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Bahrain’s Foreign Minister, Abdul Lateef Rashid Al Zayani, speaks to journalists in Manama on December 4, 2022. (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
August 28, 2025, 6:35 am
Bahrain receives credentials of Israel’s new ambassador to the Gulf kingdom
Bahraini state news agency reports on meeting between FM Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani and Shmuel Revel
By Reuters and ToI Staff
File: Benjamin Netanyahu (right) during a Likud party meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on December 13, 2021; Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (left) speaks during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 14, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90; Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP/File)
May 22, 2023, 11:03 pm
Netanyahu said to speak with Saudi Arabia’s MBS about flights for Israeli pilgrims
Riyadh reportedly demanding major concessions granting PA security presence on Temple Mount, further powers in West Bank; PM’s office, Foreign Minister deny report
By ToI Staff
Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani speaks during a press conference with the US Secretary of State and Prime Minister Netanyahu after their trilateral meeting in Jerusalem, November 18, 2020. (Menahem Kahana/Pool/Flash90)
January 4, 2023, 12:10 am
Foreign Minister Cohen speaks with Bahraini counterpart, as concerns rise over ties
Senior diplomats discuss need to deepen relationship, as Netanyahu prioritizes expanding circle of Abraham Accords
By Lazar Berman
Bahrain’s Foreign Minister, Abdul Lateef Rashid Al Zayani, speaks to journalists in Manama on December 4, 2022. (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
December 4, 2022, 7:46 pm
Bahrain: Netanyahu believes in peace, we look forward to working with him
FM Al-Zayani indicates Gulf kingdom unconcerned by makeup of incoming government in Jerusalem, despite presence of far-right figures
By Lazar Berman
President Isaac Herzog (L) meets with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (R) at the Al-Qudaibiya Palace in Manama, Bahrain, December 4, 2022. (Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO)
December 4, 2022, 2:44 pm
In first, Bahraini king hosts Herzog, stresses Palestinians’ ‘legitimate rights’
Meeting Israeli president, King Hamad doesn’t mention Palestinian state; sides also avoid discussing Iran; Herzog is making first visit by Israeli head of state to the Gulf kingdom
By Lazar Berman
President Isaac Herzog (front L) and King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (front R) at the Al Qudaibiya palace in Manama, December 4, 2022. (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
December 4, 2022, 6:49 am
‘Message of peace’: Herzog lands in Bahrain for 1st state visit by Israeli president
2-day trip in Manama begins with Herzog meeting King Hamad, Foreign Minister Al-Zayani, after recent large anti-Israel protest; he is also slated to make a stop in Abu Dhabi
By Lazar Berman
United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, right, makes remarks at the Negev Summit, with from left, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani, Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, March 28, 2022, in Sde Boker, Israel. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
March 29, 2022, 6:44 am
For Israel, the Negev Summit was all about Iran. For other participants, not so much
Foreign diplomats involved say Tehran wasn’t what brought them to Sde Boker, as each country has its own concerns that justify participation in first-of-its-kind gathering
By Jacob Magid
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (R) welcomes his Emirati counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan at Sde Boker in southern Israel, on March 27, 2022, ahead of the Negev Summit. (Jack Guez/AFP)
March 27, 2022, 9:03 pm
Foreign ministers of Bahrain, UAE, Morocco and Egypt arrive for Negev Summit
With Iran issue looming, Israeli official says top diplomats discussing ‘advancing a regional security architecture’ to counter threats by ‘air, sea, and piracy’
By Lazar Berman and Aaron Boxerman
(From left to right): Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan at a press conference in Washington, DC on October 13, 2021. (GPO)
March 25, 2022, 4:40 pm
Israel to host Blinken and FMs of UAE, Morocco and Bahrain in ‘historic summit’
First in-person gathering of each Abraham Accords country’s top diplomat will be held on Sunday and Monday, as US secretary of state visits Jewish state, Foreign Ministry says
By Jacob Magid
From left, US Fifth Fleet commander Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, US charge d'affaires in Bahrain Maggie Nardi, and Bahrain's FM Abdullatif al Zayani in front of the USS Pearl Harbor in Manama, September 20 2021 (Shlomi Amsalem GPO)
October 1, 2021, 7:20 pm
On Lapid’s Bahrain visit, a photo op at a US Navy base meant for Iranian eyes
There were many encouraging signs from Yair Lapid’s trip to Manama Thursday, but the tripartite display of unity at the US Fifth Fleet base is what Tehran will notice
By Lazar Berman
From left, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif al Zayani, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, and US Fifth Fleet commander Vice Admiral Brad Cooper aboard the USS Pearl Harbor, September 30, 2021 (Shlomi Amsalem, GPO)
October 1, 2021, 6:20 pm
Lapid’s visit to Bahrain includes a trip to a US Navy base, off Iran’s coast
While there, Israeli FM speaks of the three countries’ ‘similar interests in the region’ and the need to protect peace ‘from those who would harm it’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (C) meets with UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Khalifa al-Marar, (R) and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani (L) at his hotel in New York on Sunday evening. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
September 27, 2021, 2:51 am
Bennett tells UAE, Bahrain ministers: Jordan and Egypt are ‘delighted’ with ties
Meeting with senior Gulf officials in New York ahead of his UN speech, prime minister promises stability and continuity in relations; UAE expects trade to top $1 billion this year
By Lazar Berman
(Clockwise from top left) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, UAE diplomatic adviser Anwar Gargash, Bahrain’s Ambassador to the US Sheikh Abdullah bin Rashid al-Khalifa and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in a virtual event marking the one-year anniversary of the Abraham Accords on September 17, 2021. (Screen capture/YouTube)
September 17, 2021, 6:42 pm
Blinken pledges US backing to expand Abraham Accords between Israel, Arab states
At US-hosted event marking a year since signing of historic agreement, Lapid notes anniversary of peace deal with Egypt; Morocco, UAE call for two-state solution
By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid
The Gush Etzion winery in the West Bank, July 18, 2019. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
December 5, 2020, 1:39 pm
In backtrack, Bahrain won’t import settlement and Golan goods as made in Israel
Bahrain foreign minister says he spoke with Palestinian counterpart and clarified position after trade minister said Manama wouldn’t make distinction
By ToI Staff and Raphael Ahren
Bahrain's Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed R. Alzayani (R) speaks to Israeli reporters in Jerusalem on December 3, 2020 (Courtesy Bahrain NCC)
December 3, 2020, 5:56 pm
Bahrain minister says he took a stroll around Jerusalem, felt its holy ‘spirit’
Zayed Alzayani compares nighttime walk that brought him near Western Wall and Dome of the Rock to his visits to Mecca and Medina
By Raphael Ahren
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