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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands steers his car during the first practice session ahead of the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Practice in Bahrain starts marathon F1 year after a dramatic offseason

By James Ellingworth - Associated Press

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain steers his car for a Formula One pre season test at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Loose drain cover stops F1 testing for the second day in a row

Associated Press

Bahrain's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa pays his respects to the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, following her death, during her lying-in-state at Westminster Hall, in London, Sunday Sept. 18, 2022. The websites of two government ministries in Bahrain briefly became inaccessible Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, after a statement claimed hackers took them down over the island kingdom's stance on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.(John Sibley/Pool via AP, File)

Bahrain government websites briefly inaccessible after cyberattack over Israel-Hamas war

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Bahraini Crown Prince Al Khalifa, left, offers his pen as Secretary of State Antony Blinken has trouble with his pen as he signs a Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement during a signing ceremony at the State Department, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The new status quo in the Middle East

By Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa

FILE - Human rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja flashes the victory sign outside a police station in Muharraq, Bahrain, on Sept. 18, 2014. Al-Khawaja, a daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain, said Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, that she would return to the island nation to press for his release amid a major hunger strike by him and hundreds of other inmates there, even though she could be imprisoned as well. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

A daughter of long-detained activist in Bahrain is blocked from traveling to the island kingdom

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, on Sept. 16, 2019, in Washington. Hundreds of prisoners have suspended their monthlong hunger strike in Bahrain just ahead of a visit of the island nation’s crown prince to the United States. The strike will pause until Sept. 30 as some prisoners suffered health problems and to see if promised changes by Bahrain’s government at the Jaw Rehabilitation and Reform Center will happen. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hundreds of Bahrain prisoners suspend hunger strike as crown prince to visit United States

Associated Press

FILE - Human rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja flashes the victory sign outside a police station in Muharraq, Bahrain, on Sept. 18, 2014. Al-Khawaja, a daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain, said Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, that she would return to the island nation to press for his release amid a major hunger strike by him and hundreds of other inmates there, even though she could be imprisoned as well. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Daughter of long-imprisoned activist in Bahrain to return to island in bid to push for his release

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows the Jaw Rehabilitation and Reform Center near Jaw, Bahrain, July 26, 2023. Bahrain prison inmates are taking part in a hunger strike over conditions there, activists and authorities said Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, the latest sign of simmering unrest in the island kingdom a decade after the Arab Spring. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Bahrain prison inmates are on hunger strike, the latest sign of simmering unrest in island kingdom

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Pope Francis attends a prayer meeting and Angelus with bishops, priests, consecrated people, seminarians and pastoral workers, at the Sacred Heart Church in Manama, Bahrain, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. Pope Francis is making the November 3-6 visit to participate in a government-sponsored conference on East-West dialogue and to minister to Bahrain's tiny Catholic community, part of his effort to pursue dialogue with the Muslim world. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope in Bahrain: Treatment of prisoners a measure of society

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Pope Francis arrives to celebrate mass at the Bahrain National Stadium in Riffa, Bahrain, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Pope Francis is making the November 3-6 visit to participate in a government-sponsored conference on East-West dialogue and to minister to Bahrain's tiny Catholic community, part of his effort to pursue dialogue with the Muslim world. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Thousands pack Bahrain national stadium for pope’s main Mass

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

From left, Ahmed El-Tayeb, Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Pope Francis and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa attend the closing session of the &quot;Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and west for Human Coexistence&quot;, at the Al-Fida square at the Sakhir Royal palace, Bahrain, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. Pope Francis is making the November 3-6 visit to participate in a government-sponsored conference on East-West dialogue and to minister to Bahrain's tiny Catholic community, part of his effort to pursue dialogue with the Muslim world. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Pope slams ‘childlike’ whims of powerful that start wars

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

A worker hang a bar in front of portraits that show Pope Francis, right and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, left, outside the Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia where the Pope will attend a Mass, in Manama, Bahrain, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. Pope Francis is making the November 3-6 visit to participate in a government-sponsored conference on East-West dialogue and to minister to Bahrain's tiny Catholic community, part of his effort to pursue dialogue with the Muslim world. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Pope Francis presses Muslim dialogue in first papal visit to Bahrain

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, left, is welcome by Bahraini foreign minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani at the Manama International Airport in Manama, Bahrain, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. Bennett's trip Monday cements ties between the new allies in a clear message of cooperation to regional archrival Iran and is the first public visit by an Israeli leader to Bahrain. (AP Photo/Ilan Ben Zion)

Israel PM meets Bahrain crown prince in push to tighten ties

By Ilan Ben Zion - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Austin, America's top defense official, will vow Saturday, Nov. 20, to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to counter its &quot;dangerous use&quot; of suicide drones in the wider Mideast, a pledge coming as negotiations remain stalled over Tehran's tattered atomic deal with world powers. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool, File)

U.S. defense chief vows to counter Iran in visit to Bahrain

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

A waiter poses with a tray of baby bottles that he brought out from storage, at Einstein Cafe in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 14, 2021. Cafes across several Gulf Arab states have begun selling coffee and other cold drinks in baby bottles, kicking off a new trend that has prompted excitement, confusion and backlash. The fad started at Einstein Cafe, a slick dessert chain with branches across the region. Soon, authorities from Kuwait to Dubai cracked down claiming the trend violates local traditions. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Baby bottle craze sweeps Gulf Arab states, sparks backlash

By Isabel Debre - Associated Press