3 Mar 2023 By Staff, Agencies A group of British MPs has written to the organizers of Formula One [F1] to express their “grave concerns” over motorsport’s role in “sports washing the appalling human rights records of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia”. Ahead of the new F1 season, which begins this Sunday, in Bahrain, 20 parliamentarians […]
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Sports Washing Brutality: British MPs Blast F1 Organization over Bahrain, Saudi Arabia
Bahrain: what the recent elections have shown
The fraudulent parliamentary elections in Bahrain (a small kingdom in the Persian Gulf) were roundly condemned in many countries, as all opposition parties were officially banned from participating. Those who could have stood for election and competed with the ruling regime were instead sentenced to death, sexual violence, beatings, sleep deprivation and other ill-treatment. But since […]
Bahrain reports 1st case of monkeypox
Bahrain reported, Friday, its first case of monkeypox in a foreigner travelling to the Gulf nation from abroad, the Bahraini Health Ministry said, Anadolu News Agency reports. “The first case of monkeypox was recorded in a 29-year-old man coming from abroad,” the Ministry said in a statement. “All necessary measures were immediately taken in accordance […]
Bahrain reports 1st case of monkeypox
Bahrain reported, Friday, its first case of monkeypox in a foreigner travelling to the Gulf nation from abroad, the Bahraini Health Ministry said, Anadolu News Agency reports. “The first case of monkeypox was recorded in a 29-year-old man coming from abroad,” the Ministry said in a statement. “All necessary measures were immediately taken in accordance […]
Bahrain king dismisses minister for refusal to normalize with “Israel”
July 23, 2022 Source: Agencies By Al Mayadeen English The President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities was dismissed by the king for refusing to shake hands with the Israeli ambassador to Bahrain. Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa dismissed Friday the President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, Mai bint […]
1st Mass held in Gulf’s largest cathedral in Bahrain
Bahrain’s largest Roman Catholic church held the first Mass on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported. Father Saji Thomas led the Mass in “Our Lady of Arabia” church, which is located 20 kilometres south of the capital, Manama. The church, the largest in the Arab Gulf region, was opened on Thursday at a cost of over $10 […]
Bahrain calls on its citizens to leave Lebanon
Bahrain today called on its citizens in Lebanon to leave immediately, the state news agency reported. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait have recently withdrawn their ambassadors from Beirut in protest against statements made by Minister of Information, George Kordahi, prior to his appointment to the office, in which he said Yemen’s Houthis were […]
Bahrain to double VAT, sources say
Bahrain’s government sent a draft bill to parliament for approval to amend the value-added tax rate, currently at five per cent, from next January, the state-run Bahrain News Agency said today. Reuters reported the BNA did not say whether the amendment referred to a hike or a cut in the rate. But a parliamentary source […]
Bahrain king congratulates first-ever ambassador to Israel
Bahrain has formally appointed the country’s first-ever ambassador to Israel, the state-run Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported yesterday. Khaled Yousef Al-Jalahmah, who will be serving as Bahrain’s envoy to Israel, was congratulated on the position by the country’s monarch. “His Majesty, may God preserve him, congratulated Ambassador Khaled Youssef Al-Jalahma, and His Majesty expressed his […]
Iran down Bahrain in 2022 World Cup qualifier
TEHRAN – Iran defeated Bahrain 3-0 to move a step closer to booking a place at the 2022 World Cup qualification Third Round. In the match held at the Bahrain National Stadium in Riffa, Sardar Azmoun opened the scoring for the visiting team in the 51st minute courtesy of Mehdi Taremi’s perfectly timed through pass. […]
UAE, Bahrain pan Israel’s ‘storming’ of Al-Aqsa, amid international condemnation
The international community, including Israel’s Arab allies, condemned the Jewish state Saturday for the violence in Jerusalem a day earlier that saw 200 Palestinians and 17 Israeli police officers wounded, as well as for pending evictions of Palestinians in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. The United Arab Emirates, which normalized relations with Israel last year […]
Bahrain Crackdown: Demonstrations Continue For 20th Consecutive Night in Support of Jailed Activists
Source By Staff, Agencies Amid the continued crackdown of the Manama regime, Bahrainis have rallied for the 20th night to reiterate their call for an immediate and unconditional release of political inmates amid concerns over the alarming situation of the country’s prisons in light of the coronavirus outbreak. The demonstrations were held under the banner […]
Bahrain celebrates for the very first time Holocaust Remembrance Day
For the first time in history, the Jewish community in Bahrain marked Holocaust Memorial day in a virtual ceremony initiated by “The House Of Ten Commandments.” Only a few months after the signing of the Abraham Accords, of which Bahrain was one of the signatories, a memorable ceremony was held in a Jewish community synagogue that […]
FFIRI releases statement on choosing Bahrain as Group C host
TEHRAN – The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has released a statement on choosing Bahrain as host of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Group C. Bahrain was chosen as centralized venue for the competition in Group C by AFC on Friday, The matches are scheduled to take place from May 31 to […]
Skocic protests AFC over choosing Bahrain as Group C host
TEHRAN – Iran national football team head coach Dragan Skocic is not satisfied with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s decision over choosing Bahrain as host of Group C of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Bahrain was chosen as centralized venue for the competition in Group C by AFC on Friday but the Croatian coach says […]
Bahrain police beat, threaten detained children with rape, rights groups say
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UAE, Bahrain to face major challenges for normalizing ties with Israel: aide
TEHRAN – The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain would face major problems within their own countries due to their normalization of ties with Israel, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, a special aide to the speaker of the Iranian parliament on international affairs, has predicted. “In the near future, rulers of the Emirates and Bahrain, who announced the normalization […]
Bahrain becomes 1st nation to grant Johnson & Johnson shot emergency use
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Bahrain crown prince calls Netanyahu regarding US-Iran nuclear talks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bahrain’s crown prince spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday about the return to nuclear talks with Iran, Bahrain’s state-run news agency reported, as the new US administration tries to revive the tattered 2015 nuclear accord. Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, also the country’s prime minister, […]