MANAMA, Kingdom of Bahrain, Feb. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Participants in the Islamic Islamic Dialogue Conference, titled: “One Nation.. A Shared Destiny” expressed their deepest gratitude ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis will become the first pontiff to visit the tiny island country of Bahrain, in the Persian Gulf, on Thursday (Nov. 3), promoting his continuing message of ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Prosecutors in the Arab Gulf nation of Bahrain on Thursday have handed down yearlong prison sentences to three people for debating Islamic theology in a series of ...

Pope Francis will become the first pontiff in history to visit Bahrain, in a trip this week that is hoped will cement ties with Islam but is also marked by accusations of human rights abuses in the ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Gulf nation of Bahrain plans to put three religious reformers on trial Tuesday for allegedly questioning the foundations of Islam, a case that has divided the ...

Pope Francis in Bahrain: Holy Father Caps Historic Voyage With a Plea for Continued Dialogue With Islam The Pontiff journeyed as a ‘sower of peace’ during his Nov. 3-6 trip.

Islamic banks have been largely shielded from the U.S. mortgage crisis, which may even open doors for expansion beyond traditional strongholds in Arab and Asian markets, Bahrain's central bank ...

Lossmaking Bahrain Islamic Bank <BISB.BH> plans a rights issue at 100 fils per share, 37 percent below Monday's closing price, making it the first of Bahrain's main retail banks to raise new ...

Bahrain sentences 3 for questioning Islamic teachingsDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Prosecutors in the Arab Gulf nation of Bahrain have sentenced three people, each to a year in prison, for ...

Bahrain’s annual Formula One race has also frequently attracted criticism over the country’s human rights record. In 2011, the Grand Prix was cancelled amid the harsh crackdown in the wake of ...