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Bahrain

Bahrain and Saudi F1 races set to be cancelled

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.

Khamenei’s son takes charge as Iran war sends oil prices soaring, stocks plummeting

Smoke rises after an Iranian drone was intercepted over the Bahrain Financial Harbour towers, in Manama, on March 6.
Smoke rises after an Iranian drone was intercepted over the Bahrain Financial Harbour towers, in Manama, on March 6.

F1 likely to drop Bahrain and Saudi races without replacements amid Gulf conflict

Formula One F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - April 12, 2025 Ferrari's Charles Leclerc during qualifying REUTERS/Rula Rouhana
Formula One F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - April 12, 2025 Ferrari's Charles Leclerc during qualifying REUTERS/Rula Rouhana

MotoGP boss says Qatar GP looks ‘very difficult’, adds to F1 uncertainty for Bahrain GP

MotoGP boss Carmelo Ezpeleta indicated the Qatar race could be rescheduled for later in the year.
MotoGP boss Carmelo Ezpeleta indicated the Qatar race could be rescheduled for later in the year.

WEC postpones Qatar season-opener, F1 races in the spotlight

Formula One F1 - Monaco Grand Prix - Circuit de Monaco, Monaco - May 22, 2025 General view of the F1 logo ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
Formula One F1 - Monaco Grand Prix - Circuit de Monaco, Monaco - May 22, 2025 General view of the F1 logo ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

Arab countries at UN slam Iran’s retaliatory strikes

Emergency personnel work to extinguish a fire in a building after an Iranian strike in the Bahraini capital Manama on Feb 28, 2026.
Emergency personnel work to extinguish a fire in a building after an Iranian strike in the Bahraini capital Manama on Feb 28, 2026.

S’pore embassy exploring possibility of evacuating S’poreans in Bahrain to Riyadh via buses

Vehicles drive past a building that was damaged by an Iranian drone attack in Seef, Manama, Bahrain, on March 1, 2026.
Vehicles drive past a building that was damaged by an Iranian drone attack in Seef, Manama, Bahrain, on March 1, 2026.

‘Safety and well-being’ will guide F1 Middle East planning: FIA chief

Formula One F1 - Pre Season Testing - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - February 20, 2026 Mercedes' George Russell during the pre season testing REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
Formula One F1 - Pre Season Testing - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - February 20, 2026 Mercedes' George Russell during the pre season testing REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

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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.