Bahrain

Qatar's economy 'stronger than before', Central Bank governor says

Dec 12, 2018 01:45

The governor of the Qatar Central Bank says the country’s economy has shown resilience in the face of an ongoing diplomatic and trade boycott, which Saudi Arabia and a number of its allies imposed on the energy-rich Persian Gulf kingdom in June 2017.
Bahraini refugee footballer begins open-ended hunger strike in Thailand

Dec 09, 2018 03:31

Bahraini footballer Hakeem Ali al-Araibi has launched an open-ended hunger strike in protest against an “unfair decision by a Thai court to arrest” him and prevent him from returning to his place of residence in Australia.
Farcical polls will not avert the inevitable in Bahrain

Dec 05, 2018 06:39

In the Persian Gulf island state of Bahrain, the regime, which is allied with the US and the Zionist regime against the wishes of the Bahraini people, has held a theatrical show by pressuring a section of the population to cast ballots for what it calls the parliament, while the real representatives of the masses are locked up for demanding democracy and civil liberties.
Bahrain’s opposition warns about abuse of female activists

Dec 02, 2018 06:35

Bahrain’s largest opposition group has warned about the ruling regime’s sweeping arrest and abuse campaign against female activists throughout the course of a campaign of suppression that has already taken the lives of scores of dissidents.
Commander of US Middle East forces in Navy's Fifth Fleet base found dead in Bahrain

Dec 02, 2018 04:16

The top US Navy officer in charge of American naval operations throughout the Middle East and Southwest Asia has been found dead in Bahrain, home to US military’s Fifth Fleet naval force, which he commanded.
Thailand warned against deporting dissident footballer to Bahrain

Dec 02, 2018 03:49

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Thailand to refrain from deporting a dissident footballer to Bahrain where he might face prosecution for expressing his anti-government views.
15 Bahraini NGOs censure Manama's détente with Tel Aviv

Nov 29, 2018 03:21

Over a dozen Bahraini NGOs have denounced Manama's attempts to normalize relations with the Israeli regime, expressing their firm support for the Palestinian cause.
Amnesty International voices concern over Bahrain crackdown on opposition

Nov 23, 2018 16:58

Amnesty International has expressed “grave concerns” over a campaign of suppression by Bahrain’s ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime against political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
HRW: Bahrain has failed to provide conditions for free elections

Nov 20, 2018 10:45

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Bahrain has failed to provide conditions for fair and free voting in the upcoming parliamentary elections in the country.
Bahraini courts give prison sentences to over dozen anti-regime activists

Nov 18, 2018 12:21

Courts in Bahrain have handed down prison sentences to more than a dozen anti-regime protesters as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime does not shy away from its heavy clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.