[Editor's Note: Follow Khaleej Times live blog for the latest regional developments with the US-Israel-Iran ceasefire now in effect.] In a letter to UN officials, Bahrain has sought compensation from ...

In April 2026, a claim (archived) circulated online that the Trump administration abandoned 1,500 service members and their families in Bahrain, allowing them to leave with only their backpacks. One ...

The King Fahd Causeway Authority made the announcement in a post on X. The 15.5-mile bridge is the only connection by road for Bahrain, home to the US Navy’s 5th Fleet, to the Arabian Peninsula. Trump ...

Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026. (Reuters) An American-operated Patriot air defense battery ...

A Bahraini official has said a Patriot air defence system intercepted an Iranian drone over a residential neighbourhood earlier this month, an account that apparently differs from the United States ...

A dramatic escalation in the widening Iran vs US–Israel conflict has reached the island kingdom of Bahrain, after an Iranian drone reportedly struck fuel storage facilities near Bahrain International ...

[Editor's Note: Follow Khaleej Times live blog amid US-Israel-Iran war for the latest regional developments.] Bahrain has relaxed some visa rules, in light of the current circumstances and the ...

The renewed attacks by new Iran regime under Mojtaba Khamenei amid escalating tensions in the Middle East have hit Bahrain’s Bapco oil facility, the largest refinery in the country.Thick black smoke ...

Bapco Energies invoked force majeure on Monday after a strike set the Al-Ma'ameer facility ablaze, joining Qatar and Kuwait in suspending shipments as Iran escalates its attacks on Gulf energy ...

Defence Force praises readiness as residents urged to stay cautious Dubai: Bahrain’s air defence systems have intercepted and destroyed 95 missiles and 164 drones launched in successive attacks ...

MANAMA, Bahrain — An Iranian drone damaged a water desalination plant in Bahrain on Sunday, raising fears about attacks on the region’s drinking-water infrastructure as Operation Epic Fury stretches ...