A handout picture, released by Bahrain's official news agency on Nov. 19, 2021, shows Bahrain's Minister for Defense Affairs Abdulla bin Hasan Al-Nuaimi receiving the U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Manama (Photo: AFP)
Rescue workers search a house for survivors after an earthquake in Kangdiao village, Dahejia, Jishishan County, in northwest China’s Gansu province, Dec. 19, 2023. (Photo: STR/AFP)
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, visited U.S. 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, April 16, 2023 (U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs)
An EA-18G Growler assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron 135 (VAQ-135) “Black Ravens” arrives at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Oct. 30, 2018 (Photo: Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal/379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs)
US military personnel on patrol in Iraq. Iraqi Shiite militia group claims responsibility of sustained attacks on United States military bases in Iraq and Syria (Photo: DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP).
activist protesting on stage against fossil fuels during an event at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai, Dec. 11, 2023. (Photo: AFPTV)
