The Latest Breaking News from Bahrain

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1st in World Endurance Championship; 1st in Le Mans 24 Hours

Autosport · Dec 22, 2022

Who is Bob Stewart? Conservative MP pleads not guilty to racially abusing man

The Tory MP appeared at Westminster magistrates’ court on Wednesday

Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2022

Met to investigate Tory MP Bob Stewart over alleged racial abuse

Scotland Yard to look into footage in which Beckenham MP tells activist Sayed Alwadaei ‘go back to Bahrain’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022

Tory MP Bob Stewart tells activist to ‘go back to Bahrain’

MP under police investigation over remarks made during angry exchange caught on video

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

Jordan Hosts Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership on Tuesday

Jordan will host the second session of the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership on Tuesday. The event's first session was held in Baghdad in August last year upon the invitation of King Abdullah II, in coordination with French President Emmanuel Macron and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, who…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 20, 2022

Tory MP apologises after telling campaigner to ‘go back to Bahrain’

Bob Stewart denied his comments were racist after Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei lodged a complaint with the Tory party.

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022

Human rights activist complains to Tory party after MP tells him to ‘go back to Bahrain’

Exclusive: In video footage, Bob Stewart MP heard telling Sayed Alwadaei ‘you’re taking money off my country’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022

Arab League Rejects European Parliament Resolution on Bahrain

The Arab League expressed on Monday its “full solidarity” with Bahrain and rejection of a European Parliament resolution on human rights in the kingdom. In a statement, the Arab League said its general secretariat has observed over the years the development of the rights situation in Bahrain. It has recorded…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 19, 2022

OIC, Arab Parliament Reject European Parliament's Resolution on Bahrain

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed its rejection of the European Parliament's decision on the human rights situation in Bahrain, saying it was based on inaccurate information that offends the Kingdom. The OIC praised Bahrain's commitment to the principles of human rights and international standards, and the protection…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 19, 2022

Saudi Leadership Congratulates King of Bahrain on National Day

The Saudi leadership congratulated on Friday Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on the occasion of his country’s national day. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz sent a cable to the monarch on the occasion. He wished him sincerest congratulations and good health and the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 17, 2022