Senior White House officials on Friday sought to use the momentum from a historic deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to appeal to more Arab and Muslim countries to set aside long-standing tensions and make similar agreements.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa made a phone call on (August 14, 2020) with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in which he congratulated Al Nahyan on the historic peace step taken by the UAE towards Israel.

Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, the highest religious authority in Bahrain, described the authorities' prevention of Ashura commemoration in Bahrain as a war against Imam Al-Hussein (PBUH).

Bahrain was the first Arab country to issue an official statement congratulating the UAE on normalization with Israel.

Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday (August 13, 2020) that they will normalize diplomatic ties and forge a broad new relationship, a move that reshapes the order of Middle East politics from the Palestinian issue to Iran.

A US marine was found dead on Tuesday (August 11, 2020) in Manama, US media outlets stated. No details were reported about his death conditions.

The Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs dealt a blow to the efforts of Bahrain's senior Shiite clerics and all popular efforts that were preparing to commemorate Ashura rituals, during the Holy month of Muharram, in Husseiniyas (religious congregational halls).

One week after Beirut's Port explosion, Bahraini announced the formation of a committee to list dangerous substances, their storage sites and inspection mechanisms.

Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm has begun Phase III clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine in Bahrain, after launching similar trials in the United Arab Emirates last month, Bahrain's health ministry said on Monday.

The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society demanded to suspend trial of lawyer Abdullah Hashem and drop charges brought against him because they are related to freedom of opinion and expression.

The Thai embassy in Bahrain's capital of Manama announced on its Facebook page on Monday (August 10) that it was closing temporarily after one of its staff members tested positive for Covid-19.

Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, the highest religious authority in Bahrain, called for solidarity with Lebanon and its people after the massive explosion in Beirut.

The Al-Wefaq Secretary-General, Sheikh Ali Salman, expressed his deep sadness after receiving the news of Beirut's explosion, which he dubbed a "disaster".

The Bahraini Shura Council (appointed chamber in the Parliament) withdrew a condolences letter it sent to the local media news outlets by the chairman of Shura Council, Ali Saleh Al-Saleh, after the explosion that rocked Beirut's Port on Tuesday, August 4, 2020.

The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society of Bahrain expressed its full solidarity and support for the Lebanese country and people, after the earthquake caused by the Beirut Port explosion that occurred on Tuesday evening, August 4, 2020.

Al-Wefaq Deputy Secretary General, Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi, said that "Bahrain expresses its full solidarity with the Lebanese people," after the earthquake caused by the Beirut Port explosion that occurred on Tuesday evening, August 4, 2020.

Lawyer Abdullah Hashem said that the Public Prosecution referred him to the fifth minor court on charges of "deliberately broadcasting false news knowing that it would harm national security and public order." Hasem's charge is based on 8 tweets he published about the community affairs.

Khawla Matar of Bahrain, the UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, was injured in the explosion that happened at Beirut's port yesterday, August 4, 2020.

Spain's former king Juan Carlos has decided to leave his country, a dramatic exit designed to protect the monarchy after a barrage of corruption allegations surfaced against him.

Turkey's Defence Ministry condemned a recent statement by Bahrain's Foreign Ministry which criticized remarks made by Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and called the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) destabilizing acts in the region "constructive."