Bahrain’s Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, one of the world’s longest-serving prime ministers who led his island nation’s government for decades and survived the 2011 Arab Spring protests that demanded his ouster over corruption allegations, died on Wednesday. “He represented an old social understanding rooted in royal privilege and expressed through personal patronage.” Prince Khalifa was born into the …
Bahrain’s Prince Khalifa bin Salman Khalifa, who was one of the world’s longest-serving prime ministers, led his island nation’s government for decades and survived the 2011 Arab Spring protests that demanded his ouster over corruption allegations, died Wednesday. Prince Khalifa was born into the Khalifa dynasty that for more than two centuries has ruled Bahrain, an island in the Persian …
