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Manama, Bahrain. Photo by iStock.

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Indonesians defy government ban to work in Bahrain

by Asia Times staff August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Manama, Bahrain. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Filipino’s body found in Bahrain, sixth suicide this month

by Asia Times staff August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Manama, capital of Bahrain. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Wadiia

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Maid has PTSD and was not mutilated, says embassy

by Asia Times staff August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Emma Balela (inset) claimed her employer mutilated her genitals and nipples and she was made to sleep in a room with animals for five years. Photos: Facebook/Stepahnie P. Esguerra/Google Maps

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Maid, unpaid for 5 years, mutilated by employer in Bahrain

by Asia Times staff August 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Gudaibiya, Bahrain. Photo: Google Maps

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Filipino found dead in Bahrain apartment

by Asia Times staff July 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Stellar’s Sharia certification could boost crypto-friendly Bahrain's role as a regional financial hub. Photo: iStock

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Stellar platform set to revolutionize Islamic remittances

by Pete Sabine July 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Doha's impressive skyline at night. Photo: iStock

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Middle East

Striking a difficult balance: Gulf’s foreign ownership drive

by Jonathan Gorvett June 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Bahrain. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Manila bolsters ties with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain

by Asia Times staff May 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Five states in the Middle East are discussing a common policy on hiring foreign maids. Advocacy group Migrants Rights has claimed that 90% of foreign domestic workers in the region are employed in Kuwait. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Mideast states look at common policy on foreign maids

by Asia Times staff April 16, 2018February 18, 2020

People walk in Mall of Qatar in Doha, on July 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters/ Naseem Zeitoon

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Qatar weathers the storm

by Jonathan Gorvett March 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Bahrain is seen as a safer place where Filipinos can work in the Middle East. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Wadiia

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Oman and Bahrain named as alternative workplaces

by Asia Times staff February 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Qatar players celebrate a goal against South Korea in a World Cup qualifying match in Doha, on June 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters/ Ibraheem Al Omari

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Qatar boycott: ‘neutral’ Kuwait to host Gulf nations on football pitch

by John Duerden December 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani addresses the 72nd UN General Assembly in New York, on September 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Shannon Stapleton

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Doha’s downfall: Qatar frozen out in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon

by Sami Moubayed October 10, 2017February 18, 2020

People shout slogans as they are stopped by police during a protest rally in Kolkata on September 11, 2017, against the killing of Rohingya in Myanmar. Photo: Reuters / Rupak De Chowdhuri

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, European Union, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kuwait, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, World

Why aren’t Muslim countries absorbing the Rohingya?

by Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi September 12, 2017September 13, 2017

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attends the opening ceremony of the Hamad port in Doha, Qatar, on September 5, 2017. Photo: Qatar News Agency via Reuters

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Gulf ‘talks’ turn sour, stirrings of Qatari opposition grow

by Sami Moubayed September 11, 2017February 18, 2020

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Why some Arab countries want to shutter Al Jazeera

by Philip Seib July 11, 2017February 18, 2020

A man fishes as the sun sets in Doha, Qatar, June 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Naseem Zeitoon

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How long can Qatar’s economy withstand sanctions?

by Sami Moubayed June 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Doha, Qatar. Photo: Flickr Commons

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Is Qatar kaput?

by Norman A. Bailey June 9, 2017June 10, 2017

Photo: Reuters

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Four Arab states sever ties with Qatar over ‘terrorism’

by Reuters June 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud welcomes Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during a reception ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 11, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters

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Duterte dazzles in Gulf state jaunt

by Richard Javad Heydarian April 20, 2017February 18, 2020

A Saudi money changer displays Saudi Riyal banknotes at a currency exchange shop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

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Howard University leading way for Islamic Finance in the US

by PK Semler January 16, 2017

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Why Bahrain is not Syria

by Pepe Escobar February 15, 2012August 21, 2020

Exposed: The US-Saudi Libya deal

by Pepe Escobar April 2, 2011June 18, 2020