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Bahraini Activist to The Independent: Prince Charles's Bahrain Visit “Backs Human Rights Abuses”
2016-11-11
Sayed Ahmad Alwadaei, a Bahraini activist and torture survival, said in an exclusive interview with British newspaper The Independent, that Prince Charles’s visit to Bahrain is being used to "whitewash" its record on civil liberties.
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Bahraini King Receives UK Crown Prince: Our Relations are Built on Mutual Interests
2016-11-09
The King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa described his country’s relations with Britain, as “deep-rooted and solid” and built “on mutual interests” during his meeting with UK Prince Charles in Bahrain.
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Amnesty International Calls on Prince Charles to Discuss Free Speech in Meeting with Bahrain King
2016-11-08
Amnesty International called on UK’s Prince Charles, to talk about free speech when meeting with Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa tomorrow Tuesday in the capital Manama.
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British Prime Minister to Meet GCC Leaders in Bahrain in December
2016-11-07
Bahrain News Agency (BNA) said that the Minister of Foreign Affairs met on Sunday (November 6, 2016) the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Abdullatif Al-Zayani, and the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Simon Martin.
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Former British Minister Says He was Misled by UK MoD to Agree on Selling Missiles to Saudi Arabia
2016-11-07
The Former British business secretary Vince Cable announced in an interview published on Saturday, November 5, 2016 that he was misled by the British Ministry of Defence to agree on exporting missiles to Saudi Arabia.
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Bahrain Prince Accused of Torture Meets Sandhurst Academy Commandant in Bahrain
2016-11-07
Commander of the Royal Guard, the King’s son, Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa (accused of torturing political opposition figures) received Commandant of Sandhurst Maj.-General Paul Nanson.
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Prince Charles Arrives in Bahrain Tuesday Despites Opposing Campaigns by Rights Organizations
2016-11-07
The German News Agency reported that British Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, will arrive in Bahrain as part of his Gulf tour, despite opposition by human rights organization.
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Britain to Open its Naval Base in Mina Salman Port next Month
2016-11-03
The Middle East Monitor website said that "in the latest push to strengthen economic and military ties in the Arabian Gulf, Britain is set to open a naval base in Bahrain next month."
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Al-Wadaei's Family Leaves Bahrain for London Days after Being Banned from Traveling
2016-11-01
Duaa Al-Wadaei (wife of human rights activist Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei) left Bahrain on Tuesday (November 1, 2016), along with her infant baby for London, few days after she was banned from traveling.
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Video: British PM Receives Bahrain’s King amid Protest Calling for his Downfall
2016-10-28
Social media activists posted a footage showing Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa while heading to the office of the British Prime Minister Theresa May at Downing Street to meet her.
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British MP Demands PM Theresa May to Raise HR Issue with Bahrain’s King
2016-10-28
Margaret Ferrier, MP in House of Commons posted a tweet in which she said “I have today written to the PM Theresa May to demand that she raise Bahrain human rights issues with the King when she meets with him
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Protesters Hurl Themselves at Bahrain King’s Car in London
2016-10-26
Protesters in the British capital London threw themselves today Wednesday (October 26, 2016), at a car carrying the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, outside Downing Street; the residence of British Prime Minister.
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King Hamad Arrives in Britain, Meets Queen Elizabeth
2016-10-26
Bahrain News Agency (BNA) said that King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa met Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in London.
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Conference in London Discusses “Nationality Revocation” with Participation of MPs and MEPs
2016-10-26
A human rights forum is to be held in the British Capital, London on Monday (October 31, 2016) entitled “The International Human Rights Challenge on Arbitrary Revocation of Citizenship: Bahrain & The Gulf, the Dominican Republic, Myanmar and beyond”.
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Bahrain wasn’t Occupied by Britain, Has been Independent since Al khalifa Came
2016-10-25
A Salafist minister denied that Bahrain was occupied by Britain, stressing that Bahrain has been independent since Al Khalifa family came to Bahrain in 1783.
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British Police Train Bahrain how to “Whitewash” Deaths in Custody
2016-10-21
The British Morning Star website that the British police have advised their Bahraini counterparts on how to “whitewash” deaths in custody, international human rights group Reprieve alleged.
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HRW Accuses Prince Charles of Not Caring About the “Crushing of Dissent” in Bahrain
2016-10-18
Human Rights Watch (HRW) accusing the Prince of Wales of not caring enough about the "crushing of dissent" in Bahrain as details of his trip to the Gulf state were announced
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Organization Lodges Complaint against Irish Company that Trained Prison Guards in Bahrain
2016-10-15
The British Newsletter website said that “A Foreign Office-paid company has been reported to an information watchdog (Reprieve) for failing to reveal details of its work in Middle Eastern prisons where torture is allegedly rife.”
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Commander-in-Chief Receives Commander of UK's Joint Forces
2016-10-05
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force, Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received on Tuesday (October 4, 2016) Commander of the UK's Joint Forces, General Sir Chris Deverell, and his accompanying delegation in the presence of Chief of Staff, Dhiyab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi.
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Iran Sells First Cargoes of Oil, Condensate to British Companies
2016-10-03
Iran has sold its first cargoes of natural gas condensate and crude oil to British companies, the director of international affairs at National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said on Monday.