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What the Bahrain and Saudi cancellations reveal about how F1's money works

The Bahrain and Saudi GP cancellations offer a rare look at the sport’s financial structure

Autosport

Bahrain airport to resume flights after airspace reopens

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The Independent UK

Bahrain finally resumes flights after weeks of airspace closure amid Middle East conflict

Flights will gradually resume at Bahrain’s airport weeks after shutting down

The Independent UK

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Bahrain Airport reopens: Flights resume after airspace shutdown as routes return across Gulf, India and Europe

Bahrain's airspace has reopened after a multi-day closure due to regional tensions, allowing Bahrain International Airport to resume operations. National carrier Gulf Air is gradually restoring flights to over 15 destinations, prioritizing high-demand routes. Passengers are advised to check flight statuses as operations are phased and schedules remain limited amid…

The Times of India

UAE and Bahrain sign currency swap agreement worth AED 20 billion

The UAE and Bahrain have inked a significant AED 20 billion currency swap deal, fostering deeper financial ties and economic cooperation. This five-year pact, formalised by their central bank governors, aims to boost local currency usage in trade and investment, enhancing regional financial integration and stability. Officials view this as…

The Times of India

The pros and cons of F1's enforced break and cancelled races

The loss of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian grands prix gives F1 a chance to have a rare break - but the consequences aren't all positive

Autosport

Kimi Antonelli reveals target for F1 spring break

F1 is in its enforced April break as the races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were cancelled due to the Middle Eastern conflict

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UN to vote on watered-down resolution to open the Strait of Hormuz. Russia and China are key

The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to vote on a resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz

The Independent UK

Bridge linking Saudi Arabia to Bahrain closed over Iranian threats as Trump's deadline nears

The King Fahd Causeway, a key bridge linking Saudi Arabia to the island kingdom of Bahrain, closed early Tuesday over threats from Iranian attacks

The Independent UK

Which teams will benefit and lose out the most from F1's enforced April break

As Formula 1 commences a one-month break from racing, these teams are set to either benefit from the April gap or lose out the most

Autosport

Iranian missile blitz takes down AWS data centers in Bahrain and Dubai — Amazon reportedly declares “hard down” status for multiple zones

Internal company communications indicate that multiple zones at AWS Bahrain and Dubai are "hard down," with no timeline for service restoration.

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The Independent UK

UK deploys Rapid Sentry anti-drone system to Kuwait to fend off attacks, air force says

Gulf countries including Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have been pulled into the Iran war, targeted by Iranian strikes in retaliation to attacks launched by the United States and Israel on 28 February.

Euronews

Iran says it has struck Oracle data center in Dubai, Amazon data center in Bahrain — country has threatened to attack Nvidia, Intel, and others, too

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that it had hit a data center linked to Oracle in Dubai as part of its war against the U.S. and U.S. technology companies in the region.

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The Times of India

'Complete annihilation of Microsoft, Nvidia … ': Iran warns US after Trump threatens to strike bridges, power plants

Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters has declared all regional ICT companies as legitimate targets, escalating conflict concerns. This follows reports of an Iranian strike damaging Amazon's cloud operations in Bahrain. Earlier, Iran's Revolutionary Guards had threatened US tech giants like Microsoft and Google, accusing them of aiding US strikes and acting…

The Independent UK

Gulf kingdom of Bahrain cracks down on dissent as Iran war reignites internal unrest

A man detained in Bahrain last month as the island kingdom came under missile attack from Iran vanished for days, until his family was called to retrieve his body from a military hospital

The Independent UK

UN set to vote on a watered-down proposal to open Strait of Hormuz

The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to vote on a proposal to secure the Strait of Hormuz

The Conversation

Why Iran targeted Amazon data centers and what that does – and doesn’t – change about warfare

Before dawn on March 1, 2026, Iranian Shahed drones struck two Amazon Web Services data centers in the United Arab Emirates. A third commercial data center in Bahrain was hit, though it is less clear whether it was deliberately targeted. Iran has also indicated that it considers commercial data centers…

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The Independent UK

UK sends more troops to Middle East to defend Gulf allies against Iran’s ‘aggressive’ attacks

Defence secretary pledges ‘Britain’s best’ to allies in the region – despite repeated insistence that the UK will not get dragged into the wider war

The Times of India

Saudi, Kuwait, Bahrain 'fighting back': Trump claims Gulf nations '100% on US side' against Iran

President Trump declared Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain are fully aligned with the US against Iran, stating they are "100% on our side." He noted these Gulf nations were surprised by Iran's missile and drone attacks but are now fighting back effectively. The ongoing conflict, now in its…

The Times of India

India announces dates for JEE 2026 in Gulf countries: Dubai to Kuwait and Bahrain, check key locations and relief for expats

The National Testing Agency (NTA) in India recently shared an important update for Indian expat students across the Gulf regions. Candidates who have registered to attend the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 in Dubai, Kuwait and Bahrain centres can now access more verified information about the exam.

The Guardian - AU

Israel says it is expanding ‘buffer zone’ in Lebanon – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Bahrain's UN proposal calling for 'all necessary means' to open Strait of Hormuz faces opposition

A U.N. Security Council resolution calling for countries to use “all necessary means” to keep the Strait of Hormuz open is facing some opposition for raising the possibility of U.N.-backed military action against Iran

International Business Times UK

Bahrain Missile Strike Report Challenges Iran Blame, Suggests US-Operated Patriot Missile

An independent analysis suggests a US-operated Patriot missile caused a residential explosion in Bahrain, challenging initial claims of an Iranian drone attack.

Tom’s Hardware

AWS Bahrain suffers major disruption due to the ongoing US-Iran conflict — drone activity blamed for service interruption

Amazon Web Services has confirmed that its Bahrain site has been disrupted due to the ongoing conflict. It's been said that drone activity is causing the service interruption, and that the company is requesting its clients to migrate their workloads to other regions.

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