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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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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

UAE defence ministry says civilian contractor killed in Bahrain

The UAE defence ministry has said that a Moroccan contractor with the Emirati military was killed in Bahrain in an Iranian attack, with Manama saying the man had been assisting the local armed forces. "The Ministry of Defence mourns the loss of a Moroccan civilian contractor serving with the UAE Armed Forces, who was martyred during a routine mission in the Kingdom of Bahrain following an Iranian missile attack," the UAE ministry said in a statement on X. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Gulf summit opens in Bahrain with push to fully enforce Gaza ceasefire deal

The 46th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit has opened in Manama with a call for the full implementation of the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and the Palestinian resistance group Hamas. Addressing the opening session on Wednesday, Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa called for completing the implementation of President Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza war, describing it as "a positive step toward reducing escalation", the Bahraini state television reported. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Arab League issues 'Bahrain declaration'

The Arab League has ratified and endorsed the "Bahrain declaration" following the conclusion of the 33rd annual summit held in the Bahraini capital Manama. The final communique included eight clauses for the joint Arab action for the coming year, led by the call for an international peace conference to revive the two-state solution and resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It also directs the foreign ministers of the Arab countries to take immediate action and communicate with the foreign ministers of the western world to urge them to quickly recognise a Palestinian… Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Israel signs security cooperation pact with Bahrain

Manama: It emerged on Thursday that Israel and Bahrain signed a security cooperation agreement during a visit by the Israeli defense minister to the kingdom. "The MOU (memorandum of understanding) framework will support any future cooperation in the areas of intelligence, mil-to-mil (military to military), industrial collaboration, and more," the Israeli Defence Ministry said in a statement. Bahrain, along with the United Arab Emirates, normalized relations with Israel in 2020 under the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords, partly out of shared concerns about Iran. Read More…

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