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Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia
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Talking points from the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia

Verstappen wins in Malaysia as Red Bull rise, Hamilton recovers, and Antonelli strengthens his F1 title bid after a rain-hit race.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 October, 2026
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) logo is visible at the India Mobile Congress 2025 in Delhi, India, on October 11, 2025
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Amazon says unable to reactivate UAE, Bahrain data centers

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 September, 2026
A view of a new anti-U.S. billboard featuring President Donald Trump alongside a slogan reading, 'Great Victory, Strait of Hormuz', outside a train station in southern Tehran
US-Israel war on Iran
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US and Iran exchange strikes as lull in fighting ends

The New Arab Staff
02 September, 2026
Vehicles move on a highway by the Muharraq Bridge in Bahrain's capital Manama
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Bahrain lets 64 political prisoners return home temporarily

Oliver Mizzi
18 August, 2026
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Energy
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Fifth of Iranian attacks on Gulf target non-military facilities

Oliver Mizzi
05 August, 2026
The UK's Supreme Court.
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World
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Bahrain loses bid to block dissidents' spyware lawsuit in UK

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 July, 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
MENA
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Israel, Arab states step up security coordination against Iran

Sarah Khalil
27 July, 2026
Ira's strike raises Gulf data centre risks
US-Israel war on Iran
MENA
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Gulf data centres targeted by Iran amid fears for AI economy

Kareem Ramadan
24 July, 2026
Bahraini troops pull out of Pearl Square in Manama on February 19, 2011. Bahraini police dispersed protesters who poured into the capital's Pearl Square as soon as the army pulled out amid mounting pressure on the pro-Western Gulf kingdom to negotiate with the Shiite-led opposition
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Bahrain says Iran targeted air navigation systems

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 July, 2026
A bridge connecting Bandar Abbas and Roudan regions, rendered unusable after a US strike, is seen in Iran's Hormozgan province, where Iranian authorities said the United States carried out attacks on 95 locations across 12 cities over the past 10 days, on July 19, 2026. (Photo by Amir Hossein Khorgooei/Anadolu via Getty Images)
US-Israel war on Iran
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Iran attacks Kuwait; IRGC says US bases destroyed

Assiah Hamed
20 July, 2026
A shipyard damaged in a US strike is seen in Iran's Hormozgan province, 19 July 2026. [Getty]
US-Israel war on Iran
MENA
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Going on a second week, US widens strikes on Iran

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 July, 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
MENA
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Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait, causing power, water plant fire

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 July, 2026
Daily Life In Iran Amid New Conflicts Between Iran And U.S.
US-Israel war on Iran
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US-Iran strikes escalate as Iranian attack hits Kuwait oil site

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 July, 2026
The 'Al-Riqqa' oil tanker (L) and 'Al-Yarmouk' oil tankers sail in the Arabian Gulf waters, off the coast of Kuwait City
US-Israel war on Iran
MENA
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Iran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait, after exchange of fire with US

Assiah Hamed
Oliver Mizzi
28 June, 2026
A veiled pro-government supporter waves a national flag and holds a placard depicting portraits of late and current Supreme Leaders Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (top) and Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a nightly rally on the night of Tasua in downtown Tehran, Iran, on June 24, 2026.
US-Israel war on Iran
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Iran claims retaliatory strikes as Bahrain reports drone attack

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 June, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a press conference during the G7 Leaders' Summit on June 17, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France
US-Israel war on Iran
MENA
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Rubio heads to UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain to discuss Iran deal

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 June, 2026
Bahraini poet and writer Ali Abdullah Khalifa. (Ali Abdullah Khalifa official website)
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MENA
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Bahraini poet Ali Abdullah Khalifa dies aged 82

The New Arab Staff
22 June, 2026
A view of football merchandise at a sports shop in Tehran, Iran on June 10, 2026.
US-Israel war on Iran
MENA
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US launches strikes, Iran responds with attacks and seals Hormuz

The New Arab Staff
11 June, 2026
Iran-IRGC Marine Parade Commemorating Persian Gulf National Day
US-Israel war on Iran
MENA
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After US strikes, Iran hits bases in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 June, 2026
A view of damage after a kamikaze drone struck several buildings during Iranâs retaliatory attack following US and Israeli strikes in Manama, Bahrain on March 01, 2026.
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Bahrain, Kuwait targeted by fresh Iran salvoes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 June, 2026
Thousands gather in Tehran to protest US and Israeli attacks
US-Israel war on Iran
MENA
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Iran targets Gulf states; as Israel kills Lebanese soldiers

Assiah Hamed
06 June, 2026