| Bahrain has reaffirmed its commitment to blocking bank accounts tied to suspected terrorists. Bahrain had temporarily frozen two bank accounts early this year tied to terrorist suspects that the United States targeted after the Sept. 11 attacks. But officials had sought more information from the United States before making the freeze permanent. The Bahraini finance minister said his country recently set up a law enforcement unit at Bahrain Monetary Agency, the equivalent of the central bank, to monitor transactions that could be linked to money laundering. |