Jewish woman in Bahrain appointed government committee leader

Published on April 30, 2012

The legislature in Bahrain has appointed a Jewish female parliamentarian to serve as deputy chairwoman of the foreign affairs, defense and national security committee.

Bahrain king meets with rabbi

Published on December 30, 2011

The king of Bahrain met with a visiting rabbi in his palace.

Meet Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo, Bahrain’s Jewish U.S. ambassador

Published on March 16, 2011

The appointment of Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo (46), the first female Ambassador from Bahrain and the first Jewish Ambassador of an Arab country in Washington, was praised by U.S. diplomats when it was revealed recently in one of the Wikileaks cables.

Bahraini Jewish MP: Jewish community backs king

Published on February 22, 2011

Bahraini Jewish parliamentarian Nancy Khedouri told JTA that the protests in her country have been blown out of proportion by the media. At least eight people have been killed and hundreds wounded in mass anti-government demonstrations in Bahrain, an oil-exporting island nation home to about 800,000 people, including some three dozen Jews.

In Bahrain, at least 3 killed, 231 hurt as army cracks down on protests

Published on February 17, 2011

The Bahraini army seized control of key parts of capital Manama on Thursday and banned gatherings, after a riot police raid on a protest camp left at least three people dead, 231 wounded and 60 more missing.