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News Bahrain Politics: Bahrain and its Executions: A Legal Question Mark!

Published on: Wednesday 31 July 2019
Bahrain and its Executions: A Legal Question Mark!
News source: https://www.albawaba.com/opinion/bahrain-and-its-executions-legal-question-mark-1300733

Citing the existence of the death penalty in the United States as justification, Bahrain's government executed political prisoners Ali al-Arab and Ahmed al-Malali by firing squad on the morning of Saturday 27 July.  Another man was also executed in a separate, non-political case. The killings came two days after the Trump administration announced it was reinstating the federal death penalty after an absence of nearly two decades.

News Bahrain Politics: Homophobic political ads are legal, Israeli judge rules

Published on: Wednesday 07 August 2019
Homophobic political ads are legal, Israeli judge rules
News source: http://news.trust.org/item/20190807185035-zzats/

LONDON, Aug 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Billboard owners in Israel cannot reject homophobic political adverts ... countries - along with Jordan and Bahrain - that allow same-sex relations ...

News Bahrain Politics: Washington and London should stop enabling Bahrain’s executions of dissidents

Published on: Thursday 01 August 2019
Washington and London should stop enabling Bahrain’s executions of dissidents
News source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/08/01/washington-london-should-stop-enabling-bahrains-executions-dissidents/

The first executions are scheduled for December. The next morning, activists in Bahrain started spreading the word that authorities were about to carry out executions of political dissidents. That ...

News Bahrain Politics: Jared Kushner at odds with Saudis as Bahrain summit opens

Published on: Wednesday 17 July 2019
Jared Kushner at odds with Saudis as Bahrain summit opens
News source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/jared-kushner-odds-saudis-bahrain-175318820.html

Palestinians protested against the Bahrain summit Credit: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem In ... of trying to use the lure of financial rewards to get them to surrender their political goals. Speaking in front ...

News Bahrain Politics: Turkmenistan, Bahrain hold political consultations

Published on: Monday 08 July 2019
Turkmenistan, Bahrain hold political consultations
News source: https://menafn.com/1098739041/Turkmenistan-Bahrain-hold-political-consultations

The Turkmen Foreign Ministry hosted political consultations with a delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister of Bahrain Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa,Trendreports with reference ...

News Bahrain Politics: Bahrain foreign ministry strongly condemns Iran's seizure of British tanker -

Published on: Friday 19 July 2019
Bahrain foreign ministry strongly condemns Iran's seizure of British tanker -
News source: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/politics-news-pmn/bahrain-foreign-ministry-strongly-condemns-irans-seizure-of-british-tanker

DUBAI — Bahrain said on Saturday it “strongly condemned” Iran’s seizure of a British flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, asking Iran to immediately release the vessel.Bahrain, where the U.S.

News Bahrain Politics: Israel's Natural Gas Discoveries Are Bridging Political Divides And Are Forging Economic Ties

Published on: Thursday 18 April 2019
Israel's Natural Gas Discoveries Are Bridging Political Divides And Are Forging Economic Ties
News source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2019/04/18/israels-natural-gas-discoveries-are-bridging-political-divides-and-are-forging-economic-ties/

Israel is finding itself in the position of becoming a major natural gas producer, — a dynamic that is reshaping its own electricity portfolio while also helping it to form economic ties with its neighbors.

News Bahrain Politics: Bahrain jails 138 for planning Iran-linked 'terror' group

Published on: Tuesday 16 April 2019
News source: https://news.yahoo.com/bahrain-jails-138-planning-iran-linked-terror-group-133609723.html

In June, Bahrain amended its law on political rights, prohibiting leaders and members of dissolved political associations from running in legislative elections. - 'Terrorism' trials - In Tuesday's ...