Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 37

13-Sep-2010

BAHRAIN

GCC Pressures UK To Expel Suspected Bahrain Coup Plotters

Members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are pressuring the UK to hand over two men accused of plotting an alleged coup attempt in Bahrain. A statement issued after a meeting between foreign ministers in Jiddah urged Britain to deal seriously with terrorist groups and individuals supporting terrorismand not to grant them political asylum, or allow them to exploit the...