By AFPIsraeli President Isaac Herzog arrived Sunday in Bahrain, the first visit by an Israeli head of state to the small Gulf kingdom since the two countries normalised relations in 2020.Herzog, whose role is largely ceremonial, was greeted at the ai...

About 30,000 flag-waving worshippers joined an open-air mass held by Pope Francis in mainly Muslim Bahrain on Saturday, the highlight of his outreach mission to the Gulf.Some of the congregation had tears in their eyes as they waited to see the 85-ye...

Under the title “East and West for Human Coexistence”, the Bahrain Forum for Dialogue kicked off on Thursday in the Bahraini capital, Manama.The forum will last for two days and will be attended by Pope Francis of the Catholic Church and Egypt's Gran...

By AFPPope Francis, leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics, flies Thursday to the Gulf state of Bahrain to foster ties with Islam in a voyage overshadowed by criticism of human rights abuses.The second voyage by a pope to the Arabian Peninsula a...

Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmad El-Tayeb and Pope Francis will participate in the“Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence” from November 3-6 to encourage peaceful coexistence worldwide.The Forum will be hosted by Bahrain u...

It's an unusual sight in the conservative Gulf state of Bahrain: a young mother in an indoor basketball court is instructing the male players.Fatima Reyadh has overcome prejudices to become the assistant coach of Al-Najma basketball club in the capit...