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France, Bahrain sign bilateral defense deal which includes strategic information sharing

"This agreement will also open up new opportunities for industrial cooperation in defense, and strengthen solidarity between our two countries," said French President Emmanuel Macron.

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and France's President Emmanuel Macron meet at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 6, 2026.
Ambassador Eitan Na'eh at his first day in the Manama, Bahrain embassy, November 30, 2021.

Eitan Na'eh, Israel's first ambassador to Bahrain, dies at 62

Qatar Emiri Air Force personnel load aid onto a military cargo plane headed to Syria, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, December 30, 2024.

Where are the American bases in the Middle East Iran threatened it might strike? - explainer

BAHRAIN'S MINISTER of Finance and National Economy, Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa al-Khalifa speaks during a financial conference in Manama, Bahrain February 27, 2019.

Bahrain unveils massive reform package to tackle $50 billion debt crisis


How Israel-Bahrain ties have flourished 3 years post-Abraham Accords

An interview with Israel's Ambassador to Bahrain Eitan Na'eh on the Jewish state's ties with the Gulf kingdom three years on.

 FOREIGN MINISTER Eli Cohen and Bahraini counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani officially inaugurate the Israeli Embassy in the capital of Manama, Sept. 4.

Rising temperatures raise demand for solutions in Gulf nations

With temperatures soaring around the Persian Gulf, steps are being taken to cool things down, including introducing environmentally friendly laws and planting millions of trees.

Italian tourists walk in the Mesquite Dunes during heat wave in Death Valley National Park, California

On This Day: Israel, Arab nations sign historic Abraham Accords agreement

Establishing ties with Israel’s regional neighbors has been an uphill slog since the state’s inception. The Abraham Accords signified a massive and historic leap forward.

 ISRAEL, UAE AND BAHRAIN sign the Abraham Accords at the White House in 2020. Had the Heavens gifted Israel with reprieve from diplomatic ‘tsunamis,’ but not bestowed upon it the blessings of the Abraham Accords – dayenu.

US, Bahrain sign strategic security and economic agreement

The agreement was signed at a meeting at the State Department between Blinken and Bahrain's crown prince and prime minister, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa.

 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa during a signing ceremony for a Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement at the State Department in Washington, U.S., September 13, 2023.

Israeli tech to be used in Saudi Arabia via MoU with Bahraini firm

Israeli firm Trucknet's technology will be used by Bahraini firm Cox Logistics, which helps service US military vehicles in Saudi Arabia.

 Trucknet CEO Hanan Friedman is seen signing a deal with a Bahraini company in the presence of Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and his Bahraini counterpart.

Iran fears Israel will soon normalize ties with more Muslim countries - analysis

Iran thinks that by ingratiating itself with countries like Saudi Arabia, it might set back the trend of normalization with Israel.

A man holds up a poster of the late Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani next to a burning Israeli flag as Iranians attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022

Bahrain touts 2 states at 67 lines, as Israel opens embassy in Manama

Cohen said that he and his Bahrain counterpart agreed that they “should work together to increase the number of direct flights, the tourism, the trade volume, the investments.” 

Israel's then-foreign minister Eli Cohen and Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani officially inaugurate the Israeli Embassy in Manama, Bahrain, September 4, 2023.

Israel wants free trade agreement with Bahrain, FM tells Arab media

Eli Cohen to Bahraini Al-Ayyam: "No one in the world is more interested in ending the issue with the Palestinians than Israel."

The flags of the United Arab Emirates, Israel and Bahrain flutter along a road in Netanya, Israel September 14, 2020

Economic freedom seminar builds on Abraham Accords

The seminar presents an important opportunity to examine the economic connections linking Israel, the Gulf, and Morocco.

 Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, waits outside the Kedma Hotel, the location of "The Negev Summit," attended by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and the Foreign Ministers of Israel, the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt in Sde Boker, Israel, March 28, 2022

N7 Initiative pushes regional free trade deal with Israel, Arab states

To help push the idea forward N7 held a conference in Bahrain this week to focus on ways to strengthen Israel’s commercial ties to the region.

 Representatives for the six Negev Forum countries are seen at the working group meeting in Abu Dhabi in the UAE.