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...first class and assigned him extra duty. Al Khalifa's father is a cousin of Bahrain's head of state, Emir Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Bahraini royalty rarely marry outside the family circle. They also belong to Islam's mainstream Sunni sect...
...of five daughters of Sheik Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, a distant relative of Bahrain's ruler Sheik Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa. As a Muslim she was forbidden to marry a non-Muslim. She was expected to marry within an elite circle...
...straight into the water. They said unusual noises came from the plane's engines, but they saw no flames. Sheik Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the emir of Bahrain, declared three days of mourning. Gulf Air said 135 passengers and eight crew members...
...of five daughters of Sheik Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, a distant relative of Bahrain's ruler Sheik Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa. As a Muslim she was forbidden to marry a non-Muslim. She was expected to marry within an elite circle...