Bahrain

Turkish MPs approve troop deployment to Qatar base

Turkey`s parliament has approved a draft bill allowing its troops to be deployed to a Turkish military base in Qatar, an apparent move to support the Gulf Arab country.

Jun 08, 2017, 10:25 AM IST

India issues advisory for Indian nationals in Qatar

A senior UAE official said that measures being taken by the United Arab Emirates and other nations against Qatar are aimed at pressuring Doha into changing its policies.

Jun 07, 2017, 21:11 PM IST

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain revoke Qatar Airways licences, order its offices to close within 48 hours

Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on Tuesday revoked the licences of Qatar Airways and ordered its offices to close within 48 hours, state media reported, as a diplomatic crisis deepened.

Jun 06, 2017, 23:49 PM IST

Isolating Qatar 'beginning of end' of terrorism: US President Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said isolating Qatar was the 'beginning of end' of terrorism.

Jun 06, 2017, 19:53 PM IST

Qatar says Kuwait trying to mediate, solve diplomatic rift

Qatar Airways, one of the region's major long-haul carriers, has suspended all flights to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain until further notice.

Jun 06, 2017, 09:28 AM IST

Gulf diplomatic crisis could hit 2022 Qatar World Cup

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt and Yemen were among those to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar on the grounds that Doha supported extremist groups "that aim to destabilise the region".

Jun 05, 2017, 20:07 PM IST

Measures taken by Gulf states against Qatar

 The three Gulf states have banned their citizens from travelling to Qatar.

Jun 05, 2017, 15:49 PM IST

Qatar denounces 'unjustified' cut of Gulf ties

Qatar on Monday slammed the decisions of three Gulf states and Egypt to sever ties with it.

Jun 05, 2017, 13:08 PM IST

Rex Tillerson urges Gulf states to address differences,stay united

US President Donald Trump visited the region to cement ties with powerhouse Saudi Arabia -- the first foreign stop of his young presidency.

Jun 05, 2017, 13:03 PM IST

Rex Tillerson tells China to 'step up' on North Korea

China and other nations must strengthen efforts to curb North Korea`s nuclear weapons programme.

Jun 05, 2017, 12:57 PM IST

Tata Comm, Batelco tie up for cloud, connectivity solutions

Tata Communications and Bahrain's Batelco have signed an agreement to collaborate in the field of cloud computing and connectivity solutions to their customers.

Jun 04, 2017, 16:36 PM IST

US and six Gulf countries join hands to curb terror financing

US, six Gulf countries have joined hands to curb terror organisations like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Haqqani network and the Taliban.

May 23, 2017, 09:09 AM IST

Bahrain cuts opposition chief's jail term: Judicial source

Bahrain's top court on Monday reduced the jail sentence of Shiite opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman, who has been in prison since 2014, a judicial source said. 

Apr 03, 2017, 14:55 PM IST

Iran says Bahrain terror cell claims `delusional`

Iran rejected as "delusional" on Tuesday Bahraini claims that it was behind a "terrorist" cell accused of planning attacks on senior figures and security personnel in the Gulf kingdom.

Mar 28, 2017, 15:45 PM IST

Missing Indian found in Serbia: Sushma Swaraj

 An Indian who went missing in Serbia has been found, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said, holding the agent who sent him there responsible for the incident and recommended "exemplary punishment" to him.

Mar 23, 2017, 22:57 PM IST

International Women’s Day 2017: Sudarsan Pattnaik’s sand art at Bahrain beach a tribute to womanhood

Sudarsan Pattnaik, who hails from the eastern coastal state of Odisha, is a Padma Shri awardee and has won a number of international sand art competitions.

Mar 08, 2017, 08:14 AM IST

Bahrain executes 3 prisoners for first time in decade

Bahrain on Sunday executed three prisoners who had been convicted of carrying out an attack in 2014 that killed three policemen, the first death penalties in the Arab country in a decade.

Jan 15, 2017, 17:18 PM IST

In new video, Islamic States calls for attacks on US bases in Bahrain

The Islamic State has now called its followers to launch attacks in Bahrain targeting American military personnel stationed on the tiny island.

Dec 08, 2016, 23:39 PM IST

India ready to reinforce joint counter-terrorism cooperation with Bahrain: Rajanth Singh

Continuing India's fight against terrorism in the global area, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh who is on a visit to Bahrain, said that terrorism is a threat to the whole world and asserted that India is ready to reinforce joint counter terrorism cooperation with Bahrain.

Oct 25, 2016, 11:43 AM IST

Rajnath Singh to visit Bahrain; to flag Pak-sponsored terrorism in JK

Home Minister Rajnath Singh will flag the issue of Pakistan-sponsored cross border terrorism in India with top leadership of Bahrain and discuss with them on how to enhance anti-terror cooperation during his two-day visit to the Gulf kingdom beginning Sunday.

Oct 20, 2016, 20:27 PM IST