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Bahrain doctors to be tried for helping protesters
World
May 3, 2011
Bahrain doctors to be tried for helping protesters
Manama -- Bahrain's justice minister says several doctors and nurses who treated injured anti-government protesters during months of unrest in…
Shia worshippers condemn Bahrain death sentences
World
April 29, 2011
Shia worshippers condemn Bahrain death sentences
Manama -- Thousands of Bahraini Shias gathered before a revered cleric on Friday denounced death sentences given to protesters over…
Arab League: Iraqi remarks on Bahrain caused summit delay
Egypt
April 26, 2011
Arab League: Iraqi remarks on Bahrain caused summit delay
Statements made by Iraqi officials regarding Bahrain's unrest caused the Arab League to postpone an Arab summit in Baghdad scheduled…
Shia mosques demolished in Bahrain crackdown
World
April 23, 2011
Shia mosques demolished in Bahrain crackdown
Manama -- Bahrain's main opposition party says authorities have demolished 16 mosques as part of crackdown on Shia dissent in…
Moussa expects postponement of Baghdad Arab summit
Egypt
April 18, 2011
Moussa expects postponement of Baghdad Arab summit
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa on Monday said he expects the Baghdad Arab summit slated for May to be…
HRW: Bahrain should investigate deaths in custody
World
April 13, 2011
HRW: Bahrain should investigate deaths in custody
Dubai -- Bahrain should investigate the death in police custody of three Shias, US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on…
Bahrain prosecutor to question Al-Wasat ex-editors
World
April 10, 2011
Bahrain prosecutor to question Al-Wasat ex-editors
Manama -- The former chief editor of Bahrain's main opposition newspaper says he's been summoned by a prosecutor investigating the…
WikiLeaks: Israel criticizes Tantawi’s efforts to curb Gaza smuggling, Bahrain sidles up to Israel, US
World
April 8, 2011
WikiLeaks: Israel criticizes Tantawi’s efforts to curb Gaza smuggling, Bahrain sidles up to Israel, US
In the latest trove of released WikiLeaks cables, Israeli influential daily Haaretz on Friday unearthed November 2009 complaints issued by…
Crown prince ‘no leniency’ on threats to Bahrain
World
April 8, 2011
Crown prince ‘no leniency’ on threats to Bahrain
Dubai -- Bahrain's crown prince said he was committed to reform but warned there would be "no leniency" for those…
FM: Gulf stability essential for Egyptian security
Egypt
April 6, 2011
FM: Gulf stability essential for Egyptian security
The security, stability and Arab identity of Gulf countries is a national commitment, Egypt's foreign affairs minister said at a…