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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 338

Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

President Isaac Herzog meets his new UAE counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan to pay his condolences on the passing of the Gulf state's late leader Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 15, 2022. (President's Office)
March 22, 2023, 1:22 am
Herzog sends Ramadan greetings to Arab leaders amid tensions over Smotrich speech
President wishes Muslim leaders ‘peace, happiness and health,’ days after finance minister sparks uproar by saying Palestinian people are ‘an invention’
By Ash Obel
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 presents Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu with the mandate to form the next government, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on November 13, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
December 1, 2022, 6:32 am
‘Do not come’: Security for Herzog’s trip to Gulf said boosted due to online threats
Social media posts by Bahraini opposition activists urge ‘criminal’ Israeli president not to visit country; Herzog also slated to make subsequent stop in UAE
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: President Isaac Herzog boards a plane as he sets off for Ukraine to participate in memorial ceremony marking the 80th anniversary since the babi Yar massacre. (Haim Zach / GPO)
November 17, 2022, 6:36 pm
President Herzog to make first-ever state visit to Bahrain next month
Israeli head of state to meet with senior government officials, business leaders and local Jewish community; Herzog will also visit UAE, meeting with Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
By Lazar Berman
Pope Francis is greeted by Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa as he arrives at the Sakhir Royal Palace, Bahrain, November 3, 2022. (AP/Alessandra Tarantino)
November 3, 2022, 10:05 pm
Pope Francis calls for human rights, end to death penalty during Bahrain trip
Rights groups urge head of Catholic Church to advocate for dissidents in Sunni-ruled kingdom, which faces accusations of oppressing its Shiite majority
By Nicole Winfeld
File: From left to right, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Iraqi President Barham Salih, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, prepare to meet in the presidential palace in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
August 23, 2022, 5:12 am
Sissi hosting summit of Arab leaders, against backdrop of intensifying Iran talks
Leaders of Egypt, UAE, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan also to discuss Ukraine war-related energy and food crises, Cairo’s dispute with Ethiopia over its mega-dam on the Blue Nile
By Agencies
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, meets with then-Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog in Ramallah on August 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser/File)
May 1, 2022, 11:38 pm
Herzog speaks to PA’s Abbas for the 1st time since outbreak of Temple Mount clashes
President also calls leaders of UAE and Bahrain to wish them a happy Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan
By ToI Staff
Uri Pearl and Joy Malka Rothenberg from a delegation of the Abrahamic Business Circle present a Dove of Peace scuplture by Daniel Kafri to the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (Bahrain Royal Court)
April 2, 2022, 9:35 am
Bahrain’s king hosts Israelis who give him peace sculpture to mark Abraham Accords
Members of business ties group invited to palace to give King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ‘Dove of Peace’; ‘We are all sons of Abraham,’ king says, adding he intends to visit Israel
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meets Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa at his palace in Manama on February 15, 2022. (Haim Zach/GPO)
February 15, 2022, 12:31 pm
Bennett meets Bahrain king and crown prince, urges ‘peace between people’
PM praises relations between Bahraini and Israeli governments during meeting with ministers, says goal of trip ‘is to mold more content into the Abraham Accords’
By Tal Schneider
Defense Minister Benny Gantz (right) and Bahraini Minister of Defense Affairs Abdullah Bin Hassan Al Nuaimi shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding at the Bahraini defense headquarters, on February 3, 2022. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
February 5, 2022, 10:12 pm
‘A bridge to new destinations’: In op-ed for Bahrain paper, Gantz lauds growing ties
Defense minister says security MOUs will allow both nations to defend ‘common interests’ and boost regional stability
By ToI Staff
Defense Minister Benny Gantz meets with Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at his palace in Manama, on February 3, 2022. (Courtesy/Kingdom of Bahrain)
February 3, 2022, 8:42 pm
Gantz’s Bahrain visit signals to Iran the alliance against it is growing and public
Defense minister says Israel looking to work with Manama and other ‘moderates’ in the region to combat shared threats, as US shifts focus to Ukraine and Russia
By Judah Ari Gross
Defense Minister Benny Gantz (right) and Bahraini Minister of Defense Affairs Abdullah Bin Hassan Al Nuaimi shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding at the Bahraini defense headquarters, on February 3, 2022. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
February 3, 2022, 4:07 pm
Israel signs security memorandum with Bahrain, its 2nd with an Arab nation
Defense minister Gantz meets king, crown prince during visit to Manama as two countries shore up ties amid growing threats from Iran
By Judah Ari Gross
Defense Minister Benny Gantz stands alongside his Bahraini counterpart, Abdulla bin Hasan Al Nuaimi, after landing in Manama on February 2, 2022. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)
February 2, 2022, 3:48 pm
Gantz lands in Bahrain to sign security agreements, in first official visit
Defense minister to meet top officials, including the king, during his lightning visit to the Gulf country; will also visit US Navy’s 5th Fleet
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: In this July 24, 2019 file photo, a young couple sits in a public garden overlooking the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
December 30, 2021, 8:50 pm
Amid warming ties, Bahrain names new ambassador to Syria after over a decade
Appointment is latest sign some Arab countries are moving to reengage with Assad regime after keeping distance during brutal civil war
By AP
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