Jan 12th, 2008 · President Bush travels to the countries of U.S. Persian Gulf allies -- Bahrain and Kuwait -- where he visits military personnel and gets an update on the war in Iraq from Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker. He is due to visit the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
Dec 8th, 2007 · Fresh from his sixth trip to Iraq and his third to Afghanistan this year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates addresses a conference of Middle Eastern and European defense chiefs in Bahrain.
Nov 10th, 2006 · As Iraq's newly empowered Shiite majority struggles to take control of the country, Sunni Arab leaders in other countries with significant Shiite populations have grown increasingly nervous. The Persian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain, for instance, is ruled by a Sunni-led government, despite the island's Shiite Muslim majority.
Nov 5th, 2006 · A report detailing a "secret plan" to suppress Bahrain's Shiite majority -- and stir trouble between Shiite and Sunni Muslims -- looms over upcoming parliamentary elections, despite efforts to ban it.
May 23rd, 2006 · In Bahrain, a fledgling human rights community, some members of parliament, and New York defense lawyers, are trying to secure the release of three Bahrainis held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The men have been held at the remote military base for more than four years.
May 22nd, 2006 · In late November, three Guantanamo detainees were released and sent back to Bahrain. The men had been held by the U.S. for about four years, first in Afghanistan and then in Guantanamo. None were ever charged, told why they were being held -- or why they were finally released.
Jul 20th, 2005 · Some of the best professional runners in the world are from Kenya. But lucrative contracts are luring Kenyan athletes to run for Bahrain and Qatar. Officials in Nairobi are not happy.
Jul 13th, 2005 · Iraqi insurgents claim responsibility for the death of an Egyptian diplomat and attacks on envoys from Pakistan and Bahrain. Now, the Iraqi government is implementing new security measures to deter such attacks and attract diplomatic missions to the country.