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Bahrain

Bahrain is an country situated near the western shores of the Persian Gulf in the Middle East.

Bahrain declared indepence in 1971 after being a protectorate of the United Kingdom. Since early 2011, the country has experienced sustained protests and unrest inspired by the regional "Arab Spring."

A grab from an AFPTV video shows a fighter loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government firing a turret mounted in the back of a pickup truck (technical) at a position near the frontlines against the Huthi rebel forces in the region of al-Kassara, northwest of Marib, on June 28, 2021. - Clashes between rebels and Yemeni government fighters left over a hundred killed in Marib in three days, pro-government sources said, following a renewed offensive by the Iran-allied Huthis who escalated their efforts to seize the government's last stronghold in northern Yemen. (Photo by - / AFPTV / AFP) (Photo by -/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images)

After Saudi, Kuwait expels Lebanese diplomat over Yemen war row 30.10.2021

Hours after Saudi Arabia and Bahrain gave their Lebanese ambassadors 48 hours to leave, Kuwait has followed suit. The move comes after Lebanon's information minister criticized the Saudi-led war in Yemen.
30.09.21 *** Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is received by Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al-Zayani upon his arrival at Bahrain International Airport in Muharraq, Bahrain, September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Israel foreign minister makes landmark visit to Bahrain 30.09.2021

Yair Lapid has already visited the UAE and Morocco after the establishment of relations with four Arab states under the "Abraham Accords." Gulf Air has also made the first commercial flight between Bahrain and Israel.
DUBAI - WORKERS ON BLUEWATERS ISLAND Migrant workers finishing the pavement on Bluewaters Island. Just a short walk along a pedestrian bridge from The Beach on Jumeirah Beach Residence, the artificial island operated by Meeras opened in 2019. Dubai Bluewaters Dubai UNITED ARAB EMIRATES EMIRATS ARABES UNIS PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xEmmanuelxCatteaux HLECATTEAU1094197

UAE's new human rights institute: Real change or 'image washing'? 03.09.2021

State media has trumpeted the creation of a new human rights body set to work in line with global principles. But the UAE's critics say the move is audacious and a joke.
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 28: Race winner Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP celebrates in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain at Bahrain International Circuit on March 28, 2021 in Bahrain, Bahrain. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

Lewis Hamilton wins Bahrain Grand Prix 28.03.2021

In a thrilling and tactical battle, Max Verstappen couldn't overcome Lewis Hamilton in the final laps of the race. The Briton sealed the first win of the 2021 season and his third consecutive victory in Bahrain.
Das neue Rennauto Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E des Formel-1-Teams Mercedes. +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++

F1: Cars and drivers of the 2021 season 26.03.2021

The new Formula One season starts in Bahrain. Many of last season's drivers have changed teams and there are new faces on the grid too, such as Mick Schumacher. Once again, Mercedes are the team to beat.
Die hebräische Sprache gewinnt an Beliebtheit in den Golf-Staaten. A classroom for Hebrew students in Dubai at the Educational Hebrew Institute.

Gulf states embrace Israel — and the language, too 11.03.2021

Hebrew lessons are in demand in the Gulf. Since the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed the rapprochement deals with Israel last year, "Shalom" is now often heard on the streets of Dubai.
Chief Negotiator for the COP23 presidency and Fiji's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Nazhat Shameem Khan, speaks to the press after a ministerial meeting on September 16, 2017 in Montreal to push forward on implementing the Paris climate accord without the United States, three months after President Donald Trump walked out on the deal. The meeting was requested by Canada, China and the European Union with more than half of G20 members attending -- representing most of the world's largest economies. Nearly 200 countries agreed in Paris at the end of 2015 to limit or reduce carbon dioxide emissions with the aim of keeping the rise in average global temperatures to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050, compared to preindustrial levels. / AFP PHOTO / Alice CHICHE (Photo credit should read ALICE CHICHE/AFP via Getty Images)

UN rights body picks Fiji politician in first ever presidential vote 15.01.2021

The favorite of Western nations, Nazhat Shameem Khan of Fiji, beat off competition from Bahrain and Uzbekistan to win the presidency of the UN Human Rights Council.
Formula One F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - November 29, 2020 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates after winning the race Pool via REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton tests positive for coronavirus 01.12.2020

Mercedes will replace Lewis Hamilton for the Sakhir Grand Prix. The seven time world champion has gone into isolation after testing positive for coronavirus.
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - NOVEMBER 29: Romain Grosjean of France and Haas F1 is pictured on a screen escaping his crash during the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain at Bahrain International Circuit on November 29, 2020 in Bahrain, Bahrain. (Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images)

Romain Grosjean survives shocking crash as Hamilton wins in Bahrain 29.11.2020

Lewis Hamilton won the Bahrain Grand Prix, but it's a race that will be remembered for a huge crash involving Romain Grosjean. The impact split his car in half and produced a fireball, but the Frenchman somehow survived.
ARCHIV - 17.09.2019, USA, Washington: KOMBO - Die Bildkombo zeigt Benjamin Netanjahu (l), Ministerpräsident von Israel (am 19.11.2020 in Jerusalem), und Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Chalifa, Kronprinz von Bahrain (am 19.09.2020 in Washington). Im Bemühen um eine weitere Annäherung will Israels Ministerpräsident Benjamin Netanjahu in Kürze einer Einladung den Kronprinzen nachkommen und nach Bahrain reisen. Foto: --/AP/dpa +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++ |

Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Bahrain 'soon' 24.11.2020

The Israeli prime minister is set to visit the Arab nation after a Bahraini delegation traveled to Israel last week. The two countries are hoping to open embassies, in a further warming of relations.
FILE PHOTO: The flags of Israel and Bahrain flutter along a road in Netanya, Israel September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Nir Elias/File Photo

Bahrain foreign minister arrives in Israel for historic visit 18.11.2020

Bahrain has agreed to recognize Israel under a US-brokered deal. Both countries see Iran as a threat to stability in the Middle East.

MANAMA, BAHRAIN - OCTOBER 18: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY ‚Äì MANDATORY CREDIT - US EMBASSY IN BAHRAIN / HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Foreign Minister of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid AlZayani (R) and Israel's National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat (L) sign a host of cooperation agreements as part of their normalization deal, in Manama, Bahrain on October 18, 2020. On Sept. 15, Bahrain and the UAE agreed to establish full diplomatic, cultural, and commercial relations with Israel after signing controversial agreements at the White House. US Embassy in Bahrain/Handout / Anadolu Agency | Keine Weitergabe an Wiederverkäufer.

Israel: Bahrain foreign minister announces landmark trip 16.11.2020

It will be the first visit since Bahrain established diplomatic ties with Israel in a US-brokered deal. Abdullatif Al-Zayani will hold bilateral discussions with Israeli officials to follow up on the agreement.
FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2016, file photo, Bahrain's Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa greets Britain's Prince Charles in Manama, Bahrain. Prince Khalifa, one of the world’s longest-serving prime ministers who led his island nation’s government for decades and survived the 2011 Arab Spring protests that demanded his ouster over corruption allegations, died on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. He was 84. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File) |

Bahrain prime minister dies at 84, royal palace says 11.11.2020

Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa was the island nation's longest-serving prime minister. His decadeslong rule was severely tested by the 2011 Arab Spring protests and allegations of corruption.
President of the Sudanese Transitional Council, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, attends an army exercise on the outskirts of the capital Khartoum on October 30, 2019. (Photo by ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, to announce the Trump administration's much-anticipated plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Sudan to normalize ties with Israel, says US 23.10.2020

Sudan is joining the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in recognizing Israel, according to US President Donald Trump. The deal is aimed at unifying Arab countries while ostracizing common adversary Iran.
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - SEPTEMBER 22: Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Riyad al Maliki speaks during a press conference in Ramallah, West Bank on September 22, 2020. Palestine on Tuesday relinquished its right to take the rotating presidency of the Arab League in protest of recent deals to normalize relations between the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Israel. Issam Rimawi / Anadolu Agency | Keine Weitergabe an Wiederverkäufer.

Palestinians quit Arab League role over UAE-Bahrain-Israel deal 22.09.2020

The Palestinian Authority has stepped down from a key Arab League role over the bloc's failure to condemn Bahrain and the UAE's normalization of ties with Israel. Its foreign minister called any such deal dishonorable.
A Bahraini protester holds a national flag in front of riot police during clashes following a protest against the arrest of the head of the banned Shiite opposition movement Al-Wefaq, Sheikh Ali Salman on December 29, 2014 in Bilad al-Qadeem, a suburb of Manama. Sheikh Ali Salman, the cleric detained by Bahraini authorities for inciting hatred, is the charismatic leader of the Shiite opposition in the Sunni-ruled Gulf monarchy who has been a vocal advocate of peaceful protests. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

Bahrain foils Iranian-backed terrorist attacks: reports 20.09.2020

Bahrain has broken up a terrorist plot to attack diplomats and foreign nationals on its soil, local media and Saudi Arabian state TV has claimed. Authorities purportedly found explosives on a street.
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