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Bahrain, Saudi Arabia among World’s Least Peaceful Nations

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia among World’s Least Peaceful Nations
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Saudi Arabia and Bahrain were named among the least peaceful countries in the world in the annual Global Peace Index [GPI].


Bahrain, Saudi Arabia among World’s Least Peaceful Nations

Out of 163 countries covered by the index, Saudi Arabia was ranked 129th and Bahrain 132nd.

Syria ranked the least peaceful country for the fifth consecutive year while Afghanistan, Iraq, South Sudan and Yemen completed the bottom five.

Qatar was ranked 35th globally, making it the most peaceful country in the Gulf, followed by Kuwait [51], the UAE [65] and Oman [74].

The world became a more peaceful place in 2017, according to figures released in the GPI, with 93 countries recording higher levels of peace while 68 deteriorated compared to last year.

The improvement was mainly driven by lower levels of state-sponsored terror - extra-judicial killings and torture - and the prior withdrawal of military forces from Afghanistan by all but four of the 50 countries that provided military assistance.

The 11th edition of the index, published by international think-tank Institute for Economics and Peace [IEP], captures the impact of political polarization in the US.

Despite improvements in Canada, the growing intensity of internal conflict, increases in terrorism and higher perceptions of criminality saw the US fall 11 places to 114th, resulting in North America recording the largest drop of any region.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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