Despite housing thousands of US troops, traditional American allies in the Mideast now re-calibrating how far to trust Trump in case frictions with Iran boil over

The 90-year-old Emir had travelled to the US before being admitted; no details released on nature of his illness

Speculation about Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah's health sparked by tweet from Iranian FM Mohammed Javad Zarif

'Praying for Emir's speedy recovery,' Mohammad Javad Zarif tweets; officials and media silent on Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Sabah's condition

Cultural bond over traditional baked item remains unchanged despite regional tensions between Sunni-ruled Gulf countries and the Shiite Islamic Republic

Ibrahim Abu Zahra decides to change the name of Bahrain Street in Yatta, says Gulf kingdom acting as if it is 'a state of the United States'

Terror group politburo member misquotes Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, accuses him of contributing to 'normalizing the occupation'

Legal group files second case against national carrier for refusing service to Israelis; 2017 suit challenging airline's ban on Israeli student student upheld by German courts