Qatar, Bahrain set to resume flights

Prior to the suspension of flights in 2017, Doha and Manama launched up to 93 flights a week between the two states

Bahrain, Lebanon to resume relations after two year rupture

The move comes as part of the broader Saudi and Iran-led effort to reconcile the states in the region

Qatar, Bahrain to resume flights within days

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Egypt have all taken steps to improve long-strained ties with Qatar

Qatar, Bahrain set to resume diplomatic relations

The foreign ministries of both countries revealed this development in separate statements

Bahraini crown prince meets with US Fifth Fleet commander

The meeting comes as Bahrain and other Gulf states seek to improve ties with Washington's rivals in Tehran

Iraq returns envoy to Bahrain after diplomatic misunderstanding

This comes after Manama accused the Bahraini chargé d'affaires of breaching diplomatic norms

Bahraini delegation set to visit Iran for bilateral talks

Bahrain severed diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic in 2016, yet recently has held talks with Tehran

Flights between Bahrain and Iran to resume ‘soon’: MP

Iranian officials announced that the Iranian and Bahraini embassies will soon be reopened on the heels of a Chinese-brokered rapprochement deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia

Iran and Bahrain held ‘secret talks’ to restore ties: Report

Iran’s political support for Bahrain’s persecuted Shia majority has prompted Bahraini claims of Iranian intervention

Bahraini protesters detained in Arab Spring anniversary demonstration

Anti-monarchy demonstrations began on February 14, 2011, and have been held on a regular basis ever since the popular uprising started

Bahrain sells island to Israeli company, continues normalization

The 2020 Abraham accords between Israel and Gulf states Bahrain and UAE has set in motion the normalization of relations with the Jewish state that continues today

Israeli army chief makes secret visit to Bahrain for US-organized summit

Bahrain is one of a handful of Arab states that have normalized ties with Tel Aviv

Bahraini citizens protest normalization with Israel, demand prisoner release

Bahrain has the most political prisoners in the Arab region, detaining over 15,000 people for their political views alone

Bahrain, Qatar set to resume direct flights

Both sides have reached an agreement between the civil aviation authorities, yet scheduling is still under review

Israel, US, UAE, and Bahrain meet on expanding normalization

The meeting focused on 'promising new partnerships,' including the I2U2 (Israel, India, US, UAE), to discuss the food security crisis

Brutal torture of over a dozen prisoners inside Bahrain’s Jau Prison: Report

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights further noted that prisoners of conscience at Jau Prison were put on unfair trials

Israeli, Bahraini FM discuss expansion of bilateral ties

Cohen disclosed that the two foreign ministers had discussed the developments of several 'meaningful projects'

Israel, Bahrain, UAE discuss joint cyber defense scheme

The Abraham Accords signatories plan to equip themselves with a so-called 'Cyber Iron Dome'

Bahraini embassy in Israel hosts extremist MK Ben Gvir

This marks the second time a Gulf state hosts supremacist Itamar Ben Gvir since Israel's 1 November elections

Israel, Bahrain move forward with free trade agreement talks

Another round of discussions between delegates on both sides is set to take place later this month

Israeli president visits Bahrain in first historic trip

Hundreds of Bahrainis protested the visit of an Israeli official, as the Arab world continues to oppose any normalization efforts with Tel Aviv

Bahraini activist faces new charges on top of life sentence

Abdul Hadi al-Khawaja, who was imprisoned in 2011, is facing new charges for inciting protests in prison and allegedly breaking a plastic chair

Netanyahu reaches out to Bahraini PM to enhance relations

This comes a day after Netanyahu signed the documents needed to ratify the formation of a new government

Bahrain votes in parliamentary elections

The number of registered voters has decreased from 365,467 in 2018 to 344,713 in 2022

Bahrain dissolves opposition party, activists boycott parliamentary election

Opposition groups decry that round 47 percent of the population in Bahrain lives in poverty as a result of the current legal system and the unequal distribution of wealth

Chief of Staff of Israeli Air Force makes first of its kind visit to Bahrain

The UAE, Israel and Bahrain signed the US-brokered normalization agreements in September 2020

‘We will continue building ties with Israel’: Bahrain

Bahrains' top official said Netanyahu's victory was "natural and always expected"

Bahraini activists urge Pope to address persecution, human rights abuses

The Al-Khalifa monarchy is known for its heavy persecution of the country's Shia majority, and for stripping dissidents of their citizenships

Pope Francis arrives in Bahrain and calls for respect for human rights

The visit is Pope Francis’s second to a Gulf Arab country, following his 2019 landmark trip to Abu Dhabi

Bahrain, Israel seek to reach free trade agreement by end of year

While economic cooperation with the UAE have taken off since the signing of the Abraham accords, Israel’s trade with Bahrain lags far behind, with total trade estimated at around $7.5 million