Bahrain

Exclusive: 'He will be indicted, and Netanyahu is finished' - Ehud Olmert

The former Israeli prime minister believes that a government without Benjamin Netanyahu will be less provocative and an ‘improvement’ for Palestinian-Israeli relations. He also thinks leaving the Iran nuclear deal was a mistake.

Jammu and Kashmir: The view from India

Sanjay Bhattacharyya is the Indian Ambassador to Turkey.

Arabs who fought for liberty are the real losers of the Saudi-Iran battle

The first step towards hegemony over the Arab world was the snuffing out of the Arab Spring movements.

Why Saudi Arabia can't repel Iran's regional domination

Saudi Arabia has failed to devise a long-term strategy in the region while decades of Iranian planning now bears fruit.

Israeli elections are being fought by annexing Palestinian land

The Israeli right led by Benjamin Netanyahu is having to grab increasingly more land from neighbours in order to shore up support at home.

Report alleges abuse of female detainees in Bahraini custody

A US-based rights group said political prisoners were subject to rape and death threats and a majority had experienced acts of abuse and torture.

Will Kuwaiti mediation help ease the Gulf crisis?

Four Arab countries cut off all ties with Doha in 2017. Now Kuwait is stepping in as a mediator between Saudi Arabia and Qatar as it readies itself with a meeting with the US President.

Bahrain unsurprisingly supports Israeli aggression

Bahrain leads the charge in befriending Israel as Gulf nations prioritise the Iranian 'threat' and shove Palestine off the agenda.

Bahraini foreign minister’s unabashed backing of Israel continues

Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa appears to have made it his mission to say anything to hurt Iran while whitewashing Bahrain’s internal problems.

Top Kashmir resistance group slams UAE for Modi award

Indian PM Narendra Modi's induction into "Order of Zayed" by UAE monarchy doesn't reflect the "will of the people" of UAE, Kashmir-based APHC says while releasing five-point plan to defy what it calls India's bid to dilute Kashmir's demographics.

India's actions in Kashmir and the muted response from Arab Gulf states

Why are Muslim countries in the Gulf silent over the crackdown and abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir?

Bahrain executes three men, including two Shia activists

The men were convicted in a mass terrorism trial, a case that activists have decried and that UN human rights experts had expressed concerns over.