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Discordant voices on Bahrain deal with Israel

Bahrainis opposed to forming diplomatic ties with Israel vented their frustration Saturday, while lonelier voices supported the accord, underlining the complexities of the Gulf's rapprochement with the Jewish state. The hashtags "Bahrainis against normalisation" and "normalisation is...

Iran executes man whose case drew international attention

 Iran’s state TV is reporting that the country’s authorities has executed a wrestler for allegedly murdering a man after President Donald Trump asked for the 27-year-old condemned man's life to be spared. State TV quoted the chief justice of Fars province, Kazem Mousavi as...

Hamas: Israel-Bahrain pact part of Deal of Century

Hamas on Friday called the normalization deal between Bahrain and Israel as an extension of the US administration's Deal of the Century which "obliterates the Palestinian cause". "Joining these countries to the path of normalization make them complicit with the Deal of the Century which...

‘Bahrainis against normalization' tops Twitter

The top trending tweet Friday on Twitter in Bahrain was "Bahrainis against normalization" shortly after a deal to normalize relations between Israel and Bahrain was announced. "It is an illusion that the Bahraini people enter the tunnel of normalization. The Egyptian people up to the...