The government plans to launch bilateral security talks with Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar to ensure stable supplies of crude oil and other fossil fuels, sources said. Japan is expected to reach agreements with the three Persian Gulf nations when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits them as part of a Middle East tour starting Aug. 24, the sources said Thursday. The government reached a similar agreement with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates when Abe visited the member nations Read more [...]

Bahraini security forces and prison guards used batons, teargas, pepper spray and stun grenades against inmates of the Dry Docks prison, injuring at least 40 convicts, according to the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR). The country's director of reformation and rehabilitation, Col Mohammed al-Hussaini, confirmed that a number of prisoners rioted and were hurt during security guards' attempts to restore order. "They tried to break doors, the Read more [...]

At least 40 Bahraini prisoners have been hurt after security forces used batons, tear gas, pepper spray and stun grenades against inmates protesting over their conditions, an activist said. The Interior Ministry said security forces had restored order after a number of detainees rioted on Friday. "They tried to break the doors, the police interfered and restored order," a tweet by the ministry said. Sayed al Muhafada of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights said he Read more [...]