Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): 45 Members of Congress sent a letter to the US President Barack Obama on Tuesday (May 12,2015), urging him to stand up for human rights in his meetings this week with leaders from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait, which make up the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa has skipped a Gulf Arab summit with U.S. President Barack Obama, but is expected to join Britain's Queen Elizabeth at a horse show near London, a show representative said.

Sadeq al-Hubaishi: Dear President Barack Obama, I am the father of Jehad al-Hubaishi, who was arrested when he was only 16 years old and joined over 200 child political detainees currently held in Bahraini prisons. I am confident that you will take the necessary steps to address my son’s issue, as well as his friend’s, and the cases of other children.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Four years after Obama criticized Bahrain’s policy during a speech in May 2011, he will meet Hamad bin Isa later this month. During this period, the US-Gulf relations have witnessed many ups and downs…What will Obama say to the King of Bahrain this year?

Bahrain Mirror: Hisham Al-Zayani, a regular columnist in Al-Watan newspaper funded by the Bahraini Royal Court, wrote an article in which he described Obama as a Shiite. Tweeters and Bahraini activists seized this opportunity to launch a series of jokes.