DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain’s military said a third soldier died of his wounds on Wednesday after an attack by Yemeni rebels on a Bahraini contingent patrolling Saudi Arabia’s southern border. The attack on Monday, which also wounded a number of soldiers, threatened recent progress in winding down […]
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain’s military command says one of its officers and a soldier were killed in a drone attack by Yemeni rebels while patrolling the Yemeni-Saudi border. The statement, carried by the official Bahrain News Agency, says “a number” of soldiers were wounded in the attack […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain prison inmates are taking part in a hunger strike over conditions there, activists and authorities said Wednesday, the latest sign of simmering unrest in the island kingdom a decade after the Arab Spring. The strike targets the Jaw Rehabilitation and Reform Center, a […]
BEIRUT (AP) — Bahrain called on its citizens Saturday to leave Lebanon “for their own safety” hours after Saudi Arabia did the same without giving a reason. The decision by the two Gulf nations came after days of fighting in the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon between members of […]
Saudi Arabia’s football takeover is in full flow this summer with top stars flocking to the Gulf nation. Cristiano Ronaldo was the first big-name star to make the move at the end of 2022, and with huge wages on offer, the likes of Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante, Roberto Firmino, Edouard […]
The Bahrain Victorious team have withdrawn from the Tour de Suisse following the death of their rider, Gino Mäder, after crashing into a ravine on Thursday’s stage. The team made the announcement on social media on Saturday, after it was confirmed that the race would continue with the final two […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Prosecutors in the Arab Gulf nation of Bahrain on Thursday sentenced three people, each to a year in prison, for debating Islamic theology in a series of blog posts and online videos. The three are part of a local cultural society called Tajdeed, Arabic […]
Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso embraced after their tussle at the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix, and the moment was caught on camera – which fans of the sport lapped up. Alonso engaged in an entteraining battle with his old rival, with the Spaniard emerging vicotrious. Inevitably, the 41-year-old was able […]