Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The Gulf Cooperation Council has been urged to followvNATO in strategic planning and cooperation. A leading GCC official urged the six Gulf Arab members to study the NATOvmodel in an effort to enhance capabilities and interoperability. The official said the GCC has not exploited the opportunity to cooperate with […]
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 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 — Bahrain has deployed thousands of troops to quell another Shi’ite revolt in part aimed at a largely Pakistani foreign labor force that also mans security and military forces. Bahrain’s military and Interior Ministry have deployed more than 10,000 troops around Manama to stop plans by Shi’ites to storm the […]