The UK government has refused calls to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia and bring its policy towards the Gulf Kingdom in line with its major ally, the US. In one of his many policy reversals from the Tr.
The Bahrain International Circuit could host two races this year (David Davies/PA)
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Formula One bosses are exploring the possibility of starting the new season with consecutive races in Bahrain.
Following the postponement of the Australian Grand Prix until November, Lewis Hamilton is due to begin his bid for an unprecedented eighth world championship in the Gulf Kingdom on March 28.
Imola is set to host the next round on April 18, but with continued doubts over where the third race will be staged, F1 is considering a second grand prix in Bahrain.
Report: Anti-Semitism Removed from Saudi Textbooks
A January 30 report from The Washington Post stated that anti-Semitic rhetoric has been removed from Saudi Arabia’s textbooks.
The Post noted that in early 2020, the Saudis obtained a report from the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) highlighting how their textbooks were still filled with anti-Semitism, homophobia, misogyny and intolerance toward other religious faiths outside of strict adherence to Sunni Islam. The Saudis have since taken efforts to reform their textbooks, such as removing various calls to “fight Jews,” praise for Islamic extremist martyrdom and supporting the death penalty for gays.
Bahrain FM mourns victims of Holocaust in surprising letter to Ashkenazi
In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani says there s no room for anti-Semitism, racism and extremism , reassures Gulf Kingdom s intentions to continue to sow the seeds of coexistence
Itamar Eichner |
Published: 01.28.21 , 15:04
Bahrain mourns the millions of lives lost in the Holocaust and stands in solidarity with survivors, the Gulf Kingdom s foreign minister, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, wrote in a surprising letter launched on Wednesday to his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
“The Kingdom of Bahrain mourns the millions of victims murdered in this heinous crime against humanity and stands in solidarity alongside the survivors and their families, Al-Zayani wrote. There is no room for anti-Semitism, racism and extremism. Only peace and love.”
Joe Biden urged to conduct thorough review of US policy towards Bahrain
US President Joe Biden in Wilmington, Delaware, on 9 November 2020 [ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images] January 22, 2021 at 12:24 pm
Joe Biden has been urged to immediately review American policy towards Bahrain in a letter calling on the newly elected president to consider relocating the US Fifth Fleet from the Kingdom because of its ongoing human rights violations including allegations of torture and arbitrary detention of political prisoners.
The letter sent on the day of President Biden s inauguration was sent by Husain Abdulla, executive director of Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB). He is originally from the Gulf Kingdom but his Bahraini citizenship was revoked due to his human rights activism. He leads ADHRB s efforts to ensure that US policies support the democracy and human rights movement in Bahrain.