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Rights group denounces jail sentence for Bahraini activist
Egypt
December 8, 2014
Rights group denounces jail sentence for Bahraini activist
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), an Egypt-based human rights network, condemned on Sunday the three-year prison sentence…
Bahrain goes to polls as Shiite opposition boycotts
World
November 22, 2014
Bahrain goes to polls as Shiite opposition boycotts
Bahrain holds legislative elections Saturday for the first time since a 2011 uprising, despite a boycott by the Shiite opposition…
Bahrain releases pro-democracy activist awaiting trial
World
November 19, 2014
Bahrain releases pro-democracy activist awaiting trial
Bahraini authorities released pro-democracy activist Zainab al-Khawaja from detention on Wednesday, her lawyer and sister said, as she awaits trial…
UPDATED:Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain end rift with Qatar, return ambassadors
World
November 17, 2014
UPDATED:Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain end rift with Qatar, return ambassadors
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain agreed on Sunday to return their ambassadors to Qatar, signalling an end…
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,…
US, Arab allies launch air strikes on IS jihadists in Syria
World
September 23, 2014
US, Arab allies launch air strikes on IS jihadists in Syria
The United States and Arab allies launched strikes from the air and sea against Islamic State militants in Syria on…
Bahrain sentences eight people to life for policeman bomb death
World
April 27, 2014
Bahrain sentences eight people to life for policeman bomb death
(Reuters) - Bahrain's Supreme Criminal Court has sentenced eight people to life in prison for their part in the killing…
Two killed in Bahrain car explosion
World
April 19, 2014
Two killed in Bahrain car explosion
Two people were killed and one wounded when a car blew up in a mainly Shi'ite village in Bahrain on…
Kuwaiti sources: Crisis between Qatar, Gulf countries to be solved
Egypt
April 18, 2014
Kuwaiti sources: Crisis between Qatar, Gulf countries to be solved
Kuwaiti sources reported that a solution to the crisis between three Gulf countries on one side and Qatar on the…
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and UAE withdraw ambassadors to Qatar
Egypt
March 5, 2014
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and UAE withdraw ambassadors to Qatar
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emriates withdrew ambassadors to Qatar on Wednesday, saying in a joint statement that…