Israeli president’s visits to Bahrain and UAE can be interpreted as a desire to consolidate diplomatic gains achieved following normalisation deal in 2020. On the day of his arrival, MP Abdulnabi Salman tweeted: “Palestine and its people remain our first issue, and it remains in the conscience of all those who love freedom and justice in the face of calls …
Agreement signed as Israeli defence minister Benny Gantz visits the kingdom amid heightened tensions in the region. Israel and Bahrain have signed a security cooperation agreement, the first between Israel and a Gulf nation, during a visit by the Israeli defence minister to the kingdom amid heightened tensions in the region. Bahrain hosts the Fifth Fleet’s headquarters as well as …
JERUSALEM — Israel and Bahrain cemented their year-old agreement to establish diplomatic ties on Thursday, with the king of the small Gulf Arab state hosting Israel’s foreign minister who for the first time opened an embassy in the capital of Manama. The top Israeli diplomat later called the visit “warm and optimistic.” Bahrain’s carrier Gulf Air was met at Ben …
FM Yair Lapid will inaugurate Israel’s embassy in Manama and sign bilateral deals during the trip, says ministry statement. Israel’s foreign minister has arrived in Bahrain for the highest-level official Israeli visit to the Gulf state since the countries established ties last year. An Israeli foreign ministry statement said Yair Lapid, who had been invited by his Bahraini counterpart, will …
