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Bahrain to hold run-off vote for parliament on December 1
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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