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Bahrain — live crisis map

2 active events in Bahrain right now, plus 0 recorded in the last 30 days. Every event is sourced and cross-verified.

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Crime

Unrest

Country context

Slow structural indicators (World Bank, UNHCR) that calibrate how event activity is interpreted. Descriptive, not a forecast.

Fragility: low · 9/100Inflation -0.14% · Unemployment 1.1% · Gov. debt / GDP 111.6% · Population under 15 18.42% · Displaced (refugees + IDPs) 0.02%

Population · 2025

1.6M

GDP (US$) · 2025

$49.0B

GDP per capita · 2025

$30,597

Inflation · 2025

-0.1%

Unemployment · 2025

1.1%

Gov. debt / GDP · 2020

112%

Refugees (origin) · 2025

267

Market & economic exposure

Structural channels through which escalation in Bahrain has historically moved global markets. Direction/strength are typical historical reactions, not a forecast or investment advice.

Strait of Hormuz / Persian Gulf

✈ 83 aircraft · 80% of normal🌐 100% connectivity

▲Brent crudehigh~20–25% of seaborne oil transits the Strait of Hormuz.

Historically (88 escalation days): median +4.42% over 5d · matched the expected direction 67% of the time

▲LNG (Qatar)highQatar's LNG exports transit Hormuz.

▲GoldmediumSafe-haven demand rises under geopolitical stress.

▲VIX (volatility)highGlobal risk premium/volatility spikes sharply in a broad escalation.

Historically (88 escalation days): median +0.11% over 5d · matched the expected direction 51% of the time

▼MSCI Emerging MarketsmediumAn oil shock plus risk-off weighs on EM equities.

▲Shipping insurance (war risk)highWar-risk insurance premiums rise sharply.

Latest events

Violent crime — Galali, Al Mu?arraq, Bahrain

severe · Galali, Al Mu?arraq, Bahrain · 2026-10-08

Protest — Galali, Al Mu?arraq, Bahrain

minor · Galali, Al Mu?arraq, Bahrain · 2026-10-08

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