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Fatima Al Khalifa

Politics & SecurityBahrain

Fatima Al Khalifa covers politics & security for 1WG's Bahrain desk.

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Stateless and forced into exile, Bahraini families stuck in limbo
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Stateless and forced into exile, Bahraini families stuck in limbo

The tea in Maryam’s glass has gone cold, its surface filming over as she stares out at a rain-streaked window in a suburb of Paris. Thousands of miles away, the sun is setting over the Manama skyline she once called home, a place that now exists for her only in pixelated video calls and the fading memories of her children. Like many others, Maryam is not just an exile; she is a ghost in the eyes of the law, a victim of a policy that has stripped her of her Bahraini citizenship and rendered her stateless.

Ethiopia-Bahrain push to streamline labour market
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Ethiopia-Bahrain push to streamline labour market

MANAMA — Ethiopia and Bahrain have moved to formalize a framework designed to streamline labor market cooperation, aiming to enhance oversight and transparency for the movement of workers between the Horn of Africa and the Gulf. The bilateral initiative, confirmed by officials in Manama, seeks to establish standardized recruitment protocols intended to protect the rights of migrant workers while meeting the growing demand for labor in the Bahraini private sector.