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Bahraini Interior Minister Rashed bin Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa attends the consultative meeting of interior ministers from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), in the Bahraini capital Manama on April 23, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH)

GCC Meeting Focuses on Iranian Regional Interference

by Ubaid Al-Suhaimy | Apr 24, 2013 | Middle East

Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states need to strengthen security ties, including further study of a proposed joint Gulf police force, in order to confront Iranian regional interference. Bahrain Interior Minister Lieutenant General Rashid Bin...

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A Bahraini riot police officer walks toward a row of burning tires set alight by Bahraini anti-government protesters on a street in Sehla, Bahrain, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Bahrain Arrests Four “Terrorists” in Government Attack

by Ubaid Al-Suhaimy | Apr 10, 2013 | Middle East

Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—Bahrain announced that it has arrested four suspects after “terrorists” attacked the headquarters of the Council of Ministers with Molotov cocktails. A security source, speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on the condition of anonymity, claimed that at...

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Kingdom of Bahrain

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 11, 2012 | Country Brief

[map id=”countryBriefMapIn” w=”676″ h=”350″ z=”9″ maptype=”TERRAIN” address=”Manama, Bahrain” marker=”yes”] Timeline • 1970: Iran drops its claim to Bahrain. • 1971: Bahrain gains...