Special to WorldTribune.com Bahrain and Sudan on Jan. 4 followed Saudi Arabia’s lead in cutting diplomatic ties with Iran. United Arab Emirates said it would also downgrade its ties to Teheran. The escalating tensions between Saudi and Iran came after Riyadh’s execution of a Shi’ite Muslim cleric. Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Teheran […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The Gulf Cooperation Council has sparked a crisis with Qatar over its hosting of the Muslim Brotherhood. At least three GCC states have withdrawn their ambassadors from Qatar in protest of the emirate’s support of the Brotherhood. Diplomats said Doha dismissed a GCC assessment that the Brotherhood sought to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Bahrain plans to enhance military cooperation with Pakistan. Officials said the two Asian Muslim states discussed military cooperation during the visit to Islamabad by Bahraini National Guard commander Gen. Mohammed Bin Issa Al Khalifa. The officials said Mohammed, who met Pakistan Chief of Staff Gen. Rashid Mahmoud on Dec. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Bahrain has denied a report in its state-controlled media that the United States was plotting against Arab governments. The Manama government said remarks attributed to a former U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of an American plan to destabilize Bahrain and Egypt had been fabricated. [ Former […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The Gulf Cooperation Council has sought a plan to counter the threat of a leak from Iran’s nuclear energy reactor. The six GCC states convened for an emergency session on April 14 to examine options to protect against a massive radiation leak from Iran’s Bushehr reactor. On April 9, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Bahrain is mounting a campaign to block the appointment of the new U.S. ambassador to the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom. Two petitions have been organized against President Barack Obama’s nominee for the new U.S. ambassador to Manama. The online petitions said Thomas Krajeski, approved by the Senate Foreign Relations […]