A number of Bahraini activists held protests on Friday against the appointment of Israeli chargé d'affairs to Bahrain and denounced normalization with Tel Aviv.

Israeli Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen said in an interview with i24NEWS website that reconciliation with Qatar would enhance relations with Israel.

The peace accords that Israel has signed with the UAE and Bahrain will serve as a foundation to expand energy trade, US Energy Secretary Daniel Brouillette said on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Avi Berkowitz, will lead a U.S. delegation to Bahrain and Israel this week to discuss expanded economic cooperation between the two countries, a senior White House official said on Monday.

A tripartite Bahraini-Israeli-US meeting will take place on Wednesday in Jerusalem with the participation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani and his US counterpart, Mike Pompeo, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation reported on Monday.

Millions around the world are holding their breath until next Tuesday, the date the US elections will take place, which seems to be pivotal this time, in a heated race in which Democratic candidate Joe Biden has a (slight) advantage over White House candidate Donald Trump, whose numbers appear to be declining in most US polls.

The problem with former Labor Minister Abdulnabi Al-Shula is that he wanted to become a "thinker" when he retired. This seems to be a growing Bahraini tradition; ministers becoming "thinkers" and "philosophers" once they retire. But as the saying goes, learning in adulthood is like engraving on water.

Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed to visa-free travel on Monday, an unprecedented arrangement between Israel and an Arab state, signed as the first ever official UAE delegation landed in Tel Aviv.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that it communicated with the Palestinian leaderships and emphasized the fundamental principles and complete popular commitment to the Palestinian cause, which it dubbed "the first central cause".

On Sunday (October 18, 2020), the Bahraini regime signed a joint declaration with the Israeli occupation entity to inaugurate full and peaceful diplomatic relations between them. The two sides also signed memoranda of understanding for cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, aviation, technology and agriculture.

A joint delegation representing the US and Israeli governments will visit Bahrain next Sunday, Israeli media reported Monday.

Any ruling system which is either based on a solid foundation, a firm ground of a strong positive relationship or an authentic collective connection with its people or nation is embraced by its people. When the ruling system's heart, tongue, hands and eyes are used to protect its nation, its nation protects it as well.

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah praised the stance of the Bahraini parties which rejects the peace agreement the Bahraini government signed with the Zionist entity, stressing that the Bahraini government doesn't own its decision.

Bahrain's crown prince, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held talks on the telephone Tuesday, a week after their countries signed a normalization accord.

A group of 61 French members of parliament said the "peace deals" signed between Gulf states the UAE and Bahrain and Israel "undermine potential comprehensive peace" between the occupation state and the Palestinians.

Authorities in Bahrain have been, for over a month, desperate to complete a round of clinical experiments on a Chinese coronavirus vaccine. The reluctance of people to participate over fear has thwarted government efforts to reach 6,000 participants, requested by the UAE government.

Bahrain signed the agreement of normalization of relations with Israel under the auspices of the United States, despite the vast popular rejection. The authorities decided to proceed with their decision without their people's consent as they have done in a number of cases.

Former Al-Wefaq MP, Ali Al-Aswad, described the Bahraini government's normalization of relations with the Israeli entity as "a coup against the belief of the Bahraini people who reject occupation."

The Progressive Democratic Tribune declared its opposing position to all forms of normalization with the Zionist entity and considered normalization between Bahrain and the Israeli entity as a withdrawal from Bahrain's previous positions of support for the Palestinian people.

Bahraini Society Against Normalization with Zionist Enemy deplored the agreement of normalizing relations between Bahrain and Israel, stressing that "this doesn't reflect the supporting stance of the Bahraini people to the Palestinian people."