Meet Saudi Deputy Crown Prince on Friday
2016-06-18
U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince on Friday ...
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RSF Says Upholding Ten-Year Jail Term against Photographer Ahmad Al-Musawi Is Outrageous
2016-06-17
Reporters Without Borders deplored Bahrain court decision to uphold photographer Sayed Ahmed Al Mousawi's ten-year jail sentence.
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Iran Dismayed by Al-Wefaq Closure: These Practices Exacerbate Crisis
2016-06-17
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman expressed regret for Al-Wefaq closure, noting these practices will further exacerbate crisis in Bahrain.
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Bahrain Interior Ministry Arrests Suspect Accused of Shooting at Police Officer in Sitra and 8 Others
2016-06-17
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said it arrested a suspect of shooting at police officer in Sitra on May 23.
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Germany: Banning Largest Political Movement Entails Risk of Further Polarisation
2016-06-17
Germany voiced its concern at Bahraini Government’s latest measures against largest Bahraini opposition party, Al Wefaq.
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Bahrain Sentences 8 Protestors to 15 Years in Prison & Revokes their Citizenships
2016-06-17
Court sentenced 8 Shiite defendants to 15-year prison term and revoked their citizenships over “forming terror group.”
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Bahrain Launches Widespread Campaign against Shiite Clerics
2016-06-17
Bahraini authorities summoned a number of Shiite Clerics for interrogation, as part of a widespread campaign launched by the authorities.