Bahrain

Ex-French prime minister lavishly paid for Bahrain anti-Qatar mission, says report

Manuel Valls travelled to Manama last July as part of a legal and media offensive against Qatar paid by an offshore dummy corporation, Mediapart reports

How a regional war could devastate Middle Eastern economies

Hussein Chokr

Bahrain loses appeal in spyware case involving UK-based dissidents

UN General Assembly should call for release of Bahraini dissidents, say rights groups

Israel's war on Gaza

Israeli killings of Palestinian children 'an extremely dark place in history', says UN

Pegasus spyware

Pegasus: UK-based spyware victims ask police to investigate hacking

UK: Starmer avoided mention of political prisoners in meeting with Bahrain PM, say activists

Bahraini prisoners subjected to 'psychological torture' at Jau prison, says detainee

Bahrain appeals ruling in spyware case involving UK-based dissidents

Israel normalisation deals

UAE, Bahrain, Israel and US conduct first joint naval exercises following normalisation

Lebanon: Mikati says beleaguered minister must 'prioritise national interest'

Lebanon economic crisis

Saudi import ban spells more trouble for Lebanon's economy

COP26: Bahrain accused of 'greenwashing' role in Yemen war

Bahrain tells citizens to leave Lebanon as Gulf spat continues

Welcome to Kordahi Street: Lebanese minister lauded by Yemenis weary of war

Embattled Lebanese minister says resignation 'out of the question' amid Gulf row

Lebanon: Gulf diplomatic crisis mounts over minister's Yemen war comments

Climate crisis: 15 ways that the Middle East is under threat

REVEALED: A decade of UK tear gas exports to Middle East authoritarians

Israel normalisation deals

Bahraini group tours East Jerusalem's Western Wall Plaza with Israelis

Arabic press review: Bahrain suppresses protests against visit by Israel's Lapid