IISS 2006 Regional Security Summit Press Releases
- Bahraini FM Participates in GCC EU Meeting
Shaikh Khalid delivered a speech on behalf of the GCC in which he underlined the importance of dialogue on Gulf security and the exchange of opinion to reinforce the region's stability. He...
- Forum to tackle terrorism held in Bahrain
The forum will take place two weeks before the Manama Dialogue, the regional security summit organised by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, is held in the Bahraini...
- CP Receives IISS CEO
Shaikh Salman welcomed Dr. Chipman and underlined the valuable studies conducted by the Institute on international issues in general and regional peace and stability in particular. He also lauded the...
- From the Klan to Tehran: Baker, Carter, Duke
Well, I guess we can all rest easier now. Iran's Foreign Minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, told the International Institute of Strategic Studies conference taking place in Bahrain that Iran is ready to...
- America, MIA in The Gulf
There was, alas, no sign of such a U.S. approach at a high-level gathering of Arab princes and policymakers, Iranian revolutionaries and senior officials from Europe and Asia in this Gulf kingdom...
- Iraq: Kurds Warn Against Delaying Referendum
On December 10, at a conference held by the International Institute of Strategic Studies in Manama, Bahrain, Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul said Kirkuk's future status carried significant...
- Eine ansteckende Krankheit
Wenn der König von Saudi-Arabien bei einem Treffen des Golfkooperationsrates mit Blick auf die arabische Welt von einem "Pulverfaß" spricht und der Kronprinz von Bahrein...
- The Playground & The Nukes!
Last week Saudi Intelligence Chief Prince Meqren Abdul Aziz warned at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Regional Security Summit in Bahrain that "this will also force moderate...
- Iraq Army Plans for a Wider Role in Baghdad
The Iraqi plan was outlined by Mr. Rubaie in a recent interview in Bahrain, where he was attending a conference organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a London-based research...
- GCC mulls dialogue with Iran
Al Khalifa discussed the proposed talks with Iran in an address to the Manama Dialogue security conference in Bahrain on Dec. 8. The crown prince said a GCC-Iran dialogue would require a third party,...
- Gulf alarmed by 'confusion' of US ally
"Iran is a problem. Iraq is a problem. There are so many problems," analyst Abdulkhaleq Abdullah said following the Dialogue on Gulf Security held in the Bahraini capital."The issue is...
- Turkish, Iraqi ministers spar over Kirkuk
At a conference held by the International Institute of Strategic Studies in the Bahraini capital of Manama on Sunday, Gonul said Kirkuk's future status carries major implications for Turkey and...
- Arab Nations Plan to Start Nuclear Program
At a Persian Gulf security conference in Bahrain on Saturday, Iran’s foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, insisted that Iran was seeking only peaceful nuclear capacity. “The time...
- Iran sees no sign of change in US policy
Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Saturday that Iran was prepared to talk to the United States about Iraq, but only once Washington had announced clear plans to withdraw its troops...
- Teheran lehnt Gespräche mit Washington ab
Die iranische Regierung zeigt keinerlei Interesse an einem direkten Gespräch mit den Vereinigten Staaten über Möglichkeiten, die Lage im Irak zu stabilisieren und die ausufernde Gewalt...
- Präsident lehnt die Vorschläge Bakers ab
Bush wollte in den nächsten Tagen mit führenden Mitarbeitern über eine neue Irak-Strategie beraten. Diskutiert werden derzeit in Washington verschiedene Möglichkeiten der USA. So...
- Turkish Defence Minister urges Iraqis
Turkish National Defence Minister Vecdi Gonul said that Iraqis should be realistic on the status of Kirkuk. Taking the floor at the 3rd Regional Security Summit in Bahrein today, organized by...
- Iraq will talk to all groups except Al Qaida
"The central theme of the Iraqi government is national reconciliation. We will accept any organisation or individual as long as they are not Al Qaida. We will talk to former regime figures as...
- Security Challenges in the Persian Gulf
Addressing the issue of security challenges in the Gulf region, Mohammed Al Abdallah Al Sabah, the Director of Citizen Services and Government Bodies Assessment Agency of Kuwait, spoke to the Manama...
- »حوار المنامة« اختتم أعماله بالدعوة الى استرا
[ اختتمت مساء أمس في فندق الريتز...