King Hamad is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:
Jewish woman to be Bahrain's envoy to U.S.
AMMAN -- The tiny Gulf state of Bahrain has become the first Arab country to appoint a Jewish woman as an ambassador to the most important world capital, Washington, D.C., in an unusual move that could set an interesting precedent in Arab diplomacy.
Bahrain's first woman minister dropped in reshuffle
King Hamad reshuffled Bahrain's cabinet Monday, dropping the Gulf state's first ever woman minister while keeping another woman in the government.
Bahrain set for cabinet reshuffle
King Hamad of Bahrain is poised to reshuffle the cabinet in a move that will see the exit of the Gulf state's first-ever woman minister, an official said Sunday.
Bahrain king back home after medical tests in UK
Bahrain's King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa returned home Wednesday after a stay of one-and-a-half months in Britain during which he underwent medical tests, and declared he was fit, official media said.
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Wounds of tortured past still open in Bahrain
The wounds of a painful past are taking time to heal in Bahrain, where rights advocates want amends for Shia activists abused during the 1990s and the government insists that the chapter is closed.
