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BAHRAIN

11/02/2023

Bahrain recalls its ambassador to Israel as a consequence of the war with Hamas.

11/12/2022

General election for the forty members of the Council of Representatives.

03/27/2022

Israel hosts meeting with representatives of Bahrain, Egypt, Morocco, the UAE, and the US.

10/24/2021

Meeting with Israeli foreign minister provokes demonstrations in the streets. Bahrain has long seen unrest among pro- and anti-royalist factions, especially as regards Palestine.

01/05/2021

Qatar blockade ended

Saudi Arabia announces that the Gulf states -- Kuwait, Bahrein, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates – along with Egypt have agreed to end their blockade of and restore full diplomatic ties with Qatar in an agreement on “solidarity and stability” for the region.

11/11/2020

Prince and Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa dies at the age of 84 after holding the office since 1970. He is succeeded by Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.

09/24/2020

King Hamad says the agreement with Israel should encourage resolution of the Palestinian problem and a two-state solution.

09/11/2020

Bahrain agrees to recognize Israel diplomatically.

02/23/2020

Government reports outbreak of COVID-19 virus.

02/21/2020

Bahrain confirms its first case of COVID-19.

02/21/2020

Bahrain confirms its first case of COVID-19.

02/21/2020

Bahrain confirms its first case of COVID-19.

11/13/2019

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the UAE announce that they will participate in the Arabian Gulf Cup to be held in Qatar, a signal of thawing relations. The attack on Aramco in September has moved Saudi Arabia toward a more cooperative approach.

01/31/2019

Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and UAE meet “to align policy.”

01/28/2019

Supreme Court upholds sentence of Shia opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman for spying for Qatar.

12/28/2018

Bahrain announces that it will reopen its embassy in Syria.

12/01/2018

Second round of voting for parliament. A record number of women are elected, although the opposition called for a boycott of voting, in the wake of government crackdown on the opposition.

12/01/2018

Second round of voting for parliament. A record number of women are elected, although the opposition called for a boycott of voting, in the wake of government crackdown on the opposition.

11/25/2018

Israel confirms that it is in consultation with Bahrain to establish diplomatic relations.

11/04/2018

Opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman, head of a group called Al-Wefaq that is now disbanded, is sentenced to life imprisonment. He and two aides had been acquitted in June, but an appeal reversed that ruling and sentenced all three to life. Salman, a Shiite, was already in prison. Rights advocates called the sentence a political move. Bahrain, a Shiite majority country ruled by the Sunni majority has outlawed all the opposition.

01/21/2018

Government arrests 47 people linked to terrorism. Bahrain has cracked down hard on dissent since 2011 protests.

05/31/2017

Bahrain orders main secular opposition group, the National Democratic Action Society (Waad), to close for terrorism and not supporting the constitution.