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Bahrain launches trial of top Shia cleric
Jul 27, 2016 04:53A court in Bahrain has launched the trial of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Issa Qassim, amid widespread protests against the move.
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Sheikh Qassim not to appear in court on Wednesday: Representative
Jul 27, 2016 00:42The representative of Sheikh Isa Qassim, the spiritual Leader of Bahrain’s Shia majority whose nationality has been recently revoked by the Ale Khalifa regime, said the senior cleric will definitely refuse to attend a planned hearing on Wednesday.
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Regime forces in Bahrain detain 3 religious scholars
Jul 25, 2016 09:12Bahraini regime forces have arrested at least three religious scholars as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah minority regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown and persecution of the members of the religious community in the tiny Persian Gulf Island State.
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Bahraini religious shcolars voice solidarity with Ayatollah Sheikh Qassim
Jul 24, 2016 09:16Dozens of religious scholars have staged a gathering in Bahrain to express their support for distinguished religious figure Ayatollah Sheikh Issa Qassim and denounce the Aal-e Khalifah regime’s decision to revoke his nationality.
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Anti-regime protests in Bahrain
Jul 24, 2016 02:42Since February 14, 2011, thousands of anti-regime protesters have held numerous demonstrations in Bahrain on an almost daily basis, calling on the Al Khalifah family to relinquish power.
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Bahraini forces arrest 50 people in Diraz
Jul 22, 2016 10:28Bahraini regime forces arrested over 50 people as they prepared for Friday Prayers in the northwestern village of Diraz.
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Sheikh Isa Qassim’s spokesman warns Bahraini regime over harming cleric
Jul 21, 2016 02:07The spokesman of Bahrain’s Sheikh Isa Qassim warns that there will be consequences if the prominent Shia cleric is harmed or taken away from the people.
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Zarif voices concerns over Bahrain’s crackdown on dissent
Jul 20, 2016 03:43Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Bahrain’s crackdown on dissent may have catastrophic results in the region.
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Bahraini scholars attend protest in support of Sheikh Qassim
Jul 20, 2016 03:35Religious scholars in Bahrain have attended a protest in support of the country’s top religious figure Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim as the Manama regime intensifies the crackdown on members of the religious community.
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Manama’s dissolution of al-Wefaq is deplorable: UN
Jul 19, 2016 01:47The dissolution of Bahrain’s main Shia opposition group, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, is a deplorable move on behalf of Manama, says UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.