Al-Wefaq
Bahrain to hold run-off vote for parliament on December 1
Middle East
November 25, 2018
Bahrain to hold run-off vote for parliament on December 1
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain will hold a second round of voting for 31 of 40 seats in parliament next week,…
Court orders last main opposition group in Bahrain dissolved
Middle East
May 31, 2017
Court orders last main opposition group in Bahrain dissolved
A court in Bahrain has the ordered the country’s last main opposition group dissolved and its property confiscated. The Bahrain…
Bahrain court dissolves main Shi’ite opposition group Wefaq-Arabiyah
Middle East
July 17, 2016
Bahrain court dissolves main Shi’ite opposition group Wefaq-Arabiyah
Bahrain's highest court dissolved the country's main Shi'ite Muslim opposition group al-Wefaq, and liquidated the group's funds, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya…
UN concerned over arrest of Bahraini opposition leader
Egypt
December 30, 2014
UN concerned over arrest of Bahraini opposition leader
The United Nations expressed concerns on Tuesday over the arrest of a senior Bahraini opposition leader, for charges that include…
Bahrain bans main opposition for three months
World
October 28, 2014
Bahrain bans main opposition for three months
A Bahrain court banned the Gulf state's main opposition movement for three months Tuesday just weeks before a parliamentary election,…
Bahrain amends constitution, opposition unimpressed
World
May 3, 2012
Bahrain amends constitution, opposition unimpressed
King Hamad ratified amendments to Bahrain's constitution on Thursday aimed at defusing unrest in the strategic Gulf state but the opposition dismissed the extra…
Bahrain anniversary marked by clashes, arrests
World
February 15, 2012
Bahrain anniversary marked by clashes, arrests
Bahraini police fired tear gas and birdshot at pro-democracy protesters and arrested dozens in clashes that raged through the night…
Bahrain opposition plans election boycott
World
August 12, 2011
Bahrain opposition plans election boycott
MANAMA - Bahrain's main Shia opposition party will boycott next month's special parliamentary elections for seats left vacant by mass…
Bahrain’s Shia opposition weighs offer for talks but questions tense climate
World
June 28, 2011
Bahrain’s Shia opposition weighs offer for talks but questions tense climate
Dubai - Just days before Bahrain’s Sunni rulers hope to open talks with the Shia opposition they crushed, the country’s…