Running Bahrain day-to-day since 1971, Sheikh Khalifa was seen for decades as the dominant personality in the government, a foe of Iran, friend of Saudi Arabia and defender of the state’s Al ...

Bahrain's veteran prime minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa quashed repeated opposition unrest in almost half a century in office and was a fierce critic of the Arab Spring, saying it ...

Bahrain's crown prince reaffirmed the state's consistent position in backing efforts toward a resolution that upholds the ...

Bahrain's Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa, the world's longest serving prime minister who repeatedly put down opposition unrest during a half century in power, has died, with the country's ...

Bahrain's veteran prime minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa quashed repeated opposition unrest in almost half a century in office and was a fierce critic of the Arab Spring, saying it ...

Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed al-Khalifa, the commander-in-chief of the Bahrain Defence Force, inaugurated a base for the kingdom's new Patriot air-defence systems on 7 February.