World leaders descend on Qatar for World Cup 2022 kickoff
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Rwanda’s Paul Kagame, Palestine’s Mahmoud Abbas are among those arriving in Doha.World leaders, politicians, diplomats and royalty have begun…
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Bahraini prisoners’ families hold small protest during pope visit
Activists say the protesters were taken away from the protest site in a police vehicle and later released.Relatives of death row and life inmates in Bahrain have held a small…
US Navy says new task force to patrol Red Sea amid Yemen war
Two to eight ships at a time will target those smuggling people, coal, weapons and drugs in the Red Sea.The United States Navy said Wednesday it will begin a new task force with…
US rights group calls for ‘free and fair’ elections in Bahrain
Bahraini-American rights organisation says Gulf country is heading towards another ‘sham’ vote in November.A Bahraini-American rights group has called on Bahrain to release…