Bahrain Military

The admiral leading US Navy operations in the Middle East was found dead Saturday in Bahrain, the military branch said, adding that no foul play was suspected in the case.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has threatened to take military action if Qatar installs a Russian air defence system, France's Le Monde newspaper reported. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates severed diplomatic and economic ties with Qatar last year, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism, which it denies.

Qatari forces participated in joint military exercises that ended in Saudi Arabia this week, in an apparent sign of some compromise among US-allied Arab states locked in a nearly year-long dispute.

A US military aircraft made an emergency landing at Bahrain International Airport on Saturday and its pilot ejected on the runway after an engine malfunction, a navy spokesman said.

The ISIS group is calling for its followers to launch attacks in Bahrain, including those targeting American military personnel stationed on the tiny island.

Britain has begun construction work of its first permanent military base in the Middle East since 1971 in Bahrain that would allow the UK to work with its allies to reinforce stability in the Gulf and beyond amid security threats in the strategic region.

After nearly two years of nonstop unrest, opposing factions in Bahrain are set to open talks to ease an Arab Spring conflict that has run longer than Syria's rebellion and is playing out on the doorstep of the U.S. military's main naval base in the Persian Gulf.

Soldiers opened fire on Friday on thousands of protesters defying a government ban and streaming towards the landmark Pearl Square in the Bahraini capital of Manama which had been the symbolic centre of the uprising to break the political grip of the Gulf nation's leaders.Officials at the main Salmaniya Hospital said at least 50 people were injured...

The Bahrain  military, backed by tanks and armored personnel carriers, took control of most of this capital on Thursday hours after hundreds of heavily armed riot police officers fired shotguns, tear gas and concussion grenades to break up a pro-democracy camp inspired by the tumult swirling across the Middle East.Soldiers took up positions on...

The admiral leading US Navy operations in the Middle East was found dead Saturday in Bahrain, the military branch said, adding that no foul play was suspected in the case.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has threatened to take military action if Qatar installs a Russian air defence system, France's Le Monde newspaper reported. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates severed diplomatic and economic ties with Qatar last year, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism, which it denies.

Qatari forces participated in joint military exercises that ended in Saudi Arabia this week, in an apparent sign of some compromise among US-allied Arab states locked in a nearly year-long dispute.

A US military aircraft made an emergency landing at Bahrain International Airport on Saturday and its pilot ejected on the runway after an engine malfunction, a navy spokesman said.

The ISIS group is calling for its followers to launch attacks in Bahrain, including those targeting American military personnel stationed on the tiny island.

Britain has begun construction work of its first permanent military base in the Middle East since 1971 in Bahrain that would allow the UK to work with its allies to reinforce stability in the Gulf and beyond amid security threats in the strategic region.

After nearly two years of nonstop unrest, opposing factions in Bahrain are set to open talks to ease an Arab Spring conflict that has run longer than Syria's rebellion and is playing out on the doorstep of the U.S. military's main naval base in the Persian Gulf.

Soldiers opened fire on Friday on thousands of protesters defying a government ban and streaming towards the landmark Pearl Square in the Bahraini capital of Manama which had been the symbolic centre of the uprising to break the political grip of the Gulf nation's leaders.Officials at the main Salmaniya Hospital said at least 50 people were injured...

The Bahrain  military, backed by tanks and armored personnel carriers, took control of most of this capital on Thursday hours after hundreds of heavily armed riot police officers fired shotguns, tear gas and concussion grenades to break up a pro-democracy camp inspired by the tumult swirling across the Middle East.Soldiers took up positions on...