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Iran death toll rises as Trump vows to continue operation: what we know so far on day three
Published: March 2, 2026 19:28
Hundreds have reportedly been killed in Iran since Saturday, while Trump says attacks could last for up to five weeksUS-Israel war on Iran – live updates Continue reading...
More than 100,000 Britons stranded in Gulf, with airspace closed to most flights
Published: March 2, 2026 19:03
UK considering all evacuation options, including charter and military flights and bus trips across land bordersUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesMiddle East war in maps, video and photosMore than 100,000 Britons were stranded in the Gulf on Monday, with…
‘A constant state of anxiety’: Britons caught up in Middle East conflict
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/02/anxiety-britons-caught-up-middle-east-conflict
Published: March 2, 2026 18:54
Some who live in region are unsure what to do amid missile strikes, while others are desperate to get home to the UKUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesWhat we know so far on day three of the Iran warAfter the US-Israel attack on Iran and the disruption to…
Gulf states on verge of acting against Iran over ‘reckless’ strikes across region
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/02/gulf-states-iran-strikes-response
Published: March 2, 2026 16:04
Meeting of six-country cooperation council says option to respond to attacks by Tehran remains on the tableUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesGulf states, encouraged by Donald Trump, are on the verge of ending their neutrality in the war against Iran in…
Footage shows moment Iranian strike hits high-rise in Bahrain – video
Published: March 1, 2026 20:10
Video shared on social media shows a drone strike on a building in Bahrain's capital, Manama. Black smoke was seen rising from destroyed buildings in Qatar, Bahrain, Dubai and Kuwait, after Tehran launched a number of retaliatory strikes across the Middle…
UK personnel just 200 metres away from Iranian missile strike
Published: March 1, 2026 18:53
British forces in Bahrain and Iraq being drawn into Iran conflict in defence of civilian sites and military assetsUS-Israeli attack on Iran – live updatesThree hundred British personnel were within 200 metres (650ft) of an Iranian missile and drone strike…
Explosions rock Dubai, Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait as war spreads across Middle East
Published: March 1, 2026 04:28
War launched by US and Israel on Iran has quickly escalated prompting anxiety and concern in whole regionUS-Israeli attack on Iran – live updatesWhat we know so far: US and Israel wage war on IranIran struck the world-famous Fairmont hotel in Dubai,…
Missile appears to fall in Qatar as Iran launches retaliatory strikes – video
Published: February 28, 2026 20:08
Footage circulating on social media appears to show the moment a missile fell near a residential area in Doha. Qatar's defence ministry said its air defences successfully intercepted several missiles. Explosions were reported in Gulf nations including the…
Bahrain to argue at UK supreme court it has immunity from surveillance claims
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/26/bahrain-uk-supreme-court-immunity-surveillance-claims
Published: November 26, 2025 10:43
Gulf nation is accused of placing monitoring software on computers of two dissidents living in LondonBahrain is to tell the UK’s supreme court that it enjoys sovereign immunity from claims it placed surveillance software on the computers of two dissidents…
UK ex-Middle East minister accused of transparency rule breach over Bahrain advisory role
Published: July 15, 2025 15:01
Tory peer Tariq Ahmad denies contact while in office with King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful CoexistenceA former UK Middle East minister has been accused of breaching transparency rules over a paid advisory role with an influential Bahraini centre that…
Dismay as UK prepares to sign ‘values-free’ £1.6bn trade deal with Gulf states
Published: May 29, 2025 20:18
Exclusive: Trade unions and human rights organisations fear environment and human rights being pushed asideThe UK is on the brink of signing a £1.6bn trade agreement with Gulf states, amid warnings from rights groups that the deal makes no concrete…
‘They goggled and gawped’: Bahrain gives its pearl-divers a sci-fi wonder – and four ‘filo pastry’ car parks
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/mar/14/bahrain-pearling-path-sci-fi-kingdom-car-parks
Published: March 14, 2025 11:05
The kingdom’s old capital is a world heritage site – and it has now honoured its once-biggest industry with a ‘pearling path’ wending through two miles of architectural marvels. But did its car parks really have to be so lavish?Think of contemporary…
A ceasefire deal is here. For Gaza, the Middle East and the world, the future remains unknown
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/16/israel-hamas-gaza-ceasefire
Published: January 16, 2025 00:53
The sacrifice has been so great, the misery so complete, that few can claim with certainty that this was all worthwhileThere may be no winners in war, but history suggests combatants are often eager to convince the world otherwise.The ending of the…
Starmer deploys royals to charm Gulf leaders in hopes of new trade deal
Published: November 30, 2024 13:00
As King Charles and Prince William roll out the red carpet, human rights campaigners say they must press for reformsThe royal family is being deployed by the UK government to roll out the red carpet for the autocratic leaders of Gulf states, amid hopes of…
Exiles ask King Charles to rescind honour awarded to king of Bahrain
Published: November 13, 2024 17:23
Buckingham Palace accused of ‘burying’ news of GCVO bestowed on King Hamad, whose regime is accused of torturing opponentsKing Charles has been asked by exiles from Bahrain to rescind an honour he bestowed this week on the ruler of the Gulf kingdom.Charles…
Bahrain’s king takes activists by surprise with pardon for at least 1,500 prisoners
Published: April 9, 2024 20:39
Released detainees include some jailed for political reasons and is UK ally’s biggest amnesty since Arab springBahrain has unconditionally released more than 1,500 prisoners, including political detainees, in the biggest royal pardon since the 2011 Arab…
MP Bob Stewart wins appeal against racial abuse conviction
Published: February 23, 2024 18:15
MP who surrendered Tory whip while he appealed had told activist to to ‘go back to Bahrain’The politician Bob Stewart has had his conviction for a racially aggravated public order offence quashed.The MP for Beckenham, who surrendered the Conservative whip…
UK home secretary apologises over unlawful detention of Bahraini activist
Published: February 8, 2024 18:00
Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei receives compensation from government after being stopped at GatwickThe home secretary, James Cleverly, has apologised and arranged for compensation to be paid to a human rights activist after officials unlawfully detained him at…
Navy investigates collision between two British warships off Bahrain
Published: January 20, 2024 15:07
Footage appears to show HMS Chiddingfold reversing into HMS BangorA collision between two Royal Navy warships in a Middle East harbour is under investigation.Footage posted on social media appeared to show HMS Chiddingfold reversing into HMS Bangor off the…
MP Bob Stewart to stand down after racial abuse conviction
Published: November 19, 2023 19:56
Stewart, a Tory MP at the time, told activist Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei to ‘go back to Bahrain’ during row last yearA former Tory MP has said he will step down at the next general election after being found guilty of racially abusing an activist.Bob Stewart,…