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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

UN doesn't need more resolutions but 'greater capacity to implement them', Bahrain says

Bahrain said that the UN needs to follow through on its resolutions, highlighting those that have condemned Iranian attacks and threats to the freedom of navigation. "We reaffirm that what the United Nations needs today is not more resolutions, but greater capacity to implement them," said Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani. "A resolution adopted but not implemented has no value, and a right that is recognised but not protected has no value or meaning,” he added. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

Bahrain Rejects Iran Talks Over Diplomatic Rift

MANAMA: Bahrain said it will not join Monday’s Iran-Gulf meeting in Oman until diplomatic relations with Tehran are restored. A senior Iranian official said the talks are unlikely to produce a signed agreement, though the Strait of Hormuz will be discussed. Bahrain urged the waterway remain open without fees or restrictions. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the region does not need the United States to act as its “policeman”. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Bahrain condemns Iranian attacks on Kuwait

Bahrain has condemned repeated Iranian missile and drone attacks on neighbouring Kuwait, describing them as a flagrant violation of Kuwaiti sovereignty and a grave breach of international law and the principles of good neighbourliness. In a foreign ministry statement, Bahrain said the attacks undermined regional de-escalation efforts and posed a threat to security and stability. Bahrain considers Kuwait’s security an integral part of its own national security, the statement said. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Gulf states’ bypass routes cannot fully compensate for Hormuz closure

The Strait of Hormuz closure is hitting Gulf states hard – especially Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar – which have no bypass routes, says Frederic Schneider, an economist and a non-resident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. Even Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which do have alternatives, cannot fully make up for the losses, made worse by a partial blockade of the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. He said reserves have helped Gulf states cope “up until now”, but a “huge burden” is building… Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Iran Guards say targeted Amazon data centre in Bahrain 

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Friday that they targeted a data centre in Bahrain belonging to US tech giant Amazon, state media reported. The forces "targeted and destroyed the intelligence data centre building of the American company Amazon, which plays a major role in completing information for the American child-killing army", they said in a statement aired by state TV. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Iran claims drone attack on Bahrain’s Sheikh Isa Air Base

The Iranian army says it launched a drone attack on US forces at the Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain following the US attacks on southern Iran. “The consequences of the flagrant and repeated violation and breaking of the ceasefire with America are criminal, and all American bases in the region will be legitimate targets of military drones,” it said. The statement came moments after Bahrain reported activating sirens for a second time this morning. Read More…

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