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Bahrain Announces Cutting Ties with Iran

Bahrain Announces Cutting Ties with Iran, Following Ally Saudi Arabia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 4, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Bahrain announced Monday it was cutting diplomatic ties with Iran, following the suit of Saudi Arabia, its ally, as the United Arab Emirates downgraded Iran’s diplomatic presence as tensions continued to escalate. Manama ordered Tehran’s diplomats in the...

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Some of the weapons the Bahraini police found hidden in a house in Nuweidrat, a residential district south of the capital, Manama, on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. (Bahrain News Agency Photo)

More than 1.5 tons of explosives, bomb factory uncovered in Bahrain: interior ministry

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 1, 2015 | Middle East

Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—Bahraini police has uncovered more than 1.5 tons of explosive materials and a large bomb-making factory in two separate locations in a residential area south of the capital Manama, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. The discovery was made...

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In this May 9, 2008 file picture, an oil rig is seen silhouetted against the sunset in St. Lawrence, Texas, United States. (Reuters/Jessica Rinaldi)

Global oil industry could scrap, delay $1 trln in projects, investments: Aramco executive

by Wael Mahdi | Mar 11, 2015 | Business

Manama and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Up to 1 trillion US dollars in slated investments and projects in the global oil industry could be canceled or postponed during the next two years due to the current drop in oil prices, a senior executive from Saudi Arabia’s...

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This file picture taken on December 15, 2014 shows Al-Arab news channel staff on duty at the editorial office in the Bahraini capital Manama. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Al-Shaikh)

Bahrain officially suspends new Al-Arab channel

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Feb 10, 2015 | Media

Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—Bahrain’s government suspended a new Saudi-owned news channel on Monday due to what authorities said was its failure to acquire the required licensing to broadcast in the island kingdom. The Al-Arab channel “had also failed to match the...

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File photo of head of the main Shi’ite opposition group Al-Wefaq Sheikh Ali Salman taken on Nov 12, 2014, in Manama, (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Bahrain arrests Al-Wefaq opposition leader

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Dec 29, 2014 | Middle East

Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sheikh Ali Salman, head of Bahrain’s main Shi’ite opposition movement Al-Wefaq, has been arrested after a day of questioning at the Interior Ministry on numerous charges including calling for the forcible overthrow of the regime, his lawyer...