Portraits of Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad have appeared around Bahrain, which have been decried as 'disgusting' by pro-democracy activists.
![Tourists and expatriates will be able to visit all Gulf countries with the same visa [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2024-05/GettyImages-2063140119.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=PmxMgwCQ)
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![Israeli Foreign Minister Cohen joined his Bahraini counterpart Abdellatif Zayani to open the embassy [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2023-09/GettyImages-1645161682.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=EmARt2EH)
![Eli Cohen (right) met his Bahraini counterpart Abdellatif bin Rashid al-Zayani [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2023-09/GettyImages-1643343294.jpg?h=f1ab2463&itok=40CJ4BFj)
