THE first deputy chairman of Supreme Council for Youth and Sports Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa has directed Alex Soto of the Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa Mixed Martial Arts (KHK MMA) Team to represent Bahrain at the Titan FC 35 Championship to be held on September 19 in Washington. Soto has won seven and drawn three fights so far in his career. Shaikh Khalid said it is part of Bahrain’s plans to take part in various International MMA events so that the kingdom can constantly Read more [...]

Riyadh, Sept. 15(BNA): The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) condemned the joint statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of the Swiss Federation on behalf of a group of states under agenda item (2) of the 30th session of the Human Rights Council, which commenced regarding the internal affairs in Bahrain. Convening for its 136th session, the GCC ministerial council slammed the statement Read more [...]

Jaafar Al-Hasabi, a prominent activist with British citizenship, filed the complaint as Al-Buainain attended a meeting in Zurich of the International Association of Prosecutors, where he may emerge as the body's vice president.     Al-Hasabi was subjected to electric shocks, beatings and other forms of torture while detained in Bahrain in 2010, according to a statement co-signed by four rights groups, including the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights.     "This type Read more [...]