Call for unified GCC laws to fight terrorSpy networks and terror cells that aim to destabilise the Gulf should be combated through unified legislation, said a top Bahraini official. Interior Minister Lieutenant-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa highlighted the More… |
Terror blasts hit Boston marathonTwo bombs ripped through the crowd at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people, maiming others and injuring more than 100 in what a White House official said would be treated as an "act of ter More… |
Syria ready to talk to armed oppositionSyrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Moualem said on Monday Damascus was ready to talk to the country's armed opposition, Russian news agency Itar-Tass reported. "We are ready for dialogue More… |
Nigeria arrests Iran-linked terror cellNigeria's secret service said it has arrested a "terrorist cell" trained in Iran which planned to attack US and Israeli targets in Africa's most populous nation. The State Secu More… |
Terror plot discovered in Bahrain; 8 heldBahrain authorities last night said they had foiled a major terror plot to destabilise the kingdom and eight Bahrainis have been arrested as part of a terror cell. The cell had links to Iran, Ir More… |
Saudi backs Bahrain’s fight against terrorSaudi Arabia will back Bahrain’s fight against terror and other illegal activities, said Saudi Interior Minister Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Jeddah yesterday. Bahrain’s Interior Minister Lieutenant-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdul More… |
Assad defiant; vows to fight 'terrorism'Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad said on Sunday authorities would maintain a crackdown against the armed opposition but were still ready for dialogue with political opponents. 'We will continue firmly confronting terrorism, leavi More… |
Iran 'instigating terror in Bahrain'Iran is instigating terrorism and sabotage in Bahrain and Qateef in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, said a former State Security colonel. Adel Flaifil explained that the reasons behind it are international sanctions against Iran, the arri More… |
UK expats slam 'shameless act of terror'British nationals living in Bahrain have denounced an attack on their embassy, calling it an 'act of terror.' Betsy Bennett Mathieson, who has lived in kingdom for 31 years, said the explosion outside the British Embassy was in con More… |
Bahrain terror cell targets 'included key officials'A terror cell that allegedly targeted key locations in Bahrain was also planning attacks on diplomats, ministers and top TV personalities, government sources said yesterday. They confirmed a list of potential targets, including Bahrain Tel More… |








