The question is no longer whether a former undersecretary in Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman's cabinet has been arrested or not, but why he has been arrested now. Has the war to remove the prime minister from his chair, which has lasted more than 40 years, begun?

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa dismissed on Thursday (January 2, 2020) Bahraini Foreign Minister, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, from his post and appointed former Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani.

The unannounced truce between the Royal Court and the Prime Minister’s Court didn’t last long. The dispute that was publicly managed on social media outlets and that lasted for 3 months (from February until April 2018), and ended with the arrest of Mohammad Al-Shorouqi as well as others over charges of managing the “Na’eb Ta’eb” Twitter account, seems to emerge again but in another fashion.

Bahrain’s foreign minister called for a boycott of the ride-hailing company Uber Technologies after its chief executive officer said he will not attend a business conference in the kingdom’s ally Saudi Arabia.

Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said that his country supports Saudi Arabia and attacked the Qatari Al-Jazeera channel, saying that it is not possible to reconcile with Qatar’s policy.

The Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa accused Qatar of fabricating 600 documentaries and media materials on Bahrain, and accused Al-Jazeera of translating forged documentaries about Bahrain in many languages, to harm the kingdom.

Former US Assistant Secretary of State Tom Malinowski mocked the Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid Al Khalifa, who said yesterday in Cairo that Bahrain will punish any side that will express sympathy to the Muslim Brotherhood affiliation.

The “Middle East Eye” website said that “a member of Bahrain's royal family has appeared to admit he "beat" pro-democracy activists on London's Oxford Street and accuse British police of being "directed" by Qatar.

Bahrain's foreign minister, keeping up the pressure on Qatar in a deepening Arab row, reiterated on Thursday a demand that Doha distance itself from Iran and stop support for "terrorist organizations".

Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior said on Sunday (June 4, 2017) that the person who hacked the Twitter account of Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa lives abroad.

Hackers allied to Shiite militants in Bahrain have apparently gained access to the Twitter account of its foreign minister, posting a series of threats to the island's royal family.

The Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa confirmed the continuation of dialogue between Gulf States and Iran, expressing his appreciation to Bahrain’s efforts and endeavours made by Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al Sabah.

In addition to statements of praise, leasing a Trump hotel ballroom for 100,000 US dollars seems like an attempt by the Kingdom of Bahrain to curry favor with the new US administration.

Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa described the appointment of James Mattis, the former head of Central Command, as Minister of Defense, as “great news”.

Bahrain has offered to host the next FIFA congress, officially allowing Israelis entry to the country. This move shows that the government just wants to take further steps towards normalization with Tel Aviv.

Bahrain continues to express arrogance when addressing the UN. The government thinks it’s free to arbitrarily arrest, torture, revoke nationalities and even expel its own citizens.

Bahraini Association Against Normalization denounced statements made by Bahraini FM “wishing to see Jewish state living in peace alongside Palestinian state.”

Iranian Foreign Ministry called on Bahraini FM to focus on his country’s problems instead of adopting repetitive stances dictated to him by some regional parties.

Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa attacked UN Human Rights Council, accusing it of “politicization and blackmail”.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir met with US counterpart John Kerry and Bahraini FM Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa in Jeddah