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Bahrain

Bahrain circulates revised UN Hormuz draft, drops binding enforcement

FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Bahrain smelter Alba assesses damage after Iran strikes aluminium plants

Two employees at Aluminium Bahrain were hurt in the March 28 attack.
Two employees at Aluminium Bahrain were hurt in the March 28 attack.

Bahrain proposes UN Security Council approve use of force to protect Hormuz shipping

A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

UK sending air defence systems to Gulf to help counter Iranian missiles

A damaged building in the aftermath of an Iranian drone strike in Manama, Bahrain on March 10.
A damaged building in the aftermath of an Iranian drone strike in Manama, Bahrain on March 10.

Patriot missile involved in Bahrain blast likely US-operated, analysis finds

Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Bahrain cites Patriot interception in March 9 Iranian drone incident

A video screengrab showing debris on the street after reported Iranian drone strikes in Sitra, Bahrain, on March 9.
A video screengrab showing debris on the street after reported Iranian drone strikes in Sitra, Bahrain, on March 9.

F1 calls off April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia

FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Pre Season Testing - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - February 13, 2026 Red Bull's Isack Hadjar during pre season testing REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Pre Season Testing - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - February 13, 2026 Red Bull's Isack Hadjar during pre season testing REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

Bahrain and Saudi Formula One races in April set to be cancelled due to Middle East conflict

FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - April 13, 2025 General view of the race during a safety car REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - April 13, 2025 General view of the race during a safety car REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

Number of Iranian missiles and drones fired at Gulf countries

Missiles and drones that the United Arab Emirates says it intercepted during recent attacks are displayed during a government briefing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Abdelhadi Ramahi
Missiles and drones that the United Arab Emirates says it intercepted during recent attacks are displayed during a government briefing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Abdelhadi Ramahi

Water emerges as a dangerous new war target

Pigeons sitting on a decorative water fountain in Qatar's capital, Doha, on March 4.
Pigeons sitting on a decorative water fountain in Qatar's capital, Doha, on March 4.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.