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Saudi Arabia, Bahrain habituated to following US: Iran
Apr 10, 2019 09:03Iran says Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are habituated to following their “extra-regional master” the United States, shortly after the two Arab states welcomed a decision by Washington to blacklist an Iranian military force.
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Top cleric Sheikh Qassim censures Bahrain’s plan to host Israeli delegation
Apr 03, 2019 02:38Bahrain’s top Shia Cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim has denounced the Manama regime for a plan to host an Israeli delegation later this month, describing it as a step on the path to “humiliation and capitulation” to the foremost enemy of the Muslim world.
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Bahrain MPs denounce invitation of Israelis to forum
Apr 01, 2019 01:11Members of Bahrain’s parliament have condemned the invitation of several Israeli speakers to a business conference due in the Persian Gulf country next month.
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Amnesty: Bahrain seeks to ‘sportwash’ image by hosting Formula One race
Mar 28, 2019 09:36Amnesty International says the “deeply repressive” Bahraini regime is trying to rehabilitate its image by hosting the Formula One race.
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Bahraini court jails nearly 170 people in crackdown on dissent
Mar 15, 2019 03:01A court in Bahrain has handed down prison sentences to 167 anti-regime protesters as the ruling Ale Khalifah regime does not shy away from its heavy clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
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Bahrain: Court upholds life sentences against two anti-regime activists
Mar 14, 2019 13:22Bahrain's Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld life sentences against two political dissidents as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners in the Persian Gulf kingdom.
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Bahrain jails dissident for insulting Sudan’s Bashir
Mar 14, 2019 03:09Bahrain on Wednesday sentenced a liberal opposition figure to six months in jail for tweeting criticism of Sudan's president, who has been facing protests against his rule, rights groups said.
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‘Bahrain, please don’t follow me!’ Refugee soccer player granted Australian citizenship
Mar 13, 2019 04:30A refugee soccer player who fled Bahrain and was held in a Thai prison for months during a tense extradition stand-off between Australia and the Persian Gulf state was granted Australian citizenship on Tuesday.
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Manama using anti-terror laws to silence speech freedom, dissidents: Rights group
Mar 03, 2019 01:19An independent human rights group says Bahraini officials are exploiting anti-terror laws to suffocate freedom of speech and silence voices critical of the ruling Ale Khalifah regime as Manama presses ahead with its crackdown on pro-democracy campaigners in the kingdom.
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Bahrain’s main opposition group blasts Manama over Diraz sit-in verdicts
Feb 28, 2019 08:10Bahrain's main opposition group, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, has censured the recent jail terms handed down to scores of people over taking part in a sit-in in 2017.