Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Bahrain, which hosts the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet, is preparing for the delivery of Russian weapons. Bahrain began to examine a rapprochement with Russia in 2012 in wake of U.S. weapons sanctions over its crackdown on a Shi’ite uprising for which it blamed Iran. Officials said the two countries […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Bahrain has appealed to Congress to release U.S. weapons approved for the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom. The Bahraini embassy has relayed a letter to the House and Senate leaderships that addresses congressional concerns over Manama’s human rights policy. The embassy warned that Bahrain and Saudi Arabia face regional threats, presumed […]
