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Citing fears of Iranian influence and its rights under the charter of the GCC, Bahrain's monarchy invited Saudi forces in to suppress the rebellion. [1] [2] This was the first case of the GCC agreement on defense being used internally. Saudi Arabia was also concerned to prevent spread of discontent inside its territories. [3] [4]
Saudi Arabia South Korea ... Saudi Arabia 0–0 Bahrain; Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah. Attendance: 35,437. Referee: Salman ...
Neither Saudi Arabia or South Korea were able to score again in added time, forcing the game to go to penalties. South Korean goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo turned hero for his team with two saves against Sami Al-Najei and Abdulrahman Ghareeb , while his South Korean teammates converted all of their penalties to secure South Korea's progression to the ...
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha (Saudi Arabia) [note 8] Attendance: 1,291. Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) ... Harwan Al-Zubaidi (against Bahrain)
Bahrain called on its citizens Saturday to leave Lebanon "for their own safety" hours after Saudi Arabia did the same without giving a reason. The decision by the two Gulf nations came after days ...
The 26th Arabian Gulf Cup, known as Khaleeji Zain 26 for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation.
Saudi Arabia maintained that the cause of unrest in Saudi's eastern province, is the Shia uprising in Bahrain. According to Steffen Hertog, a Saudi Arabia expert at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Saudi's move was a signal to Shia movements in the Eastern Province to express how seriously Saudi intended to crack down the ...
Bahrain fielded a side which was essentially the Olympic (under 23) team against Australia, and they lost 2–0. Bahrain qualified for the 2007 Asian Cup after defeating Kuwait in their last match. Bahrain were knocked out in the group stage via two losses against Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, despite a shock win against Korea Republic.