Special to WorldTribune.com MANAMA — Bahrain has decided to end U.S. interference in the domestic affairs of the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom. The Bahraini Cabinet approved a plan to end interference by the U.S. ambassador to Manama, Thomas Krajeski. The Cabinet plan, which was not detailed, was submitted by parliament amid tension between Manama and [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Britain intends to establish a permanent military presence in the Gulf, the report said. The Royal United Services Institute asserted that Britain seeks to restore military bases in Gulf Cooperation Council states. The London-based think tank said Britain was working to reach agreements for army, air force and naval installations. [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Bahrain has approved a plan to secure an international motor race. Officials said the Interior Ministry has launched measures to protect the Formula One Grand Prix race, an international event expected to attract thousands to Bahrain. The officials said the plan would restrict traffic and bolster deployment of security [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Bahrain was said to have launched a crackdown to prevent attacks on an international motor race. Amnesty International said Bahrain has intensified measures against Shi’ite dissidents as the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom prepares for the Formula One Grand Prix. One measure included increasing the penalty for any statement or act [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Bahrain has reported a plan for mass-casualty attacks. Prosecutors said Shi’ite insurgents planned what could have been the most lethal attacks on the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom in decades. They said the insurgents targeted major facilities in Bahrain for bombings in 2013. “Two of the defendants who headed the [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The Gulf Cooperation Council has sought a plan to counter the threat of a leak from Iran’s nuclear energy reactor. The six GCC states convened for an emergency session on April 14 to examine options to protect against a massive radiation leak from Iran’s Bushehr reactor. On April 9, [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The United States has sustained military programs despite the Iran-backed Shi’ite insurgency in Bahrain. Diplomatic sources said U.S. Central Command has not suspended its $500 million plan to modernize its facilities in Bahrain. The sources said the Shi’ite revolt, which began in 2011, has not significantly affected construction and [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The Arab League has been urged to act against Iran, accused of undermining regional security. Arab League interior ministers heard briefings of Iranian efforts to destabilize such members as Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Several of the ministers appealed to the GCC to act against Teheran, particularly amid the [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Bahrain, amid a Shi’ite revolt, has been deemed critical to U.S. interests in the Gulf. U.S. Central Command said Bahrain, despite Iranian-aided unrest, remained important for American naval interests in the Gulf. Bahrain has been home to the sole major U.S. Navy operating base in the Middle East. “Bahrain has [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The U.S. Navy presence in Bahrain has been bracing for cutbacks. Officials said orders to the Defense Department to slash at least $85 billion would affect the U.S. Navy presence in the Gulf in a policy called sequestration. The officials said the Navy’s Fifth Fleet, with headquarters in Bahrain, [...]
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