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Bahrain admits raid on international medical group
World
August 4, 2011
Bahrain admits raid on international medical group
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Responding to criticism from Medecins Sans Frontieres, Bahrain said Thursday that police last week raided…
Shia mosques demolished in Bahrain crackdown
World
July 23, 2011
Shia mosques demolished in Bahrain crackdown
MANAMA, Bahrain - A Bahraini cleric says authorities have demolished 30 Shia mosques during their five-month-old crackdown on dissent in…
Bahrain’s main opposition quits national dialogue
World
July 17, 2011
Bahrain’s main opposition quits national dialogue
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Bahrain's largest Shia opposition group Wefaq said on Sunday it planned to pull out of…
Activist: Bahraini woman dies during protest
World
July 16, 2011
Activist: Bahraini woman dies during protest
MANAMA, Bahrain - A Bahraini rights activist says a woman has died during clashes between riot police and anti-government protesters…
Bahrain puts protest poet under house arrest
World
July 14, 2011
Bahrain puts protest poet under house arrest
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A young Bahraini Shia poet sentenced to a year in prison told Reuters Thursday she…
Egypt urges Egyptian expats to support economy
Business
July 10, 2011
Egypt urges Egyptian expats to support economy
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged Egyptian citizens abroad to support Egypt's economy through directing investments to development projects.…
Saudi Arabia will dominate Bahrain talks
World
July 5, 2011
Saudi Arabia will dominate Bahrain talks
Dubai - Saudi Arabia doesn't have a seat at Bahrain's crisis talks, but it carries a critical voice in everything…
Bahrain’s top cleric warns Sunni rulers against marginalizing Shia opposition during talks
World
July 1, 2011
Bahrain’s top cleric warns Sunni rulers against marginalizing Shia opposition during talks
Manama - On the eve of Bahrain’s reconciliation talks, the country’s top cleric urged the kingdom’s Sunni rulers on Friday…
PM to visit United Arab Emirates and Bahrain Monday
Egypt
June 28, 2011
PM to visit United Arab Emirates and Bahrain Monday
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf is due to visit the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Monday. The visit was postponed…
Bahrain’s Shia opposition weighs offer for talks but questions tense climate
World
June 28, 2011
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…