Bahrain
EU adds Bahrain to new tax haven blacklist
The EU has added Bahrain and the UAE to a new blacklist consisting of 17 jurisdictions deemed by Brussels to be tax havens.
US approves $3.8 billion in arms sales to Manama
In a sign of strong support for the archipelago kingdom, the U.S. State Department approved a USD 3.8 billion arms sale, including F-16s.
Bahrain rejects ‘attempts by Qatar to politicize Hajj’
In an interview with al-Arabiya, Bahrain’s foreign minister stressed that Manama rejects possible attacks on Saudi Arabia.