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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 orders retrial of hunger-striking activist before civil court
World
April 30, 2012
Bahrain orders retrial of hunger-striking activist before civil court
Bahrain's highest appeals court on Monday ordered the retrial of Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, a jailed opposition activist who has been on…
Wife: Bahrain hunger striker fed against his will
World
April 29, 2012
Wife: Bahrain hunger striker fed against his will
MANAMA — The wife of a jailed, hunger striking Bahraini rights activist says in her first visit in two weeks, she…
Bahrain: Jailed hunger striker in good health
World
April 25, 2012
Bahrain: Jailed hunger striker in good health
MANAMA — A jailed activist on a hunger strike since early February is in "good health" and receiving medical care,…
Bahrain says jailed hunger-striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja ‘in good health’
Egypt
April 22, 2012
Bahrain says jailed hunger-striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja ‘in good health’
Bahrain's interior ministry said on Monday that jailed activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, who has been on a hunger strike for two…
Security boosted in Bahrain for F1 race
World
April 22, 2012
Security boosted in Bahrain for F1 race
MANAMA, Bahrain — Security forces in Bahrain set up checkpoints and stationed armored vehicles in anti-government strongholds Sunday to confront…
Bahrain tightens security after days of protest around Formula One
World
April 21, 2012
Bahrain tightens security after days of protest around Formula One
Dozens of armoured vehicles were deployed along the main highway to Bahrain's Formula One Grand Prix circuit on Saturday after…
Protests rage as Bahrain Grand Prix practice begins
World
April 20, 2012
Protests rage as Bahrain Grand Prix practice begins
Formula One cars took to the track in Bahrain on Friday, with the government hoping for a successful Grand Prix,…
Clashes hit Bahrain Formula One exhibit
World
April 18, 2012
Clashes hit Bahrain Formula One exhibit
MANAMA, Bahrain — Security forces fired stun grenades Wednesday at anti-government protesters who swarmed into a cultural exhibition for Bahrain's…
Teenagers hurt at Bahrain rally hours after F1 go-ahead
World
April 14, 2012
Teenagers hurt at Bahrain rally hours after F1 go-ahead
MANAMA — Three Bahraini teenagers were injured at a post-funeral rally late on Friday, the Gulf Arab country's opposition said,…