Diplomats from the United States, Israel and four Arab countries convene in Bahrain to take part in the Negev Forum's first Steering Committee meeting in the town of in Zallaq, south of the capital Manama, three months after they vowed to boost cooperation at a landmark meeting in Israel. In March, they met for the first time on Israeli soil in the Sde Boker kibbutz in the Negev desert, with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken joining his counterparts. IMAGES