Bahrain stoppt Flugverkehr mit dem Iran

Bahrain International Airport, © Gulf Air Verwandte ThemenSaudi-Arabien verbietet Flüge in den Iran Gulf Air bereitet Großauftrag an Airbus vorMANAMA - Nach den diplomatischen Beziehungen hat der arabische Golfstaat Bahrain auch den Flugverkehr mit dem Iran eingestellt.Damit reagierte das von Sunniten regierte Königreich auf die Eskalation des Konflikts zwischen seinem Verbündeten Saudi-Arabien und dem schiitischen Iran. Das bahrainische Verkehrsministerium habe alle Reiseverbindungen mit Read more [...]

Iran toont ondergrondse basis met nieuwe Emad-raket

Volkskrant.nl gebruikt cookies om u een optimale gebruikerservaring te bieden Ja, ik accepteer cookies Volkskrant.nl gebruikt cookies en vergelijkbare technologieën (cookies) onder andere om u een optimale gebruikerservaring te bieden. Ook kunnen we hierdoor het gedrag van bezoekers vastleggen en analyseren en daardoor onze website verbeteren. Cookies van onszelf en van derden kunnen worden gebruikt om advertenties te tonen en artikelen aan te bevelen op volkskrant.nl die aansluiten Read more [...]

Kuwait recalls its ambassador from Iran

(ANSAmed) - BEIRUT, JANUARY 5 - Following in the footsteps of Bahrain, Sudan and the UAE, Kuwait also joined Saudi Arabia on Tuesday in recalling its ambassador from Iran, reported the country's official news agency. What consequences this may have on diplomatic relations with Iran was not announced. After Saudi Arabia decided to break off diplomatic relations, Bahrain also did so while Sudan expelled Iranian diplomats from Khartoum and the UAE opted to keep in place only trade Read more [...]

Berlin ruft Riad und Teheran zu Deeskalation auf

 Im eskalierenden Streit zwischen Saudi-Arabien und dem Iran haben mehrere Staaten die Erzrivalen zum Abbau ihrer Spannungen aufgerufen. Bundesauenminister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) mahnte am Dienstag, der Iran und Saudi-Arabien htten eine «gemeinsame Verantwortung» fr eine Lsung der Konflikte im Nahen Osten. Auch die USA und die Trkei appellierten an Riad und Teheran, den Konflikt zu deeskalieren und Zurckhaltung walten zu lassen. Irans Prsident Hassan Ruhani kritisierte zugleich die Entscheidung Read more [...]

Bahrain cuts all air links with Iran

Bahrain cuts all air links with Iran Dubai (AFP) - Saudi Arabia's Sunni-ruled but Shiite-majority ally Bahrain followed Riyadh's suit on Tuesday and cut all air links with Iran across the Gulf, official media reported.The decision comes a day after Manama broke off diplomatic relations with Tehran amid an escalating crisis between Saudi Arabia and the Islamic republic over the execution of a Shiite cleric.The official BNA news agency said on its Twitter account Read more [...]

Bahrain stanser flytrafikk til og fra Iran

Mandag brøt det lille sunnimuslimske kongedømmet de diplomatiske forbindelsene med Iran og ga iranske diplomater 48 timers frist til å pakke sammen. Den offisielle bakgrunnen for bruddet var stormingen av den saudiarabiske ambassaden i Teheran. Ambassadestormingen, som var en protest mot at saudiarabernes henrettelse av sjialederen Nimr al-Nimr, fikk Saudi-Arabia til å bryte de diplomatiske forbindelsene med Iran. Landets sunnimuslimske allierte i De forente arabiske emirater og Sudan har siden Read more [...]

The Latest: Bahrain halts flights to and from Iran

By The Associated PressTEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The latest developments after Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic ties with Tehran amid a dispute over Riyadh's execution of an opposition Shiite cleric and attacks on Saudi diplomatic posts in Iran. (All times local.) 7:15 p.m. Bahrain has halted all flights to and from Iran a day after it joined Saudi Arabia in severing diplomatic ties with the Islamic Republic. Bahrain's Transport Ministry announced the Read more [...]

Mideast Diplomatic Row Goes On: Bahrain Stops Flights in and out of Iran

Bahrain, a Saudi ally, recalled its ambassador from Tehran on Monday due to the diplomatic row. Saudi Arabia also cancelled all flights to and from Iran on Monday. Last Sunday, Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties with Iran after protesters attacked its embassy in Tehran and the consulate in Mashhad. The protests occurred following the execution of prominent Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr in Riyadh on Saturday. Iran and Saudi Arabia are respectively the main Shiite and Sunni powers in the Middle Read more [...]

Stanser flytrafikk til og fra Iran

Mandag brøt det lille sunnimuslimske kongedømmet de diplomatiske forbindelsene med Iran og ga iranske diplomater 48 timers frist til å pakke sammen.Den offisielle bakgrunnen for bruddet var stormingen av den saudiarabiske ambassaden i Teheran.Ambassadestormingen, som var en protest mot at saudiarabernes henrettelse av sjialederen Nimr al-Nimr, fikk Saudi-Arabia til å bryte de diplomatiske forbindelsene med Iran. Landets sunnimuslimske allierte i De forente arabiske emirater og Sudan har siden Read more [...]