Bahrain Current Affairs, GK & News

World’s Longest Serving Bahrain PM Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa passed away

November 12, 2020

World’s longest serving Prime Minister Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Bahrain PM, died on November 11. He was 84. He died at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in the United States. He became the Prime Minister of Bahrain on 19 January 1970 but took office on 5 August 1971 after the country’s independence. Key Points Khalifa ..

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Sudan joins UAE, Bahrain in recognizing Israel

October 24, 2020

On October 23, 2020, Sudan became the third country to join UAE and Bahrain in recognizing Israel. The United States recently brokered pacts between Israel and UAE and Bahrain. Under the agreement, UAE and Bahrain agreed to recognise Israel as an independent state. Key Highlights In September 2020, UAE, Bahrain and Israel signed the first ..

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to set up Permanent Base in the Indian Ocean

June 25, 2020

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has announced that it will set up its permanent military base in the Indian ocean by March next year. The announcement was made by Alireza Tangsiri on 23rd June 2020. Alireza Tangsiri is the Navy Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The Navy Commander informed that the move of ..

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PM Modi launches $4.2 million redevelopment project of temple in Bahrain

August 26, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched $4.2 million redevelopment project of 200-year-old Shreenathji or Lord Sri Krishna temple in Manama, capital of Bahrain, during his two-day visit to Gulf nation. This is 1st ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Bahrain. Key Highlights PM Modi unveiled the plaque in temple premises, thus officially launching redevelopment ..

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2018 Report on International Religious Freedom

June 24, 2019
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The 2018 Report on International Religious freedom has been released by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. The report makes the following observations: Religious freedom conditions continued to deteriorate in countries across the globe in 2017 It cites ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims in Burma, the persecution of Tibetan Buddhists in China, the ..

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