Tag: Bahrain

Bahrain jails 138 for planning Iran-linked ‘terror’ group

The Gulf state of Bahrain Tuesday jailed 138 people and revoked their citizenship for plotting to form a “terror” group with links to Iran's...

Saudi king discusses regional developments during Bahrain visit

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman visited Bahrain, a key ally and recipient of a $10 billion Gulf state bailout, on Wednesday to discuss bilateral relations...

Motor racing: Heartbreak for Leclerc as Hamilton wins in Bahrain

MANAMA: Five times world champion Lewis Hamilton took a lucky Bahrain Grand Prix win for Mercedes on Sunday after engine trouble in the dying...

Schumacher to test Ferrari F1 car in Bahrain

BAHRAIN: Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time world champion Michael, will make his Formula 1 test debut with Ferrari in Bahrain on April 2, the...

How a refugee footballer’s honeymoon turned into an extradition nightmare

BANGKOK: The honeymoon that Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al Araibi and his wife had hoped to have in Thailand late last year did not go according...

CM asks Bahrain-based expats to invest in Punjab

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday urged Bahrain-based Pakistanis to invest in the country, especially in Punjab, and said that a conducive...

Bahrain footballer to remain in detention: Thai court

BANGKOK: A former Bahrain national footballer with Australian refugee status must remain in detention in Thailand as he awaits possible extradition, a Bangkok court...

Bahrain jails opposition chief for life in Qatar spy case

DUBAI: Bahrain’s appeals court sentenced the head of the country’s Shiite opposition movement to jail for life Sunday over charges of spying for rival Gulf...

Sanjrani proposes visa-free regime in Asia

--Asian Parliamentary Assembly Standing Committee on Political Affairs adopts ‘Gwadar Statement’ --Moot stresses on working for regional peace, development, prosperity GWADAR: Acting President and Senate Chairman Sadiq...

UN panel calls on Bahrain to release activist Nabeel Rajab

DUBAI: A special United Nations panel is urging Bahrain to immediately release imprisoned activist Nabeel Rajab, describing him as the victim of government-sponsored "persecution"...

UK establishes permanent military base in Bahrain

RIYADH: The United Kingdom opened a permanent military base in Bahrain on Thursday, Bahrain’s state news agency BNA reported. The ceremony formally opening the UK...

UAE says Qatari fighter jets flew close to civilian aircraft

DUBAI: Two Qatari fighter jets flew dangerously close to two civilian aircraft from the United Arab Emirates while they were in Bahraini airspace on...

Bahrain seizes armed network allegedly set up by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

DUBAI: Bahrain said on Saturday it had rounded up 116 members of an armed network established and supported by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, suspected of...

Bahrain deports 8 after revoking their citizenship: HRW

Bahrain has deported eight people to war-torn Iraq after revoking their citizenship and making them stateless, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Sunday, accusing the...

Pakistan Navy plays vital role in regional peacekeeping: Ambassador Javed Malik

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Ambassador to Bahrain Javed Malik on Wednesday said that the Pakistan Navy was playing a vital role in regional peacekeeping, a fact...

CJCSC takes part in Manama dialogue in Bahrain

  RAWALPINDI: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Zubair Mahmood Hayat on Sunday participated in the Manama dialogue in Bahrain, according to the...

Saudi, Bahrain target Iran at Arab League meeting

  CAIRO: Saudi Arabia warned Sunday that it would not stand idly by in the face of Iranian "aggression", as Bahrain said the Iran-backed Hezbollah...