Bahrain

Bahraini forces arrest 50 people in Diraz

Jul 22, 2016 10:28

Bahraini regime forces arrested over 50 people as they prepared for Friday Prayers in the northwestern village of Diraz.
Sheikh Isa Qassim’s spokesman warns Bahraini regime over harming cleric

Jul 21, 2016 02:07

The 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.
Zarif voices concerns over Bahrain’s crackdown on dissent

Jul 20, 2016 03:43

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Bahrain’s crackdown on dissent may have catastrophic results in the region.
Bahraini scholars attend protest in support of Sheikh Qassim

Jul 20, 2016 03:35

Religious 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.
Manama’s dissolution of al-Wefaq is deplorable: UN

Jul 19, 2016 01:47

The 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.
Clashes erupt in Bahrain after al-Wefaq society is dissolved

Jul 18, 2016 02:21

Clashes have broken out between Bahraini police and demonstrators following Manama’s decision to dissolve the country’s main Shia opposition group, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society.
Bahrain court dissolves main opposition group al-Wefaq

Jul 17, 2016 12:01

A court in Bahrain has dissolved the country’s main political and popular opposition group, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, almost a month after the regime suspended its activities.
Bahrain to try top Shia cleric early next month: Source

Jul 17, 2016 01:13

Bahraini Shia cleric Sheikh Issa Qassim will reportedly go on trial in August this time for alleged “money laundering” amid simmering anger in the country against a Manama decision to strip him of his citizenship.
Bahrainis resume Friday Prayer after 4-week suspension

Jul 15, 2016 15:38

Bahrainis have held congregational prayers in the tiny Persian Gulf country nearly a month after clergymen declared a pause to the religious ritual in protest at the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime's heavy-handed crackdown.
Reporters Without Borders calls on Bahrain to release Nabeel Rajab

Jul 14, 2016 02:58

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says Bahrain’s detention of prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab is a shameful act which must be rescinded.