The Hamas resistance movement has condemned Bahrain’s recent move to allow the opening of the Israeli embassy in Manama as “a stab in the back” of the Palestinians. Speaking to the Al-Araby Al-Jadeed news website, Mousa Abu Marzook, the deputy head of Hamas’ Political Bureau, warned that the move will …
Read More »Qatar, Bahrain agree to restore diplomatic relations
Qatar and Bahrain have reached an agreement to restore their diplomatic ties, following a long-running feud between the two Gulf nations. The two countries’ foreign ministries announced the decision in separate statements on Wednesday, following a meeting between their delegations at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) headquarters in the Saudi …
Read More »U.S. sends guided-missile submarine to Middle East
The U.S. Navy said on Saturday a nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine was operating in the Middle East in support of the Bahrain-based U.S. Fifth Fleet. The USS Florida entered the region on Thursday and began transiting the Suez Canal on Friday, Commander Timothy Hawkins said in a statement. “It is capable …
Read More »UN urges Bahrain to release pro-democracy activist, launch torture probe
The United Nations has called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of Bahrain’s leading pro-democracy activist Naji Fateel and launch of torture investigations about him. In a report, the UN’s Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said the Al Khalifah regime should have never arrested the 48-year-old nearly a decade after …
Read More »People worldwide mark Quds Day in solidarity with Palestinians
Millions of people have taken to the streets for Quds Day rallies around the world to show solidarity with the Palestinians and condemn Israeli atrocities against them. In Iran, demonstrations started at 10 a.m. local time (0530 GMT) in Tehran and some 900 others cities and towns across the country. …
Read More »Bahraini demonstrators demand release of political prisoners after ex-inmate martyrs
Bahrainis have once again staged nationwide demonstrations in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom to urge the ruling Al Khalifah regime to immediately release political prisoners, after a former detainee attained martyrdom of medical complications he sustained during his time in prison. Bahrain’s main opposition group, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, reported …
Read More »Bahrainis protest normalization with Israel, voice support for political inmates
Hundreds of people in Bahrain have once again staged demonstrations to protest against the Manama regime’s normalization of ties with Israel and to demand the immediate release of political prisoners. Bahrainis held a rally in the village of Sanabis late on Tuesday to voice strong protest against Manama’s concession to …
Read More »Bahrainis protest against normalization with Israel, voice solidarity with political prisoners
Dozens of people in Bahrain have taken to the streets to protest normalization of ties with the Tel Aviv regime and inauguration of the Israeli embassy in the capital Manama. Locals staged a rally late on Wednesday in the village of Sanabis, where they voiced their indignation about the establishment of …
Read More »Bahrain’s move to welcome Israeli minister betrayal of Palestinians: Iran
Iran has censured Bahrain’s welcoming Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to Manama, saying the move amounts to a betrayal of the oppressed Palestinian people. “The Bahraini government’s welcoming of the foreign minister of the fake Zionist regime is a blatant betrayal of the oppressed and resilient Palestinian people’s cause,” Iranian …
Read More »Over 240 Bahraini Muslim scholars blast Israeli FM’s visit to Manama, reject normalization
More than 240 Bahraini scholars have strongly denounced the first visit by Israeli regime’s foreign minister to the Persian Gulf state since the two regimes established ties last year and expressed their solidarity with the Palestinians. “We denounce the presence of the foreign minister of the Zionist enemy in Bahrain, and …
Read More »Bahrainis protest against ties normalization with Zionists
The Bahraini people protested against the normalization of ties with the Zionist regime by Al-Khalifa. Bahrainis continue their series of demonstrations against the normalization of relations with the Zionist regime by Al-Khalifa, Manama Voice reported. According to the report, the Bahraini people held the demonstration in the city of Sanabes …
Read More »Top Bahrain cleric refutes Shia-Sunni divide, says Israel main issue of Muslim world
Bahrain’s leading Cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim says there exists no divide between Shia and Sunni Muslims, but the Islamic world is in fact split into a camp that champions normalization with the Tel Aviv regime and one that adheres to the cause of resistance against Israel and the United States. …
Read More »No Shiite-Sunni Divide in Muslim World, Bahrain’s Top Cleric Underlines
There is no divide between Shiite and Sunni Muslims, but the Islamic world is in fact split into a camp that champions normalization with the Tel Aviv regime and one that adheres to the cause of resistance against Israel and the United States Bahrain’s leading cleric said. “Our Ummah (community) …
Read More »Opposition group: Bahraini nation wants peaceful transition from tyranny to democracy
Bahrain’s main opposition group, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, says the Arab nation is demanding an end to tyranny and a peaceful transition to democracy in the Persian Gulf kingdom, as the ruling Ale Khalifah regime presses ahead with its crackdown on dissent. Al-Wefaq, in a statement released on Tuesday, …
Read More »Online debate erupts over Qatar-Bahrain territorial dispute
An online debate has erupted on social media over a historical territorial dispute between Bahrain and Qatar. The decades-old territorial dispute between Qatar and Bahrain over Hawar Islands and Zubarah fort has resurfaced online over the past days triggering heated debates among users from the two countries on Twitter, according to Doha News. …
Read More »France puts Bahrain on COVID-19 green list, effective immediately
France has now added Bahrain to its list of green countries, starting August 1, Bahrain state news reported on Saturday. Vaccinated Bahrain residents wishing to travel to France will need to provide proof of vaccination status, a declaration attesting that they are experiencing no COVID-19 symptoms and that they have …
Read More »Bahrain opposition slams acquittal of top officer found guilty of murdering journalist
A Bahraini protest movement has denounced the acquittal of a high-ranking military official and member of the kingdom’s ruling Al Khalifah regime, who has been found guilty of shooting dead a female sports journalist in front of her young son more than five years ago. The February 14 Youth Coalition — named after …
Read More »Bahraini opposition urges ‘political leap’ in push to end dictatorship
A Bahraini opposition protest movement has underlined the need for “a real political leap” and a new constitution drafted by the will of the people to put an end to dictatorship in the Persian Gulf country. According to Press TV, in a statement released on Saturday, the February 14 Youth Coalition, taking …
Read More »Bahrain: Sheikh Isa Qassim calls for immediate release of political prisoners
Bahrain’s leading religious scholar Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim has called on the tiny Persian Gulf island state’s authorities to immediately release political prisoners because such an issue “cannot be postponed” until the Bahraini parliament is ready. According to Press TV, in a statement carried by Bahrain Mirror, the religious scholar …
Read More »Death penalties in Bahrain rose by 600% since 2001 anti-regime uprising: Report
The use of capital punishment in Bahrain has considerably increased over the past decade, particularly since the 2011 Islamic Awakening uprising, according to a new report. According to Press TV, a joint report released on Tuesday by anti-death penalty and human rights group Reprieve and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and …
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