Press Coverage 2005

Key statement on security to be made US National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley will use the Manama Dialogue 2006 this month to make a key statement on the US security strategy in the Arabian Gulf, organisers of the event have said....
Gulf makes strategic shift in new system From now on, we will protect our national interests, regardless of where America’s interests lie in the region.” Similarly but more diplomatically, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal...
Gulf States Rethink US-Led Security Alliance At the 2004 Gulf Dialogue in Bahrain, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal declared that there was urgent need "for a collective effort aimed at developing a new and more solid framework for...
Regional security 'is vital to world peace' Dr Abdul Ghaffar quoted from His Majesty King Hamad's address at the Second Gulf Dialogue in December 2005 where the King said that for the world to be free, it had to be secure and stable. The...
Critical year for security Where does this leave us? The region requires a different approach and it needs this fast. A good starting point would be the speech delivered by Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal during the 2004...
The Mideast's Battle of Ideas This contemporary East is dominated by China and India. West means Britain, France and the United States. And the Middle East is a battle zone of ideas, religions, oil and a cultural use of tribal...
Der Irak und Iran Von dieser Entwicklung fühlen sich besonders die im Golf-Kooperationsrat organisierten Staaten (Saudi-Arabien, Kuweit, Qatar, die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate, Bahrein und Oman) bedroht, die...
Wolves in the Gulf That was the consensus I heard expressed by Gulf Arab leaders, intellectuals, senior military officers and national security officials who gathered here last weekend to compare notes with each other...
Alliot-Marie vante la défense européenne MÊME sur les terres de toutes les ambitions géopolitiques et énergétiques, il ne doit pas y avoir de « chasse gardée » en matière de sécurité. C'est...
Envoy lambasts terror backers Countries which harbour or sponsor terrorists must be brought to book, a top Indian official declared in Bahrain yesterday. Security in Iraq and this region is also a global issue, said Indian...
Gulf region security vital to India India has said the security of the Gulf countries as well as of the wider Middle East is of "paramount concern" to the country and it is ready to contribute to the stability of the region...
Tehran issues mixed message over talks But Mohammad-Reza Bagheri, deputy foreign minister, said that while "the general instructions are not to talk to Americans", Tehran could consider the US initiative. "We'll think...
Forum 'a boost for security' Britain yesterday said an international defence conference held in Bahrain could further strengthen security in the region. British Secretary of State for Defence John Reid said the...
Iran, Iraq reiterate expansion of relations Iran Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs Mohammad Reza Baqeri met Saturday with Iraqi Deputy President Ghazi Al-Yawar on the sidelines of a Persian Gulf security conference held in...
Qatar urges unity to fight terrorism Shaikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani, Qatar's foreign minister, has called on Gulf Cooperation Countries to do more in their fight against terrorism-tainted extremism. Addressing the...
New Europe role in Gulf urged French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie yesterday called for a strategic co-operation between Europe and the Gulf on security matters. "I am convinced that the time has come to go up a...
Peace Vision His Majesty King Hamad yesterday urged a common vision to defeat terrorism. Regional stability is the only way to protect oil supplies - and ensure freedom, tolerance and security. He told heads...
India backs war on terror India is offering its support to Gulf countries in their efforts to combat terrorism, a visiting government official said yesterday. "India is happy to join hands with the Gulf region along with...
Singapore calls for Asia-Mideast cooperation Middle East and Asian nations should pool their resources to address radicalization, which leads to religious extremism and terrorism. Deputy Prime Minister S. Jayakumar made this point in a...
Message submitted to the Crown Prince Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab- African Affairs Mohammad-Reza Baqeri, who is on a visit to Manama to attend a regional conference on Persian Gulf Security, met here Saturday with Bahraini...