Bahrain to host meeting of Jewish and Islamic scholars
Bahrain has pledged to host a meeting of Jewish and Islamic scholars later this year as the embattled Gulf state reinforces its image of tolerance amid a continuing crackdown on pro-democracy protests.
An Iranian Foreign Ministry official has said that Egypt's decision to host a foreign ministerial meeting of a contact group on Syria comprising of Egypt, Iran, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia is a step forward toward identifying common ground in regard to efforts to resolve the Syrian crisis.