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Pope Francis attends a prayer meeting and Angelus with bishops, priests, consecrated people, seminarians and pastoral workers, at the Sacred Heart Church in Manama, Bahrain, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. Pope Francis is making the November 3-6 visit to participate in a government-sponsored conference on East-West dialogue and to minister to Bahrain's tiny Catholic community, part of his effort to pursue dialogue with the Muslim world. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope in Bahrain: Treatment of prisoners a measure of society

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Pope Francis arrives to celebrate mass at the Bahrain National Stadium in Riffa, Bahrain, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Pope Francis is making the November 3-6 visit to participate in a government-sponsored conference on East-West dialogue and to minister to Bahrain's tiny Catholic community, part of his effort to pursue dialogue with the Muslim world. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Thousands pack Bahrain national stadium for pope’s main Mass

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

From left, Ahmed El-Tayeb, Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Pope Francis and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa attend the closing session of the &quot;Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and west for Human Coexistence&quot;, at the Al-Fida square at the Sakhir Royal palace, Bahrain, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. Pope Francis is making the November 3-6 visit to participate in a government-sponsored conference on East-West dialogue and to minister to Bahrain's tiny Catholic community, part of his effort to pursue dialogue with the Muslim world. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Pope slams ‘childlike’ whims of powerful that start wars

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

A worker hang a bar in front of portraits that show Pope Francis, right and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, left, outside the Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia where the Pope will attend a Mass, in Manama, Bahrain, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. Pope Francis is making the November 3-6 visit to participate in a government-sponsored conference on East-West dialogue and to minister to Bahrain's tiny Catholic community, part of his effort to pursue dialogue with the Muslim world. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Pope Francis presses Muslim dialogue in first papal visit to Bahrain

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, left, is welcome by Bahraini foreign minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani at the Manama International Airport in Manama, Bahrain, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. Bennett's trip Monday cements ties between the new allies in a clear message of cooperation to regional archrival Iran and is the first public visit by an Israeli leader to Bahrain. (AP Photo/Ilan Ben Zion)

Israel PM meets Bahrain crown prince in push to tighten ties

By Ilan Ben Zion - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Austin, America's top defense official, will vow Saturday, Nov. 20, to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to counter its &quot;dangerous use&quot; of suicide drones in the wider Mideast, a pledge coming as negotiations remain stalled over Tehran's tattered atomic deal with world powers. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool, File)

U.S. defense chief vows to counter Iran in visit to Bahrain

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

A waiter poses with a tray of baby bottles that he brought out from storage, at Einstein Cafe in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 14, 2021. Cafes across several Gulf Arab states have begun selling coffee and other cold drinks in baby bottles, kicking off a new trend that has prompted excitement, confusion and backlash. The fad started at Einstein Cafe, a slick dessert chain with branches across the region. Soon, authorities from Kuwait to Dubai cracked down claiming the trend violates local traditions. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Baby bottle craze sweeps Gulf Arab states, sparks backlash

By Isabel Debre - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2016 file photo, Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa attends an event in Manama, Bahrain. The crown prince spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, about the return to nuclear talks with Iran, Bahrain's state-run news agency reported, as the U.S. administration tries to revive the tattered 2015 nuclear accord. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)

Bahrain: Crown prince calls Israel PM on Iran nuclear talks

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This Dec. 2, 2020, file photo provided by Johnson &amp; Johnson shows vials of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. (Johnson &amp; Johnson via AP)

Bahrain becomes 1st nation to grant J&J shot emergency use

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US charges son in civilian Navy staffer’s killing in Bahrain

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File - In this Friday, March 15, 2013 file photo, a Bahraini anti-government protester throws a piece of wood at an armored police vehicle during clashes in Jidhafs, Bahrain. A decade ago, against all odds, a popular uprising convulsed the monarchy of Bahrain as a wave of revolutionary protests swept across the Middle East. But after a brutal crackdown and years of escalating repression, activists say the small kingdom is less free now than even before the Arab Spring, as authorities crush hopes for political reform. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

A decade after 2011 protests, Bahrain suppresses all dissent

By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 24, 2019, file photo released by the U.S. Air Force, an F-35A Lightning II fighter jet prepares to taxi and take off from Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, on April 24, 2019. The United States called Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates &quot;major security partners&quot; early Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, a previously unheard of designation for the two countries home to major American military operations. (Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski/U.S. Air Force via AP)

US calls Bahrain, UAE ‘major security partners’

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

In this May 20, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump accomplishments in Middle East complicate Biden Iran plans

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the Saudi Royal Court, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, welcomes Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani upon his arrival to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council's 41st Summit in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. (Saudi Royal Court via AP)

Gulf Arab leaders sign declaration to ease rift with Qatar

By Aya Batrawy and Amr Nabil - Associated Press

In this May 5, 2018, file photo, a giant image of the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani adorns a tower in Doha, Qatar. Kuwait’s foreign ministry announced Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, that Saudi Arabia will open its air and land borders with Qatar in the first steps toward ending a diplomatic crisis that has deeply divided regional U.S. allies since 2017. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Saudi Arabia to lift Qatar embargo, open airspace and border

By Aya Batrawy and Isabel Debre - Associated Press

CORRECTS NAME This undated photo supplied by Sayed ahmed Alwadaei, Director of the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), shows a drawing by Ahmed, of Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton's racing car, with his appeal for help in saving his father from execution. The 11-year old Ahmed is son of a Bahraini man on death row and at risk of imminent execution in Bahrain. BIRD has received letters from alleged torture victims in Bahrain, with pleas for seven-time F1 champion Hamilton to help political prisoners in Bahrain. (Photo by mother of Ahmed/BIRD via AP)

F1 star Hamilton vows to fight to improve human rights

By JEROME PUGMIRE - Associated Press

Racing Point driver Sergio Perez of Mexico celebrates after he won the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, Dec.6, 2020. (Giuseppe Cacace, Pool via AP)

Perez stays calm to win chaotic Sakhir GP for 1st F1 win

By JEROME PUGMIRE - Associated Press

This May 4, 2020, file photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, shows the first patient enrolled in Pfizer's COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. Pfizer and BioNTech say they've won permission Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, the worlds first coronavirus shot thats backed by rigorous science -- and a major step toward eventually ending the pandemic. (Courtesy of University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP, File)

Bahrain approves Pfizer coronavirus vaccine; second country to do so

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2020 file photo, a general view of the Pfizer Manufacturing plant in Puurs, Belgium. The island kingdom of Bahrain says it has become the second nation in the world to grant emergency-use authorization for the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. The state-run Bahrain News Agency made the announcement on Friday. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

Bahrain now 2nd nation to grant Pfizer shot emergency use

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

In this March 17, 2019, file photo, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain waves as the drivers parade begins ahead of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia. The start of the 2021 Formula One season has been delayed after the Australian Grand Prix was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Australian race in Melbourne has been rescheduled from March 21 to November 21. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File)

Hamilton positive for COVID-19, will miss F1’s Sakhir GP

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