• Raids on al-Wefaq offices strategic mistake: Iran

    Raids on al-Wefaq offices strategic mistake: Iran

    Oct 21, 2016 11:31

    Iran has voiced deep concerns about a series of raids by Manama’s forces on the offices of Bahrain’s main opposition bloc, saying such repressive measures against political dissent in the country are a “strategic mistake.”

  • Al-Wefaq: Bahrain will always support Palestine

    Al-Wefaq: Bahrain will always support Palestine

    Oct 20, 2016 06:02

    The deputy secretary general of the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society says “there is no place for Zionists in Bahrain" after the Manama authorities decided to host an Israeli delegation.

  • Court orders Sheikh Salman's retrial in Bahrain

    Court orders Sheikh Salman's retrial in Bahrain

    Oct 17, 2016 12:29

    The Bahraini court that has the ultimate say in appeal requests in the country has ordered a retrial of distinguished Shia Muslim opposition religious scholar Sheikh Ali Salman, who has been sentenced to nine years in jail in a series of previous trials.

  • Bahrain court sentences 5 to jail over anti-regime protests

    Bahrain court sentences 5 to jail over anti-regime protests

    Oct 16, 2016 03:24

    A court in Bahrain has handed down prison sentences ranging from one to five years to five people for taking part in anti-regime demonstrations.

  • Bahrainis slam Aal-e Khalifah regime

    Bahrainis slam Aal-e Khalifah regime

    Oct 15, 2016 02:42

    Bahraini peaceful protesters have staged a rally to express their solidarity with the prominent religious scholar, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim and other political prisoners, slamming the Aal-e Khalifah minority regime for its heavy-handed crackdown on dissent.

  • Bahrain forces attack mourning processions

    Bahrain forces attack mourning processions

    Oct 08, 2016 11:27

    Aal-e Khalifa's security forces in Bahrain have once again attacked Shia Muslims holding mourning ceremonies during the month of Muharram.

  • Bahraini court postpones prominent rights activist's verdict

    Bahraini court postpones prominent rights activist's verdict

    Oct 06, 2016 11:22

    A Bahraini court has postponed its verdict in the trial of prominent human rights activist, Nabeel Rajab, who is charged with criticizing the Manama government.

  • Bahraini religious scholars slam crackdown on mourners

    Bahraini religious scholars slam crackdown on mourners

    Oct 04, 2016 05:51

    Senior religious scholars in Bahrain have condemned the Aal-e Khalifah regime for its crackdown on Shia Muslims holding rituals to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS).

  • Bahrain court refuses to grant Sheikh Salman freedom

    Bahrain court refuses to grant Sheikh Salman freedom

    Oct 03, 2016 12:53

    A court in Bahrain has turned down a request to grant freedom to distinguished Shia cleric Sheikh Ali Salman.

  • Bahraini police teargas Shia Muslims

    Bahraini police teargas Shia Muslims

    Oct 01, 2016 05:58

    Bahraini police have attacked Shia citizens draping walls in the capital, Manama, with black cloths as part of mourning ceremonies for the Muslim month of Muharram.