About: Bahrain
Rare Israeli-Arab summit convenes, Blinken seeks to reassure allies on Iran
Israeli and Arab partners convened for a rare summit in Israel on Sunday (27 March) attended by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who sought to reassure the US allies over Washington's diplomacy with Iran.
After year of ‘repression’ in Bahrain, West remains silent, Amnesty says
Bahrain's government has crushed dissent and violently cracked down on protests in the past year, Amnesty International said on Thursday (7 September), accusing Britain and the United States in particular of turning a blind eye to its abuses.
Trump tells Middle East to ‘drive out’ Islamist extremists
President Donald Trump urged Arab and Islamic leaders yesterday (21 May) to unite and do their share to defeat Islamist extremists, making an impassioned plea to "drive out" terrorists while toning down his own harsh rhetoric about Muslims.
Donald Trump hit with aviation emissions fine
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been fined for the carbon pollution caused by part of his aircraft real estate, joining the Bahrain royal family and Rupert Murdoch in breaching EU emissions trading schemes. EURACTIV's partner edie.net reports.
Torture practices are not a thing of the past
It is time for the EU to live up to its commitment to put an end to torture, starting with its partners in the Gulf, writes Isabel Cerdá Marcos.
Bahrain: Putting the EU’s human rights policies into practice
The EU can help improve the human rights situation in the Persian Gulf, writes Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei.