Bahrain's King says important to preserve Lebanon's sovereignty

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said on Monday it was important to preserve Lebanon's sovereignty and to intensify efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza.

Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet, has close U.S. relations are a vital bulwark against Iran, a vast Muslim Shi'ite nation across the Gulf that Manama has long blamed for stirring up its own majority Shi'ite population against Bahrain's Sunni monarchy.


Reuters