Citizens of Arabian Gulf have been urged to leave Syria

The Saudi Kingdom urged its citizens on Tuesday to leave Syria as soon as possible to avoid getting caught in a government crackdown on popular protests, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The Saudi foreign ministry Tuesday urged its citizens to leave Syria and not to travel to the Arab nation (more…)

Bahrain urges its citizens to leave Syria immediately

The Bahraini Foreign Ministry urged its citizens   nationals who are now  in Syria to leave immediately “due to the unstable security situation there.” (more…)

Bahrain opposition urges government to resign

Bahrain’s main opposition group has called for the resignation of the government following the publication of a report exposing the use of excessive force and systematic torture against pro-democracy protesters earlier this year. (more…)

Bahrain comes clean on abuse of protesters

THE chief investigator into the Bahrain government’s crackdowns has given a blow-by-blow reckoning of torture, excessive force and fast-track justice to crush the largest Arab Spring uprising in the Gulf. (more…)

Saudi FM: Iran’s nuclear program poses a threat to the Gulf

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal warned during a ministerial meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC )on Wednesday that Iran’s nuclear program could pose a threat to the security of the Gulf region and accused Iran of continuing to interfere in neighboring states. (more…)

Bahraini MP: Hezbollah, Iran behind the terrorist cell

A cell broken up in Bahrain was linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and planned to murder prominent Gulf figures, Al Arabiya TV reported on Sunday, quoting the prosecutors’ office in Bahrain. (more…)

Bahrain says breaks up cell plotting attacks

Bahrain said on Saturday a cell planning to “target” the Interior Ministry building, the Saudi embassy in the kingdom and a causeway linking the island state with neighbouring Saudi Arabia had been broken and its members captured. (more…)

Bahrain to U.S.: Stand up to Iran

Bahrain’s foreign minister has a pointed message for President Obama: what is the U.S. actually going to do about Iran to show that it’s serious?

Bahrainis Vote to Fill Parliament Seats Vacated by Shiites After Protests

Bahrain today holds special parliamentary elections boycotted by the country’s largest Shiite Muslim bloc, a day after stepped-up protests in Shiite villages and riots in Manama’s biggest shopping mall. (more…)

Hezbollah chief slammed for backing Assad

Arabs have reacted sharply to the speech on Friday by Syed Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah, with people in Qatar saying the charismatic Shia leader has lost his credibility because of his stand on the pro-reform protests in Bahrain and Syria. (more…)