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Bahrain-Saudi Arabia relations

This is a locator map for Saudi Arabia with its capital, Riyadh. (AP Photo)
May 29, 2023, 4:59 pm
Saudi Arabia executes two Bahraini men convicted of belonging to militant group
The two were detained in May 2015 for belonging to an unidentified group that allegedly smuggles explosives into country
By AP
Saudi Arabian city view with the Kingdom Tower, background, and 'Al-Faislia Tower' in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
November 27, 2020, 9:57 pm
30% of Saudis support business, sports contacts with Israel — poll
Though vast majority of kingdom still opposes normalization, percentage of survey respondents who support some ties is up threefold from June
By ToI Staff
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman smiles as he listens during his meeting with US President Donald Trump during a working breakfast on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
September 22, 2020, 3:16 pm
Saudi Arabia on road to ties with Israel, but not quite there yet
Most Saudis still view Palestinian statehood as a prerequisite for formal relations, but state-backed media and clerics are signaling change is underway
By Aya Batrawy
Palestinian men burn the exed-out portraits of the Bahraini king, US president and Israeli premier during a protest in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on September 12, 2020. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)
September 13, 2020, 4:43 am
Bahrain told us they would not normalize with Israel, top Palestinian laments
Saeb Erekat says Manama had emphasized its commitment to the Arab Peace Initiative, which requires peace with Palestinians before normalization, in private as well as in public
By Aaron Boxerman
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on September 18, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)
September 12, 2020, 2:31 am
Saudi Arabia, key backer of Bahrain, silent on deal but likely approved it
Riyadh seen unlikely to follow Abu Dhabi and Manama in normalizing ties with Israel for now
By ToI Staff and Agencies
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media prior to departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 12, 2019 (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
September 16, 2019, 3:37 am
Trump denies willingness to meet Iran leader with ‘no conditions’
US president accuses ‘fake news’ media of spreading idea, even though top officials in his administration specifically quoted him as saying so
By ToI Staff and AP
This combination of pictures shows US President Donald Trump, left, on July 22, 2018, and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on February 6, 2018. (AP Photo)
September 15, 2019, 11:04 pm
White House: Trump, Rouhani could still meet despite Saudi oil attacks
Kellyanne Conway says US president will always ‘consider his options’ for talks, administration doesn’t rule out retaliatory strikes on Iranian oil fields
By ToI Staff and AP
In this file photo taken on November 2, 2014 Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab sits at his home in the village of Bani Jamrah, West of Manama. (MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH / AFP)
December 31, 2018, 12:15 pm
Bahrain rights activist loses final appeal against jail term for tweets
Nabeel Rajab’s sentenced to 5 years for insulting the state; criticizing Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, government’s treatment of prisoners
By AFP
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