“Greece and Bahrain support positions of authority that are always based on international legitimacy,” Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said in joint statements after meeting with Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdellatif al-Zayani, who is paying a visit to Athens. Mr. Dendias warmly thanked “Bahrain for its support to Greece, within the framework of UNESCO, as well as […]
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First official visit of an Israeli Prime Minister to Bahrain
Naftali Bennett, the first Israeli prime minister to visit Bahrain, begins a series of meetings today with senior officials of the Gulf monarchy. On Monday night, Bennett was received by Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdelatif al-Zayani, and Manama Airport was decorated with the flags of the two countries on this occasion. Today he will meet with […]
Covid-19 cases are on the rise in the Gulf
Outbreaks of the new coronavirus are rising sharply in many Gulf Arab states, with new infections in Saudi Arabia doubling in two days to more than 2,500 and in Qatar and Kuwait exceeding the “psychological” threshold of 1,000. Cases of the Omicron variant have been identified in all six Gulf countries. The official figures, however, […]
Bahrain appoints ambassador to Syria for first time in a decade
The Kingdom of Bahrain has appointed an ambassador to Damascus for the first time in ten years, following the deterioration of bilateral relations due to the conflict that broke out in Syria in the spring of 2011. The appointment of Wahid Mubarak Sayyar, broadcast by the country’s state news agency BNA, is part of the […]
N. Dendias will meet with the Foreign Minister of Bahrain and the successor to the throne and Prime Minister
With meetings with his Bahraini counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani and the successor to the throne and Prime Minister of Bahrain Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa today) Manama, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias. During his meeting with the Bahraini Foreign Minister, the talks are expected to cover […]
First joint naval high schools in the UAE, Bahrain, Israel and the USA
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain are holding the first joint naval exercises with Israel, a year after the Gulf states normalized relations with the Jewish state in a context of “threat” against Iran, military sources said today. . The naval exercises, which began on Wednesday and will last five days, are being held […]