It is very ironic that the Crown Prince's mask stirs the Bahraini public opinion more than the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, during which Salman bin Hamad promoted McLaren's first mask.

Amnesty International strongly criticized US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson who will reportedly lift human rights conditions on an arms sale to Bahrain, despite that country’s record of oppression against dissidents.

US Acting Assistant State Secretary at Bureau for Near Eastern Affairs announced that Bechtel has been selected as EPCM contractor for sixth potline for the Alba aluminium smelter in Bahrain.