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GCC IN REVIEW

    11 - 16 February 2018

BY ANTONINO OCCHIUTO

Kingdom of Bahrain

Tuesday, 13 February—The Commander in Chief of Bahrain’s Defence Force, Khalifa bin Ahmed Al–Khalifa, warmly welcomed remarks from US Defence Secretary, James Mattis, who described Iran as pulling the strings in all the crises unfolding in the region.  


Wednesday, 14 February—Bahrain celebrated the 17th anniversary of its National Action Charter, a social contract containing details on the protection