bahrain
Bahrain used ‘excessive force’ in crackdown: inquiry
World
November 24, 2011
Bahrain used ‘excessive force’ in crackdown: inquiry
Bahrain's security forces used excessive force to suppress pro-democracy protests earlier this year, torturing detainees to get confessions, an…
Bahrain: Suspects say had contact with Iran
World
November 14, 2011
Bahrain: Suspects say had contact with Iran
DUBAI – Members of a cell arrested before they could carry out attacks on Bahrain's Interior Ministry and the Saudi…
Sunday’s papers: A familiar post-revolution Eid al-Adha
Egypt
November 6, 2011
Sunday’s papers: A familiar post-revolution Eid al-Adha
While the papers gloat in the details of the first Eid Al-Adha that the leading figures of the fallen regime…
Bahrain strongly supports Egypt membership in Gulf council, minister says
Egypt
November 1, 2011
Bahrain strongly supports Egypt membership in Gulf council, minister says
Bahrain fervently supports Egypt's membership in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed al-Khalifa said…
Bahraini king: Egypt’s revolutions an inspiration to all Arabs
Egypt
October 31, 2011
Bahraini king: Egypt’s revolutions an inspiration to all Arabs
Egyptian revolutions throughout history have been a source of inspiration to Arabs everywhere, and all have benefited from their positive…
Bahrain panel delays report on protest unrest
World
October 21, 2011
Bahrain panel delays report on protest unrest
MANAMA, Bahrain - An international commission investigating months of protests and crackdowns in Bahrain on Thursday delayed its final report…
Bahraini activists launch press association in exile
Egypt
October 15, 2011
Bahraini activists launch press association in exile
Freedom of press in Bahrain has long been a contentious issue highlighted by human rights organizations such as Amnesty International…
Bahrain court sentences protester to death
World
September 29, 2011
Bahrain court sentences protester to death
DUBAI - Bahrain's special security court on Thursday sentenced a protester to death for killing a policeman, and gave doctors…
Amnesty fears Bahraini women and girls tortured
World
September 27, 2011
Amnesty fears Bahraini women and girls tortured
DUBAI - A group of 38 women and seven girls arrested last week during a protest against Bahrain's parliamentary by-elections…
Bahrain police block protest march to capital
World
September 23, 2011
Bahrain police block protest march to capital
MANAMA - A massive police force blocked protesters trying to march to Bahrain's capital on Friday, witnesses said, a day…