In an interview with RT Arabic, Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, denied media reports that there are political prisoners in Bahrain, stressing that there is no policy of “silencing voices” in the island kingdom.

Aerobatic team “Russian Knights” was unable to participate in the Bahrain International Airshow due to delay Iran’s issuance of a permit to fly through its airspace, reported Russia Today.