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.