Israel & Bahrain establish diplomatic Relations
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10Pointer
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World Affairs
- Published
20th Oct, 2020
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- Recently, Israel and Bahrain have formally established diplomatic relations after signing the US brokered deal in Bahrain’s capital Manama.
- The two countries are now expected to open embassies.
- Bahrain is now the fourth Arab country in the Middle East – after the UAE, Egypt and Jordan – to establish diplomatic Relations with Israel.
- Bahrain is a sovereign state in the Persian Gulf.
- The island nation comprises a small archipelago made up of 40 natural islands and an additional 51 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island which makes up around 83% of the country’s landmass.
- The country is situated between the Qatari peninsula and the north eastern coast of Saudi Arabia, to which it is connected by the 25-kilometre King Fahd Causeway.
