Special to WorldTribune.com Originally published Oct. 3, 2013 [Editors Note: The following report was based in part on a report by the Gulf Daily News in Bahrain which has been disputed by the government of Bahrain and the U.S embassy there. The Gulf Daily news stands by its report. See: Bahrain, U.S. embassy deny reports […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com WASHINGTON — The United States has drafted plans to sell weapons to the Gulf Cooperation Council’s regional force. Officials said the Defense Department has offered to fulfill the requirements of the GCC’s Peninsula Shield, meant to protect the six Gulf Arab states from external threats. They said the Pentagon envisioned block […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The Gulf Cooperation Council has been flooded by foreigners. A senior GCC official said the six Gulf Arab states were threatened by millions of foreigners. The official said the foreigners, most of them laborers, were establishing private economies. “The growth of such an economy is bound to cause huge […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Bahrain has approved the establishment of a command and control network to battle the Shi’ite revolt. The Cabinet has approved a proposal for a C2 network based on what could comprise thousands of cameras to monitor critical facilities, government buildings, shopping malls and other areas in the Gulf Cooperation […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States plans to expand its naval presence in Bahrain. Officials said the U.S. Navy has received approval to increase its fleet in the Gulf. They said the fleet would include the arrival of two coastal patrol boats in the spring of 2014. “Bahrain is going to suddenly emerge,” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com ABU DHABI — The Gulf Cooperation Council has been concerned over the prospect of a strident Iran bolstered by a new alliance with the United States. Officials from the six-member GCC have expressed worry that the U.S. rapproachment with Iran would encourage its effort to dominate Gulf Arab neighbors. The officials […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The United States has upgraded its defense dialogue with Bahrain amid the Shi’ite revolt in the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom. The administration of President Barack Obama has selected Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to lead a U.S. delegation to Bahrain in December.. This marked the first time a U.S. defense secretary […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — The United States has been drafting plans for a rapid naval evacuation from Bahrain. Officials said the U.S. Navy has conducted an exercise that envisioned a crisis in the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom. [Related stories: Bahrain, U.S. embassy deny reports of statements attributed to Gen. Shelton, Oct. 8 and Former […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Bahrain has sought to purchase a huge amount of tear gas to quell Shi’ite unrest. An opposition group has released documents of a Bahrain government tender for close to two million tear gas and other grenades. The tender was dated June 16, 2013 and issued by Bahrain’s Interior Ministry. The […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Britain is said to be harboring Shi’ites allegedly involved in the revolt in Bahrain. Officials said Bahrain has determined that Shi’ite insurgents fled the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom and found safe haven in Britain. They said the Shi’ites included alleged planners of attacks around Manama over the last two […]