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- U.S. Navy Dependents Return To Bahrain
ABU DHABI [MENL] -- The U.S. Navy has begun facilitating the arrival of what could be thousands of dependents of American military personnel in Bahrain. Officials said the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet approved the return of the dependents for military and
- GCC, ASEAN eye new trade bloc based on food, oil
MANAMA - Gulf Arab states and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) moved toward building a trade bloc based on food and oil at a joint meeting of foreign ministers on Tuesday. Asian nations rely on the world's largest oil
- Bahrain Says Two Targeted US Ships
U.S. Navy ships in Bahrain were the target of an alleged terror attack, prosecutors here claimed in court yesterday. Two Bahrainis, accused of smuggling weapons into the country, planned to attack U.S. ships and personnel at Mina Salman, say prosecutors.
- Tunisia announces first two cases of H1N1 infection
Manama: The first two cases of H1N1 influenza in Tunisia were discovered after the local health authorities decided to test 22 students who had spent some time in Washington with the Bahraini students who tested positive, a Tunisian health official has
- US Navy lifts Bahrain ban
The US Navy said yesterday that children of sailors were allowed again to live in Bahrain, the home of its Fifth Fleet, removing a 2004 ban. The US State Department ordered family members to leave the country in July 2004 because of heightened security
- Bahrain-Bulgaria sign key accords
MANAMA: Bahrain has signed two major economic treaties and a memorandum of understanding with Bulgaria. They were signed during Finance Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa's two-day official visit to the country. During the visit, Shaikh Ahmed
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Bahrain's small size and central location among Persian Gulf countries require it to play a delicate balancing act in foreign affairs among its larger neighbors. Possessing minimal oil reserves, Bahrain has turned to petroleum processing and refining, and has transformed itself into an international banking center. The new amir is pushing economic and political reforms, and has worked to improve relations with the Shi'a community. In 2001, the International Court of Justice awarded the Hawar Islands, long disputed with Qatar, to Bahrain.
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AFP - An official Bahrain delegation travelled to Israel on an unprecedented trip to recover a group of nationals held by the Jewish state, the state news agency reported on Friday.
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