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EX-SPY WHO KILLED 115 BEFORE LAST KOREAN OLYMPICS WONDERS IF HER SINS CAN BE PARDONED
Former North Korean spy Kim Hyon-hui bombed a South Korean plane killing 115 before the 1988 Olympics in South Korea... READ MORE›
BAHRAIN: RIGHTS GROUPS DEMAND CARE FOR JAILED ACTIVIST
The health of a prominent activist jailed in Bahrain is failing and authorities are not providing medical care, international human rights groups said... READ MORE›
BAHRAIN MILITARY COURT ISSUES DEATH SENTENCE FOR 6 SHIITES
The state-run Bahrain News Agency said the case involved 18 defendants, eight of whom were tried in absentia... READ MORE›
BAHRAINI MILITARY COURT CONVICTS SIX TO DEATH ON TERROR CHARGES
Bahrain in January executed three Shi'ite men convicted of killing three policemen, including an officer from the United Arab Emirates, in a 2014 bomb attack... READ MORE›
THE HUNT FOR ISIS PIVOTS TO REMAINING POCKETS IN SYRIA
The assaults are converging on Islamic State holdouts from opposite sides of the Euphrates, which bisects the province... READ MORE›
TRUMP THREAT TO CUT US AID
But since taking office last January, the Trump administration has made a concerted effort to slash US foreign aid spending... READ MORE›
BILLION DOLLAR ARMS DEALS FOR SAUDI ALLIES, WHOSE LOBBYISTS GIVE HEAVILY TO CONGRESS
Two multi-billion dollar deals were secured for Saudi allies Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates... READ MORE›
NETANYAHU ASKS SKEPTICAL EU TO ACCEPT JERUSALEM POLICY
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday urged the European Union to follow U.S. President Donald Trump's lead and recognize Jerusalem as Israel... READ MORE›
GAZA DEATHS & ONGOING CLASHES AFTER TRUMP'S JERUSALEM MOVE
The Israeli military says it responded to rocket fire from Gaza, saying it targeted four Hamas military locations... READ MORE›
PALESTINIANS TO SNUB PENCE DURING VISIT OVER JERUSALEM MOVE
On Friday, thousands of Palestinians took to the streets in protest and two Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israeli troops on the Gaza border... READ MORE›
PALESTINIANS TO SNUB PENCE DURING VISIT OVER JERUSALEM MOVE
On Friday, thousands of Palestinians took to the streets in protest and two Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israeli troops on the Gaza border... READ MORE›
PALESTINIANS TO SNUB PENCE DURING VISIT OVER JERUSALEM MOVE
About 60 Palestinian youths threw stones at Israeli soldiers across the Gaza-Israel border and the health ministry said at least 10 were wounded by Israeli fire... READ MORE›
FOREIGN MINISTER TARO KONO DEPARTS FOR TOUR TO MIDDLE EAST, EUROPE, UNITED STATES
The minister said he will give a speech at a security gathering in Bahrain's capital Manama... READ MORE›
'DAY OF RAGE' PROTESTS U.S. RECOGNITION OF JERUSALEM AS ISRAELI CAPITAL
Demonstrations were held in West Bank cities as well as in Gaza, where five Palestinians were wounded from Israeli fire, Gazan authorities said... READ MORE›
MACRON BACKS KUWAITI EFFORTS TO END BLOCKADE OF QATAR
French president reiterates the need for reconciliation between Gulf countries as he meets Qatar's emir in Doha... READ MORE›
GULF MINISTERS HOLD KEY TALKS BEFORE GCC SUMMIT
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al Sabah are the only heads of state confirmed to attend... READ MORE›
TRUMP WEIGHS PLAN TO REPLACE TILLERSON WITH CIA'S POMPEO
The White House started telling people in September that Tillerson would be replaced, said a senior administration official... READ MORE›
FOREIGN MINISTER TARO KONO TO UNDERTAKE 'WORLD TOUR' NEXT MONTH
Foreign Minister Taro Kono is arranging trips to the Middle East, Europe and the United States next month that would see him circumnavigate the globe, acco... READ MORE›
BAHRAIN FM CALLS ON ARAB NATIONS TO CONFRONT IRAN
'Blunt interference' In his opening remarks in Cairo, Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi foreign minister, condemned Iranian activity in the region... READ MORE›
LEBANON'S SAAD AL-HARIRI LEAVES SAUDI ARABIA FOR FRANCE
President Michel Aoun, a political ally of Hizbollah, has called Mr Hariri a Saudi hostage and refused to accept his resignation unless he returns to Lebanon... READ MORE›
IRAN REJECTS INVOLVEMENT IN BAHRAIN PIPELINE BLAST
Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa later said that the explosion had targeted a pipeline running between his country and neighbouring Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
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UNHRC VOTE ON RUSSIA OUT, SAUDI ARABIA IN -- 'SHOCKING AND SHAMEFUL'
Saudi Arabia was successfully re-elected, despite its domestic and external human rights record... READ MORE›
AS THE WORLD'S WEALTH RISES, AUSTRALIA IS THE BIGGEST WINNER
Wealth refers to the net assets of a person, including property, cash, equity, business interests and minus any liabilities... READ MORE›
5 ARAB STATES BREAK TIES WITH QATAR, COMPLICATING U.S. COALITION-BUILDING
In its statement, Saudi Arabia urged all brotherly countries and companies to do the same... READ MORE›
IRAN PILGRIMS TO JOIN THIS YEAR'S HAJJ
Iranian pilgrims will participate in this year's annual hajj, Saudi Arabia has said, after an absence last year during tensions between the regional rivals... READ MORE›
REX TILLERSONS HOPE FOR A MEDIA-FREE BUBBLE MAY BURST
In past administrations, the State Department would have used the long flight to Asia to give reporters a sense of its arguments and long-term strategy... READ MORE›
QATAR DIPLOMATIC CRISIS: HOW IT AFFECTS AIR TRAVEL
Qatar Airways, on its website, said it has stopped flights to Saudi Arabia, starting at noon on Monday... READ MORE›
UNESCO RECEIVES QATARI STUDENTS' VIOLATION REPORT
Rights Committee says 85 violations against Qatari students were committed in UAE, 29 in Saudi Arabia and 25 in Bahrain... READ MORE›
BAHRAIN FM: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IS A TERRORIST GROUP
A Muslim Brotherhood newspaper based in Bahrain rejected the minister's statement on the group... READ MORE›
AYATOLLAH KHAMENEI CONDEMNS UK AFTER PM MAY'S COMMENTS
Comments by ayatollah ali khamenei come after prime minister theresa may called tehran a threat to the middle east... READ MORE›
BRITISH THINKTANK RECEIVED ?25M FROM BAHRAINI ROYALS, DOCUMENTS REVEAL
The documents reveal that IISS and Bahrain's rulers specifically agreed to keep the latter's funding for the Manama Dialogues secret... READ MORE›
QATARI FOREIGN MINISTER TO MEET TILLERSON IN WASHINGTON
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani to meet Rex Tillerson after US questions cause of blockade against Qatar... READ MORE›
BAHRAIN AUTHORITIES BLOCK AL JAZEERA FROM GCC SUMMIT
The two-day summit in Bahrain's capital is hosting Arab and Gulf leaders who are discussing regional and international issues, including the wars in Yemen and Syria... READ MORE›
U.S. INCREASINGLY SEES IRAN'S HAND IN THE ARMING OF BAHRAINI MILITANTS
Iran has provided weapons, funding and training to Bahraini militants, it said... READ MORE›
'BATTLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL'
GCC includes Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | WHAT WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT TRUMP'S AGENDA FROM HIS FIRST FOREIGN TRIP
Indeed, Trump's swing through Saudi Arabia appeared to net Ivanka Trump's proposed Women Entrepreneurs Fund 100 million from Saudi and Emirati benefactors... READ MORE›
REMEMBER PEAK OIL? DEMAND MAY TOP OUT BEFORE SUPPLY DOES
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait depend on oil for as much as 90 percent of their income... READ MORE›
QATAR REGRETS BAHRAIN'S VISA IMPOSITION ON QATARIS
Qatar has expressed regret over Bahrain's decision to impose an entry visa on Qatari nationals and residents amid a political deadlock between the Gulf countries... READ MORE›
PUTIN CALLS U.S. STRIKES ON SYRIA VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, BLOW TO U.S.-RUSSIA TIES
He said Iran condemned the missile launch regardless of the perpetrators and the victims of Tuesday's chemical weapons attack in Syria... READ MORE›
ARMED MEN FREE INMATES FROM JAU PRISON NEAR MANAMA
Security forces launched a manhunt for the attackers and the escapees, the interior ministry said on Twitter on Sunday... READ MORE›
STATE DEPARTMENT DROPS HUMAN RIGHTS AS CONDITION FOR FIGHTER JET SALE TO BAHRAIN
The State Department declined to confirm it had decided to drop the arms-sale leverage it had to promote respect for human rights in Bahrain... READ MORE›
BY BACKING SAUDI ARABIA'S VISION OF THE MIDDLE EAST, TRUMP MAY BE SOWING THE SEEDS OF CONFLICT
Qatar and Saudi Arabia launched a bizarre and unexpected war of words that highlighted their longtime competition for regional influence and their often sharply contrasting visions... READ MORE›
JEREMY CORBYN ACCUSES THERESA MAY OF SACRIFICING HUMAN RIGHTS TO SELL WEAPONS TO SAUDI ARABIA
Corbyn will accused Saudi Arabia of committing what have all the hallmarks of crimes against humanity in its war in Yemen ... READ MORE›
HRW: SAUDI ARABIA HATE SPEECH STILL TARGETS MINORITIES
Despite Saudi Arabia's poor record on religious freedom, the US has shielded Saudi Arabia from possible sanctions under US law, HRW's Whitson said... READ MORE›
BRITAIN IGNORES BAHRAIN'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD TO PURSUE BUSINESS INTERESTS WITH DICTATORSHIP
Britain ignores Bahrain's human rights record to pursue business interests with dictatorship -- RT Op-Edge... READ MORE›
A LOOK BACK AT THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC'S HISTORY
Under Khomeini, the political structure of Iran was given a largely Islamic superstructure to hold it together... READ MORE›
AFTER ASSURANCES BY TRUMP, BAHRAIN MOUNTS DEADLIEST RAID IN YEARS ON OPPOSITION
Bahrain's Shiite majority has long complained of widespread discrimination at the hands of the Sunni dynasty ruling the country... READ MORE›
BOB CORKER TO BLOCK GCC ARMS SALES OVER QATAR ROW
US Bob Corker to block GCC arms sales over Qatar row... READ MORE›
THESE ARE THE CORPORATE WINNERS AND LOSERS OF THE QATAR STANDOFF
Possible Winners Gulf Air and Singapore Airlines Ltd, which compete with Qatar Airways on its top routes, are the main carriers that stand to benefit... READ MORE›
BAHRAIN ASKS GULF ALLIES FOR AID TO STAVE OFF CRISIS
Saudi Arabia led a military intervention to support Bahrain's government during protests that broke out in 2011... READ MORE›
SAUDI SECURITY FORCES FLATTEN OLD QUARTER OF AWAMIYA
Among them was a three-year-old boy, who died on Wednesday after having been shot in his family's car by an armoured vehicle in Awamiya in June... READ MORE›