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href="/originals/2024/12/brics-dwindling-oil-revenues-2024-was-mixed-year-gulf" > From BRICS to dwindling oil revenues, 2024 was mixed year for Gulf </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/12/brics-dwindling-oil-revenues-2024-was-mixed-year-gulf" > The ongoing conflict in Gaza, big international investment deals, low oil revenue and increased curtailing of democratic rights dominated Gulf politics and economy in 2024 </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/jennifer-gnana" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-08/Photo_Gnana-Jennifer_0.jpeg?h=63c8359f&itok=-pKDX8YY" alt="Jennifer Gnana" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/jennifer-gnana" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Jennifer Gnana</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Dubai</strong>, reporting on <strong>Gulf energy policy and politics</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/12/gulf-states-reach-out-new-syrian-leaders-ahead-jordan-talks-what-we-know" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-12/GettyImages-2189794371.jpg?h=4bd20877&itok=iFyzCVQY" width="870" height="489" alt="People chant slogans and wave flags in celebration after performing the first Friday prayer since the fall of the Assad regime at the Umayyad Mosque on Dec. 13, 2024 in Damascus, Syria. " /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/12/gulf-states-reach-out-new-syrian-leaders-ahead-jordan-talks-what-we-know" > Gulf states reach out to new Syrian leaders ahead of Jordan talks: What we know </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/12/gulf-states-reach-out-new-syrian-leaders-ahead-jordan-talks-what-we-know" > Bahrain's King Hamad sent a letter to HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, while the UAE has held direct contact with opposition groups. Qatar is set to reopen embassy in Damascus soon. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/syria" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#syria"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Syria</div> </a> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid__middle"> <div class="vertical-listing"> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/12/bahrain-announces-uk-inclusion-key-security-pact-us" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-12/GettyImages-1236142162.jpg?h=0b5e3d30&itok=yIsfQIA7" width="870" height="489" alt="A US Navy Martin UAV drone flies over the Gulf waters as Royal Bahrain Naval Force (RBNF) Abdulrahman Al Fadhel takes part in joint naval exercise between US 5th Fleet Command and Bahraini forces, on October 26, 2021. - The US and Bahrain navies conducted a joint exercise at sea, launching a series of drills integrating unmanned systems into regional maritime operations. (Photo by Mazen Mahdi / AFP) (Photo by MAZEN MAHDI/AFP via Getty Images)" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/12/bahrain-announces-uk-inclusion-key-security-pact-us" > Bahrain announces UK inclusion in key security pact with US </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/12/bahrain-announces-uk-inclusion-key-security-pact-us" > Bahrain signed the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement with the Biden administration in September 2023; Manama plans to turn it into a multilateral agreement with more members amid regional threats. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/bahrain" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#bahrain"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Bahrain</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/beyond-congratulations-trump-faces-changed-eastward-looking-gulf" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-1152459634.jpg?h=46906aee&itok=ieYsAIxG" width="870" height="489" alt="US President Donald Trump (L) speaks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2nd R) and Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May smile during a family photo session at the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. (Photo by KIM KYUNG-HOON / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read KIM KYUNG-HOON/AFP via Getty Images)" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/beyond-congratulations-trump-faces-changed-eastward-looking-gulf" > Beyond congratulations, Trump faces changed, eastward-looking Gulf </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/beyond-congratulations-trump-faces-changed-eastward-looking-gulf" > Gulf states are familiar with Donald Trump and his transactional nature but have also managed to forge their own regional alliances over the last four years. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/jennifer-gnana" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-08/Photo_Gnana-Jennifer_0.jpeg?h=63c8359f&itok=-pKDX8YY" alt="Jennifer Gnana" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/jennifer-gnana" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Jennifer Gnana</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Dubai</strong>, reporting on <strong>Gulf energy policy and politics</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid__end"> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view view-taxonomy-term view-id-taxonomy_term view-display-id-leading js-view-dom-id-ea2b8951a613cbd899889d4bdd3484628ac419454632327b6825daeb3572ef7e"> <h3 class="h3 h3--section-title"> Latest News </h3> <div class="vertical-listing"> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--xsmall"> <div class="card__col-one"> <div 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field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-10/GettyImages-2174144654.jpg?h=217f7d1a&itok=w6MfbJrE" width="480" height="480" alt="A Middle East Airlines commercial aircraft taking off from Beirut's international airport flies amid smoke billowing above the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs, in the aftermath of overnight Israeli airstrikes, on Sept. 28,2024." /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/lebanon" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#lebanon"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Lebanon</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--xsmall"> <div class="card__col-one"> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/09/bahrains-bapco-energies-signs-pipeline-deal-blackrock" > Bahrain's Bapco Energies signs pipeline deal with BlackRock </a> </h2> </div> </div> <div class="card__col-two"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-09/GettyImages-2165544519.jpg?h=48896369&itok=7nEjEwKO" width="480" height="480" alt="The BlackRock company logo is displayed on a screen at the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Aug. 6, 2024, in New York City." /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/bahrain" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#bahrain"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Bahrain</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--xsmall"> <div 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field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/08/middle-east-athletes-rack-44-medals-paris-olympics" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-08/GettyImages-2166093872.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=N2vzhkzK" width="870" height="489" alt="Imane Khelif" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/08/middle-east-athletes-rack-44-medals-paris-olympics" > Middle East athletes rack up 44 medals at Paris Olympics </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/08/middle-east-athletes-rack-44-medals-paris-olympics" > Ten Middle Eastern countries won medals at this year's Paris games. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/algeria" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#algeria"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Algeria</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/06/us-cautious-irans-bahrain-frozen-funds-claims-warns-sanctions" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-06/dialog.jpg?h=17d914bd&itok=cumVVH9-" width="870" height="489" alt="Pictured are participants of the 19th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting held June 24, 2024, in Tehran." /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/06/us-cautious-irans-bahrain-frozen-funds-claims-warns-sanctions" > US cautious on Iran’s Bahrain frozen funds claims, warns of sanctions </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/06/us-cautious-irans-bahrain-frozen-funds-claims-warns-sanctions" > The official Islamic Republic News Agency reported on Monday that officials from Iran's and Bahrain’s central banks held a meeting on Sunday to discuss the release of Iran's “foreign exchange resources in Bahrain.” </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/bahrain" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#bahrain"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Bahrain</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/05/who-saraya-al-ashtar-bahraini-group-claimed-target-israel" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-05/Saraya%20Al-Ashtar%20logo.%20Source-%20Wikipedia.jpg?h=73067949&itok=NHqpfYSl" width="870" height="489" alt="Saraya Al-Ashtar logo. Source: Twitter/X " /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/05/who-saraya-al-ashtar-bahraini-group-claimed-target-israel" > Who is Saraya al-Ashtar, Bahraini group that claimed to target Israel? </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/05/who-saraya-al-ashtar-bahraini-group-claimed-target-israel" > US and Bahraini officials have said Saraya al-Ashtar operates from Iranian territory. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/bahrain" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#bahrain"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Bahrain</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/04/bahrains-investcorp-chinas-cic-launch-1b-sino-gulf-investment-platform" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-04/GettyImages-1240064343.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=PGE2TzZz" width="870" height="489" alt="A partial view shows the logo of Bahrain-domiciled asset manager Investcorp in the capital, Manama, on April 18, 2022." /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/04/bahrains-investcorp-chinas-cic-launch-1b-sino-gulf-investment-platform" > Bahrain's Investcorp, China's CIC launch $1B Sino-Gulf investment platform </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/04/bahrains-investcorp-chinas-cic-launch-1b-sino-gulf-investment-platform" > The companies the fund will target are expected to have high growth potential in attractive sectors, including consumer, health care, logistics and business services, the Bahrain-based alternative asset manager said. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/bahrain" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#bahrain"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Bahrain</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/04/what-does-eu-visa-relaxation-saudi-bahraini-omani-citizens-mean" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-04/GettyImages-1239513338.jpg?h=290f0798&itok=YcmD2c9k" width="870" height="489" alt="(L to R) EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud during a plenary session titled "Transforming for a New Era", during the Doha Forum in Qatar's capital on March 26, 2022. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/04/what-does-eu-visa-relaxation-saudi-bahraini-omani-citizens-mean" > What does EU visa relaxation for Saudi, Bahraini, Omani citizens mean? </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/04/what-does-eu-visa-relaxation-saudi-bahraini-omani-citizens-mean" > Under the new rules, Bahraini, Omani and Saudi Arabian nationals will be eligible for multiple-entry visas, allowing them to visit the Schengen area (the EU’s 27 member states as well as Bulgaria and Romania) and move freely between them. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/saudi-arabia" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#saudi-arabia"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Saudi Arabia</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/03/middle-east-sees-23-drop-vc-funding-qatar-bahrain-uae-hardest-hit" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-03/53554357200_2f4e944e4e_k.jpg?h=238fa094&itok=MT1zYWh-" width="870" height="489" alt="Picture from the Web Summit 2024 in Qatar." /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/03/middle-east-sees-23-drop-vc-funding-qatar-bahrain-uae-hardest-hit" > Middle East sees 23% drop in VC funding: Qatar, Bahrain, UAE hardest hit </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/03/middle-east-sees-23-drop-vc-funding-qatar-bahrain-uae-hardest-hit" > Qatar saw VC investments tumble by 57% to 43 million QR ($11.81 million), eclipsed only by Bahrain with an 82% drop. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/qatar" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#qatar"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Qatar</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/01/davos-2024-inside-investcorps-plan-build-china-gulf-investment-bridge" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-01/Investcorp_CEO_Hazem_Ben_Gacem_008.jpg?h=c3635fa2&itok=S4nyVmm1" width="870" height="489" alt="Hazem Ben-Gacem" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/01/davos-2024-inside-investcorps-plan-build-china-gulf-investment-bridge" > Davos 2024: Inside Investcorp’s plan to build China-Gulf 'investment bridge' </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/01/davos-2024-inside-investcorps-plan-build-china-gulf-investment-bridge" > In an interview with Al-Monitor, co-CEO Hazem Ben-Gacem said there is a big push for infrastructure funding in the Asia-Pacific region, controlled buyouts in Japan and growth investments in India and China. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/bahrain" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#bahrain"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Bahrain</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/01/explainer-why-bahrain-supported-us-strikes-yemens-houthis" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-01/GettyImages-1918198344%281%29%20copy.jpeg?h=a5ae579a&itok=WXX8epBm" width="870" height="489" alt="In this handout image provided by the UK Ministry of Defense, an RAF Typhoon aircraft returns to berth following a strike mission on Yemen's Houthi rebels at RAF Akrotiri on Jan. 12, 2024." /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/01/explainer-why-bahrain-supported-us-strikes-yemens-houthis" > Explainer: Why Bahrain supported US strikes on Yemen’s Houthis </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/01/explainer-why-bahrain-supported-us-strikes-yemens-houthis" > Bahrain’s geographical position and close ties to the US are influencing its policy on the Houthis’ attacks on ships in the Red Sea. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/adam-lucente.html" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/IMG_9342.jpg?h=502e75fa&itok=hsMyFzZN" alt="Adam Lucente" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/adam-lucente.html" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Adam Lucente</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>New York City</strong>, reporting on <strong>regional news, militancy, climate change</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2023/12/bahrains-investcorp-buys-50-corsairs-48b-infrastructure-business" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2023-12/GettyImages-1240064343.jpg?h=881deea0&itok=xtiYBPKF" width="870" height="489" alt="A partial view shows the logo of Bahrain-domiciled asset manager Investcorp in the capital, Manama, on April 18, 2022. " /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2023/12/bahrains-investcorp-buys-50-corsairs-48b-infrastructure-business" > Bahrain's Investcorp buys 50% of Corsair's $4.8B infrastructure business </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2023/12/bahrains-investcorp-buys-50-corsairs-48b-infrastructure-business" > The new entity, Investcorp Corsair, will continue to grow with a particular focus on transportation, logistics and related subsectors, a statement from the two companies said. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/bahrain" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#bahrain"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Bahrain</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2023/11/first-bahrain-asset-manager-targets-550-million-china-yuan-fund" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2023-11/GettyImages-1240064039.jpg?h=bc816b12&itok=1Qt1GIgI" width="870" height="489" alt="A general view shows the headquarters of Bahrain-domiciled asset manager Investcorp in the capital Manama on April 18, 2022. (Photo by Mazen Mahdi / AFP) (Photo by MAZEN MAHDI/AFP via Getty Images)" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2023/11/first-bahrain-asset-manager-targets-550-million-china-yuan-fund" > In first, Bahrain asset manager targets up to $550 million in China yuan fund </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2023/11/first-bahrain-asset-manager-targets-550-million-china-yuan-fund" > Gulf buyers have announced 13 acquisitions of public and private Chinese companies so far in 2023, compared to just one in the same period of last year, according to data compiled by LSEG. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/bahrain" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#bahrain"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Bahrain</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2023/09/bahrain-inks-us-deal-heels-prison-hunger-strike" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2023-09/GettyImages-1663218133.jpg?h=1d34674f&itok=sPlQbYST" width="870" height="489" alt="US Bahrain" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2023/09/bahrain-inks-us-deal-heels-prison-hunger-strike" > Bahrain inks US deal on heels of prison hunger strike </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2023/09/bahrain-inks-us-deal-heels-prison-hunger-strike" > Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa met with senior US officials in Washington following the largest prison protest in Bahrain's history. </a> </div> <div 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