The appointment of Dr. Ghadeer Asiri as Minister of Social Affairs in Kuwait has sparked widespread controversy among activists in Kuwait and Bahrain over her views on the events in Bahrain in 2011 and the intervention of the Peninsula Shield Force.

Activists held a photo exhibition in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, coinciding with the eighth anniversary of the entry of Saudi and Emirati troops (within the framework of the Peninsula Shield forces) to Bahrain to crush pro-democracy protests.

Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Marshal Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received on Monday (October 22, 2018) Commander of the Peninsula Shield Forces Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Balawi. The meeting was attended by BDF Chief of Staff Dhiab Al-Nuaimi.

National Guard Staff-Director Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Khalifa received on Tuesday (June 26, 2018) the Peninsula Shield Joint Force (PSJF)'s Commander Waleed bin Falih Al-Zhaheri.

Bahrain Defence Force carried out (Bahrain Shield Drill 2) in the participation of the advanced leadership of the Joint Peninsula Shield Forces, in the presence of Assistant Chief-of-Staff for Operations Major General Ghanim Ibrahim Al-Fadhala, and leader of Joint Peninsula Shield Forces Major General Isa bin Jassim Al-Alyawi as well as number of officers.

Bahraini authorities remain silent about ISIS threats and want others to remain silent as well, although the threats of this terrorist organization trouble the world.

A Saudi newspaper said that the Joint Peninsula Shield Forces (JPSF) carried out military maneuvers under the name of “Bahrain Shield Drill 1” with the participation of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) last Tuesday and Wednesday.

Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received in his office in the presence of the BDF Chief of Staff Dhiyab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi, the Commander of the Joint Peninsula Shield Forces (JPSF) Hassan bin Hamza Al-Shehri.