bahrain
Bahrain recalls diplomat after Iranian TV distorts Morsy speech
Egypt
September 2, 2012
Bahrain recalls diplomat after Iranian TV distorts Morsy speech
Bahrain recalled Iranian chargĂ© d'affaires Mahdy Islamy on Saturday to officially protest official Iranian television's distortions of President Mohamed Morsy's…
Prominent Bahraini activist denied entry to Egypt
Egypt
August 26, 2012
Prominent Bahraini activist denied entry to Egypt
Security authorities at Cairo International Airport prevented Bahraini activist Maryam al-Khawaja, who holds Danish citizenship, from entering the country on Sunday.…
Bahrain overturns activist’s Twitter case, lawyer says
World
August 23, 2012
Bahrain overturns activist’s Twitter case, lawyer says
MANAMA, Bahrain — A defense lawyer says a Bahrain court has overturned a conviction against a prominent human rights activist…
Bahrain court postpones verdict on opposition figures
World
August 14, 2012
Bahrain court postpones verdict on opposition figures
Bahrain's appeals court postponed on Tuesday its verdict in the case of 13 leading opposition figures facing jail sentences over…
Bahrain court orders monitoring for 11-year-old
World
July 5, 2012
Bahrain court orders monitoring for 11-year-old
MANAMA, Bahrain — A Bahraini court ruled Thursday that an 11-year-old boy accused of taking part in anti-government protests may…
Convicted Bahrain doctor starts hunger strike
World
June 21, 2012
Convicted Bahrain doctor starts hunger strike
MANAMA, Bahrain — A doctor sentenced on charges of aiding anti-government protests in Bahrain went on a hunger strike Thursday.…
Bahrain eases medic sentences, US ‘deeply disappointed’
World
June 14, 2012
Bahrain eases medic sentences, US ‘deeply disappointed’
MANAMA — The United States said on Thursday it was "deeply disappointed" by a Bahrain court verdict which failed to…
Bahrain police forcefully disperse Shia rally
World
June 9, 2012
Bahrain police forcefully disperse Shia rally
Bahraini police wounded several people on Saturday morning when they fired sound bombs, tear gas and bird shot to disperse…
Bahrain rights activist granted bail, but banned from travel
World
May 29, 2012
Bahrain rights activist granted bail, but banned from travel
MANAMA, Bahrain — A prominent rights activist has been released on bail in Bahrain more than three weeks after his…
Leading Bahraini dissident Khawaja ends hunger strike
World
May 28, 2012
Leading Bahraini dissident Khawaja ends hunger strike
Jailed Bahraini activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja ended a more than three-month-long hunger strike on Monday after what he described as his…