Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed for Washington just after midnight Sunday, to attend a Tuesday ceremony at the White House

Israel: PM Netanyahu flies to Washington to sign historic peace deals

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that a deal establishing relations between Israel and Bahrain will result in direct flights between the countries. Watch report.

Dramatic shift in West Asia alliances: Israel and Bahrain to share direct flights

Hezbollah said on Saturday that it strongly condemned Bahrain's move of normalisation of ties with Israel. On Friday, Bahrain and Isreal said in a joint statement that they were establishing full diplomatic relations with each other.

Hezbollah condemns Bahrain. But will more Arab countries befriend Israel in near future?

Bahraini opposition groups have said they reject a decision by the Gulf state to normalise relations with Israel, with a leading Shi`ite cleric on Sunday calling on the people of the region to resist.

Bahrain opposition rejects Israel normalisation, calls for resistance

Bahrain has joined the United Arab Emirates in striking an agreement to normalize relations with Israel, President Donald Trump said on Friday

Bahrain agrees to normalize relations with Israel

Palestinians in Gaza burnt pictures of Israeli, U.S., Bahraini and United Arab Emirates leaders on Saturday in protest over the two Gulf countries` moves to normalize ties with Israel.

Palestinians rally against Bahrain-Israel normalisation

Bahrain has joined the United Arab Emirates in striking an agreement to normalise relations with Israel, US President Donald Trump said on Friday. This is being seen as a dramatic move aimed at easing tensions in the Middle East.

Bahrain joins UAE in normalising ties with Israel, Trump announces

Nepal is making a royal exception to its coronavirus ban on foreign arrivals, with a mountaineering team including a Bahrain prince set to tackle two major peaks.

Nepal lifts virus ban for Bahrain royal climbing expedition

A video published online showed a woman in Bahrain smashing statues of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha. The 54-year-old woman has been charged with intentional damage and publically insulting a religious symbol on Sunday.

Bahrain woman charged with 'intentionally' insulting Hindu religious symbol

Iran has rejected as "unrealistic" a call by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for the United Nations to extend an international arms embargo on Tehran that ends in October, state TV reported on Monday.

Iran says GCC call for Tehran arms embargo extension is 'unrealistic'

Bahrain brags its riches as school holds 'farewell' on F1 ciruit!

Bahrain reported its first coronavirus-related death case on Monday, also marking the first death from the rapidly spreading killer bug among the other countries in the Gulf region.

Bahrain reports first coronavirus-related death in Gulf

Kuwait's religious authorities asked Muslims to pray at home on Friday as Gulf Arab states stepped up measures to fight the spread of the new coronavirus. Bahrain ordered the release of hundreds of prisoners on Thursday, in one of the biggest pardons since the 2011 uprising against the monarchy, according to the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) which linked the decision to efforts to contain the virus.

Kuwait asks Muslims to pray at home to halt coronavirus spread

Saudi Arabia imposed on Sunday a temporary lockdown on its eastern oil-producing province of Qatif, home to most of its 15 coronavirus infections, and suspended schools and universities nationwide.

Saudi Arabia locks down province, bans travel with 9 nations over coronavirus

The second round of the Formula One Championship is set to be hosted by Bahrain, the island kingdom has faced an outbreak of the novel coronavirus. In pics: Sporting events that fell victim to coronavirus!

F1: Bahrain Grand Prix will be held with no spectators due to coronavirus fears

FIFA has banned Bahrain defender Sayed Baqer for 10 matches for 'discriminatory behaviour' in a World Cup qualifier against Hong Kong, soccer's world governing body has said.

Football: Bahrain's Baqer gets 10-game ban for racist gesture

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Bahrain on December 16 to attend the country`s National Day celebration as a Guest of Honour, Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) confirmed on Sunday.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan to visit Bahrain on Monday

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday held meetings with his counterparts from Bahrain, Chile, and Germany on the sidelines of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly.

Jaishankar meets counterparts from Germany, Bahrain, Chile on UNGA sidelines

Saudi Arabia has shut down its crude oil pipeline to Bahrain after attacks on Saudi oil facilities, two trade sources told Reuters on Monday. The pipeline, which carries 220,000-230,000 barrels per day (bpd) of Arab Light crude from state oil company Saudi Aramco to Bahrain's Bapco, was closed after Saturday's attack reduced output of mainly light crude grades, one of the sources said.

Saudi Arabia shuts pipeline to Bahrain after Aramco attacks: Sources

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday offered prayers at the Shreenathji Temple in Manama, shortly before his departure for France to attend the G7 summit. While in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Modi had made a "special purchase" using his RuPay card to offer as Prasad in the Shreenathji Temple.

Bahrain: PM Modi offers prayers at Shreenathji Temple in Manama

PM Modi launches the renovation of 200 years old Shrinath temple in Bahrain. This program is basically aiming to be it a hub for Indian weddings. PM Modi is the first-ever Indian Prime Minister to visit Bahrain. Bahrain is actually the home to several Hindu temples.

PM Modi launches the renovation of 200 years old Shrinath temple in Bahrain

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