The Asian Football Confederation’s continental competitions, which is the biggest-ever in terms of the number of national football teams present in this edition, kicked off in UAE Sat. with host UAE taking on Bahrain. The 2019 AFC Asian Cup kicked off in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday evening January 5 and will wrap […]

An Iranian weightlifter at 55 kg division has grabbed 3 gold medals at an international weightlifting championships underway in Bahrain. According to the official website of Iran Weightlifting Federation, on the first day of Weightlifting Championships, hosted by Bahrain’s Manama in three cadets, junior and adult divisions, the Iranian weightlifter at 55 kg Payman Dehghani from […]

Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, a leading Bahraini cleric, met with Iraq’s top religious leader Ayatollah Ali Sistani in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf on Friday, IRNA reported. The local Iraqi media published an image of the meeting, but failed to provide further details. Ayatollah Isa Qassim arrived in Najaf on Thursday. Sheikh Isa Qassim […]

A Persian Gulf Arab summit called for regional unity as Bahrain and Qatar traded barbs over the Qatari emir’s decision not to attend the gathering in Saudi Arabia on Sunday in a sign that a row between Doha and its neighbors is still festering. Qatar sent its state minister for foreign affairs to the annual […]

Bahrain’s foreign minister, Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, criticized Qatar’s emir in a tweet on Sunday for not attending an annual (Persian) Gulf Arab summit being held in Saudi Arabia. Qatar sent its state minister for foreign affairs to the summit, which is taking place amid a bitter dispute between Doha and three Persian […]

People in Bahrain once again poured into the streets in various cities to condemn the Manama regime’s continued crackdown on dissidents and to denounce the prime minister’s “sham” resignation. During the protests on Sunday night, the Al Khalifa regime forces attacked peaceful demonstrators in Diraz, west of Manama, Bahraini opposition media reported. The protesters condemned […]

 The Director of Bahrainis Seminary in Iranian holy city of Qom Sheikh Abdullah Al-Daghagh condemned the recent elections in Bahrain as a farce, saying that the Al-Khalifa regime had threatened the people to vote. Sheikh Abdullah Al-Daghagh, who previously served as the representative of prominent cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim in Iran,  told Mehr News Agency […]

 A Bahraini court on Sunday ordered life sentences for three senior opposition members, overturning a previous acquittal on alleged charges of spying for Qatar. A statement from the public prosecutor said the court sentenced Sheikh Ali Salman, opposition al-Wefaq group secretary general, and Sheikh Hassan Sultan and Ali Alaswad, members of the same group, to […]

 Iran national handball team suffered a shock defeat against Bahrain in the 2018 Asian Games on Monday. Team Melli lost to Bahrain 29-23 at the GOR POPKI Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia in Group II. Iran will meet Hong Kong and South Korea on Wednesday and Friday respectively. Zoran Kastratovic’s men had defeated Malaysia 55-11 and […]

 On July 9, 2018, Bahrain’s 80-year-old top spiritual leader Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim arrived in UK and was immediately taken to hospital to receive primary medical treatment by specialized doctors. Ayatollah Qassim’s health had deteriorated ever since the government have stripped his citizenship and stormed his domicile in 23 May 2017, and placed him under […]