Bahrain to restore envoy to Baghdad in breakthrough after first Iraqi PM visit in decades
The National · 8 Nov 2026

Bahrain to restore envoy to Baghdad in breakthrough after first Iraqi PM visit in decades

Bahrain has decided to send an ambassador back to Iraq, ending a diplomatic rift and marking a thaw in relations after the first visit by an Iraqi prime minister to the kingdom in more than two decades. The decision was conveyed on Saturday by Bahraini Foreign Minister Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani. He spoke in a phone call with Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said.


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