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Bahrain's foreign relations were put under strain and its human rights record under the spotlight when in November 2018 Bahraini footballer Hakeem al-Araibi, who had been sentenced in absentia by Bahrain to 10 years in prison for vandalising a police station in 2013, was arrested upon arrival in Thailand with his wife for their honeymoon.
Bahrain and allies Opponents Result Siege of Bahrain (1529) (20 September - 4 October 1529) Bahraini rebels Portuguese Empire: Victory. Bahraini victory; Siege of Bahrain (1559) Portuguese Empire. Kingdom of Hormuz; Ottoman: Victory. Ottoman invasion repelled; Omani invasion of Bahrain (1717) Safavid Empire. Bahrain; Omani Empire: Defeat ...
Military alliances shortly before World War I. Germany and the Ottoman Empire allied after the outbreak of war.. This is the list of military alliances.A military alliance is a formal agreement between two or more parties concerning national security in which the contracting parties agree to mutually protect and support one another militarily in case of a crisis that has not been identified in ...
According to Nuruzzaman, the most important factor leading to Saudi's intervention in Bahrain, [32] is "the domino effect of Bahrain's fall into Shia hands". [ 32 ] [ 33 ] Concerned about their own Shia population [ 30 ] and fearful of democratic change, Saudi king Abdullah sought to reverse the pro-democracy movements in his neighbor countries ...
Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies basked on Wednesday in what they saw as a political victory over Iran, their rival for regional influence, after Washington withdrew from the international nuclear ...
Israel's foreign minister on Sunday opened a visit to Bahrain that comes as the countries mark the third anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. It was the first visit by Foreign ...
Bahrain and the United Nations (4 C) W. Wars involving Bahrain (2 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Foreign relations of Bahrain" The following 9 pages are in this category ...
Factbox-U.S. Red Sea taskforce gets limited backing from some allies. December 20, 2023 at 6:53 AM ... is a multinational maritime partnership led by the U.S. from Bahrain, the based for the U.S ...