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Bahraini literary virtuoso Amin Saleh on the changing nature of his field

An interview in Q&A format with a Bahraini writer who has been publishing works for 50 years

Abeer Younis 25 December 2023

A panoramic view of Manama and its modern buildings

How a skilled workforce and robust private sector keep Bahrain ahead

Bahrain's oil sector is relatively small for the Gulf. So, the kingdom has been an early adopter of economic diversification and has harnessed the advantage of a well-developed education sector.

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 27 May 2023

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha (left) meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at the Royal Court, Al Yamamah Palace, in Riyadh, Jan. 25, 2022. (Thai Prime Minister’s Office)

Saudi-Thai Normalization

In 2016, Bahraini former Prime Minister late Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman led mediation efforts to mend the broken ties between Saudi Arabia and Thailand since 1990. He managed to hold an official…

Motasem Al Felou 04 February 2022

President Donald J. Trump, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyanisigns sign the Abraham Accords Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, on the South Lawn of the White House. (Photo: Official White House Photo/Shealah Craighead)

Israel’s First Ambassador to Bahrain Brings Message of Optimism, Hope, Scientific Cooperation

Israeli diplomat Eitan Na’eh has had the unique distinction of being Ambassador in both the Gulf countries which recently altered the course of Arab-Israeli conflict by signing the Abraham Accords –…

Mustafa El Dessouki 17 September 2021

Eitan Na'eh: The Ambassador of Peace Sent to the Gulf

As the first anniversary of the peace agreement signed between Israel, Bahrain and the UAE will be celebrated in mid-September, the first Israeli ambassador sent to the UAE and Bahrain following the…

Majalla 12 September 2021

Oxygen tankers being airlifted on an IAF plane in Dubai. The Indian Air Force had airlifted a total of 12 cryogenic tanks from Dubai to West Bengal over Monday and Tuesday. “Our Indian Air Force team is back in Dubai. They have airlifted the remaining 6 cryogenic tanks to India today. (PTI)

India Seeks Gulf Support to Battle Deadly Covid-19 Second Wave

On Thursday evening last week, a Sikh prayer house (called gurudwara) in the New Delhi suburb of Indirapuram announced that it would provide free oxygen to Covid-19 patients until they could be…

Meera Ravi 12 June 2021

Houda Nonoo, the first Jewish Arab Ambassador to America (2008-2013). (Supplied)

Region’s Oldest Synagogue Represents New Hope for Bahrain’s Jews

It was a solemn yet joyful Passover last Sunday for Bahrain’s tiny (just about 35 members) Jewish community which gathered at the newly renovated synagogue in the heart of old Manama Souq to offer…

Meera Ravi 02 April 2021

The First ‘Warm’ Arab-Israeli Peace Deal

Israel, theUnited Arab Emiratesand Bahrain have signed landmark agreements to establish formal relations, ending a decades-old taboo in Arab diplomacy as power and priorities shift in the Middle East…

Al Majalla - London 18 September 2020

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner speaks at the "Peace to Prosperity" conference in Ma-nama, Bahrain, June 25, 2019. (Reuters)

Bahrain Conference: US Launches Economic Formula for Middle East Peace

The Trump Administration’s two-day Peace to Prosperity economic conference, which calls for $50 billion of investmentin the Palestinian territories and its neighbours within a decade, took place this…

Yasmine El Geressi 01 July 2019

White House US Senior Advisor Jared Kushner attends the conference on Peace and Security in the Middle East in Warsaw, on February 14, 2019. (Getty)

The Bumpy Road to “Peace for Prosperity”

The Peace for Prosperity workshop is set to take place on June 25-26 in Bahrain’s capital, Manama. The U.S.-led event is meant to kickstart a new economic vision for Palestinians and the…

Yasmine El-Geressi and Ali El Shamy 21 June 2019

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