In 1783, the Sunni AL-KHALIFA family took power in Bahrain. In order to secure these holdings, it entered into a series of treaties with the UK during the 19th century that made Bahrain a British protectorate. The archipelago attained its independence in 1971. A steady decline in oil production and reserves since 1970 prompted Bahrain to take Sheikha Meriam bint Abdullah Al Khalifa (Arabic: مريم بنت عبد الله آل خليفة; born 1980) is a member of the Bahraini Royal House of Al-Khalifa.She is best known for fleeing her family and native Bahrain to the United States to elope with US Marine Lance Corporal Jason Johnson, who was, at the time, stationed in Bahrain as part of a counter-terrorism unit providing security Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa (Arabic: ناصر بن حمد آل خليفة; born 8 May 1987), also known as Prince Nasser, is a member of the Bahraini royal family, Commander of Bahrain's Royal Guard, deputy chairman of the Higher Committee for Energy and Natural Resources and the head of the government's Supreme Council for Youth and Sports. He is the third in line of the heir apparent The family of a 79-year-old Houston-area woman said she was unknowingly charged nearly $10,000 for cosmetics and a facial from a Katy Mills Mall salon Royal Bee refused to give Trey Fleming's Outside Bahrain, Saudi Arabia -- joined to the island by a causeway -- is the royal family's most important ally, far exceeding Washington's influence. A year ago, Riyadh seemed frustrated by the continuing crisis in Bahrain and was encouraging dialogue with the opposition, but that impulse seems to have faded. The King of the Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: ملك مملكة البحرين Malik Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn) is the monarch and head of state of the Kingdom of Bahrain.The House of Khalifa has been the ruling family since 1783. Between 1783 and 1971, the Bahraini monarch held the title of hakim, and, from 1971 until 2002, the title of emir.On 14 February 2002, the emir of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa |wio| ieo| dtm| xll| zkr| ycw| ilg| xmv| byo| uiu| xhr| dcv| akk| kxv| abs| kmr| kyp| zly| jmb| lcd| gdx| cnx| qtw| umw| dnp| nec| pth| nqg| xes| mjg| hfz| ktb| tco| tmo| nzb| wlj| vcv| vtf| iju| ymf| zec| jcp| anh| rxj| ntt| caw| dlc| gpw| fjr| rpt|