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The enemy within: Arab states that trade with Israel

JAN 31, 2024 West Asian exports to Israel have skyrocketed since 2020. These are the Arab and Muslim governments that put goods on Israeli shelves, despite their public stances supporting Gaza. Mohamad Hasan Sweidan Israeli import data reveals that a number of Arab countries play a significant role in buoying the occupation state’s trade volume, […]

Persian Gulf leaders, Erdogan call for end to Israel’s ‘blatant aggression’ in Gaza

Leaders of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have jointly condemned Israel’s “blatant aggression” against the Palestinian people. They also warned that the Israeli regime’s war on the Gaza Strip will have “dire consequences” for the entire region and the international community as well. The leaders of the six nations […]

Hezbollah: Al-Khalifa Regime Worsening Moral Decline, Bahraini People Reject Normalization with ‘Israel’

September 5, 2023 Hezbollah issued on Tuesday a statement that denounces the Bahraini regime’s move of opening an Israeli embassy in Al-Manama, stressing that the occupation entity is passing through its worst stage. The statement indicated that Al-Khalifa regime is worsening its political and moral decline through rushing towards normalization with the enemy after years of […]

The Bahraini State Refuses to Be Fair With the Prisoners

September 2, 2023 By Latifa Al-Husseini Beirut – Bahrain’s political prisoners are jointly leading a protest against arbitrary restrictions in Jaw Prison. The hunger strike launched on August 7 is perhaps the loudest expression of discontent against the conditions they’ve endured and with which they refuse to live. The prisoners’ demands are simple. However, the […]

Houthi gov’t warns US Navy of ‘costliest war ever’ if it gets too close to Yemen’s waters

Yemen's Houthi-led National Salvation Government (NSG) has issued a warning to the US Navy against getting too close to the country's territorial waters, lest the US face the "longest" and "costliest" war in history. Yesterday, Hussein Al-Ezzi, the deputy foreign minister in the de-facto government based in Sanaa said in a tweet: "In the interest […]

Report: Israel escalations in West Bank cast shadow on ties with Arab world

Israeli escalations in the occupied West Bank have cast a shadow over the occupation state's relations with the Arab world, leading to a significant drop in the number of visits by senior Israeli officials to Arab countries, Haaretz newspaper reported. According to the paper, since taking office as prime minister about six months ago, Benjamin Netanyahu has […]

52% of Qatar jobs susceptible to automation – report

52 per cent of work in Qatar is susceptible to automation, the international non-governmental organisation, the World Economic Forum, reports. According to the Forum's 2023 Future of Jobs report, the increasing push towards automation will see data entry clerks, cashiers, ticket clerks and bank tellers among the fastest declining jobs, worldwide. "Most of the fastest-growing […]

Grave Concern for Life of 2 Bahraini Activists behind Al-Khalifa Bars

3 Mar 2023 By Staff, Agencies The rapid deterioration in the health condition of two prominent rights activists, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and Abduljalil Al-Singace, who are serving life sentences in Bahraini jails linked to the 2011 uprising has sparked grave concern. Al-Khawaja, 61, was sent back to prison on February 28 after security forces denied him […]

Sports Washing Brutality: British MPs Blast F1 Organization over Bahrain, Saudi Arabia

3 Mar 2023 By Staff, Agencies A group of British MPs has written to the organizers of Formula One [F1] to express their “grave concerns” over motorsport’s role in “sports washing the appalling human rights records of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia”. Ahead of the new F1 season, which begins this Sunday, in Bahrain, 20 parliamentarians […]

Dear followers, your ‘influencers’ seem ignorant about Israeli crimes

December 17, 2022 Source: Al Mayadeen English By Aya Youssef  The world of ‘influencing’ and ‘content creation’ seems to be tone-deaf to “Israel” killing, bombing, and assaulting the people of Palestine. So a mere handshake or even a simple eye contact will eventually initiate some sort of disruption unless you are ‘okay’ with the crimes that […]

Bahrain: what the recent elections have shown

The fraudulent parliamentary elections in Bahrain (a small kingdom in the Persian Gulf) were roundly condemned in many countries, as all opposition parties were officially banned from participating. Those who could have stood for election and competed with the ruling regime were instead sentenced to death, sexual violence, beatings, sleep deprivation and other ill-treatment. But since […]

US setting up maritime defence system in Middle East

The United States is working to build an "integrated" infrastructure for air and maritime defence in the Middle East, a US official said. The National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, Brett McGurk, told the annual Manama Dialogue conference in Bahrain yesterday that his country is focused on deterring "imminent threats" […]

World must not allow [Turkish] revisionism to prevail: Greek FM

The world must not permit a revisionist narrative to prevail and become dominant, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias underlined in statements at the “Manama Dialogue” Forum 2022 in Bahrain on Sunday, and the panel discussion “New Security Partnerships in the Middle East”. Referring to the war in Ukraine, Dendias said that the success of Ukraine’s… […]

Bahrain reports 1st case of monkeypox

Bahrain reported, Friday, its first case of monkeypox in a foreigner travelling to the Gulf nation from abroad, the Bahraini Health Ministry said, Anadolu News Agency reports. “The first case of monkeypox was recorded in a 29-year-old man coming from abroad,” the Ministry said in a statement. “All necessary measures were immediately taken in accordance […]

Bahrain reports 1st case of monkeypox

Bahrain reported, Friday, its first case of monkeypox in a foreigner travelling to the Gulf nation from abroad, the Bahraini Health Ministry said, Anadolu News Agency reports. “The first case of monkeypox was recorded in a 29-year-old man coming from abroad,” the Ministry said in a statement. “All necessary measures were immediately taken in accordance […]

Uzbek President announces plans to expand Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Uzbek President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, announced on Friday plans for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to expand, Anadolu News Agency reports. Speaking at a meeting of the SCO leaders in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Mirziyoyev said a Memorandum about Iran’s accession to the Organisation is set to be signed. The procedure has been launched to grant a member […]

Uzbek President announces plans to expand Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Uzbek President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, announced on Friday plans for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to expand, Anadolu News Agency reports. Speaking at a meeting of the SCO leaders in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Mirziyoyev said a Memorandum about Iran’s accession to the Organisation is set to be signed. The procedure has been launched to grant a member […]

UAE and Israel ‘sabotaging’ Gulf reconciliation

The UAE is collaborating with Israel to sabotage Gulf reconciliation efforts, disturb relations between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and deepen the rift with Bahrain, Al-Quds Al-Arabi has reported. Citing information gleaned from leaked documents and reports, the newspaper exposed the UAE-Israel efforts being coordinated to undermine the reconciliation witnessed at the summit hosted by Saudi […]

Report: “Israeli”–Arab Middle East Military Network is Evolving Overtly & Covertly

August 16, 2022  By Staff, “Israel” Alma Org. Efforts by the apartheid “Israeli” entity and some Arab countries surpass mere normalization to the creation of Middle Eastern NATO-like military alliance, as a report by the “Israeli” Alma Center noted. The July visit by US President Joe Biden to Saudi Arabia and to the “Israeli”-occupied Palestinian […]

Bahrain king dismisses minister for refusal to normalize with “Israel”

 July 23, 2022 Source: Agencies By Al Mayadeen English  The President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities was dismissed by the king for refusing to shake hands with the Israeli ambassador to Bahrain. Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa dismissed Friday the President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, Mai bint […]

Algeria: 60 years of endless support for the Palestinian cause

July 5, 2022 Source: Al Mayadeen Net + Agencies By Ahmad Karakira  Algeria has always demonstrated unconditional support for the country of Palestine and the Palestinian cause, which dates back to fighting “Israel” and helping Egypt claim back Sinai in the 1973 October War. On July 5, 1962, after 132 years of French colonialism, Algeria declared its […]

UK sidesteps human rights as $2bn trade talks with GCC get underway

Talks to boost trade by approximately $2 billion a year between members of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and the UK are underway today in Riyadh but little progress is expected on the major issue of human rights. UK Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan is in the Saudi capital where she will launch free […]

Fears rise for exiled dissidents as deportations to Egypt from allies across the region increase

Over the weekend Sudanese authorities handed over 21 government dissidents to the Egyptian authorities, accusing them of taking part in a terror act in the Jabra neighbourhood of Khartoum. Their deportation has received widespread concern from rights activists, particularly as one of the men, Muhammad Ibrahim, was deported along with his wife, three sons and […]

Lebanon is ‘held hostage by Iran’, yet coercion from the Gulf suggests otherwise

A common trope over the past decade has been the notion that Lebanon has been “held hostage” by the Hezbollah movement and its chief backer, Iran. This is based on concerns of the growing political and military power of Hezbollah, which along with the Amal Movement has been part of the Lebanese government since 2005 […]

On par with Saudi Arabia: Manama launches an attack on Lebanon

22 Dec 2021 On par with Saudi Arabia: Manama launches an attack on Lebanon Source: Al Mayadeen Sondoss Al Asaad Manama is accused by International organizations of committing torture against political prisoners. Not only does it revoke citizenship from its citizens, now it continues to chase them in their exile. During a press conference held […]

Manama to Beirut: Persecute our Exiled Dissidents

17 Dec 2021 By Sondoss Al-Asaad Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a strongly-worded protest to the Lebanese Government regarding Beirut’s hosting of a conference allegedly “for hostile persons designated as supporters and sponsors of terrorism, with the purpose of disseminating and promoting abusive and malicious allegations against the Kingdom of Bahrain.” The Bahraini al-Wefaq’s […]

هل ينكسر الإجماع اللبناني حول التوطين؟

Posted on December 16, 2021 by uprootedpalestinians ناصر قنديل – قد يبدو السؤال مستغرباً للكثيرين، مثلما كان مستغرباً السؤال قبل عشر سنوات حول الإجماع اللبناني حول التطبيع، فربما يكون التذكير ضرورياً بأن أشد اللبنانيين تطرفاً ضد المقاومة وسلاحها كان يؤكد صبحاً ومساء أن لبنان أشد المتضررين من التطبيع مع كيان الاحتلال، وأنه سيكون آخر المدافعين […]

Bahraini Activist: Lebanon’s Deportation of Al-Wefaq Members Is Politically Motivated, Instigated by Saudi Blackmail

December 16, 2021 By Fatima Haydar   Beirut – Lebanon’s Interior Ministry on Wednesday ordered the Lebanese General Security to deport non-Lebanese members of Bahrain’s opposition party, Al-Wefaq. The ministry’s order came after a press conference that was held in Beirut on December 11, 2021, in which the Bahraini opposition group presented a documented report on […]

1st Mass held in Gulf’s largest cathedral in Bahrain

Bahrain’s largest Roman Catholic church held the first Mass on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported. Father Saji Thomas led the Mass in “Our Lady of Arabia” church, which is located 20 kilometres south of the capital, Manama. The church, the largest in the Arab Gulf region, was opened on Thursday at a cost of over $10 […]

Erdogan and Macron, between Competition and Hostility, there’s One Understanding! إردوغان وماكرون.. بين المنافسة والعداء تفاهم واحد!

ARABI SOURI DECEMBER 5, 2021 Erdogan and Macron, between Competition and Hostility, there’s One Understanding!

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