Israel: Syria air strikes not intended to further destabilise Assad government
Source: The Guardian
Manama :: Bahrain | updated 2013-05-06 15:48:21 -0700 | political-news
Video recipe of how to turn unwanted pork meat into beef in five easy steps On the Guardian today Comment is free Are all telephone calls recorded and accessible to the US government? Political naturalization has been used in #Bahrain...
US-led Gulf naval exercises underway
Source: The Boston Globe
Manama :: Bahrain | updated 2013-05-06 04:54:33 -0700 | political-news
Bahrain (AP) The US Navy says envoys from 41 nations have gathered in Bahrain to begin anti-mine drills in the Persian Gulf amid efforts by Iran to expand its naval presence there. The US-led exercises, which run through May 30,...
Filipino ultra-marathon runner completes Saudi leg of global run
Source: Inquirer.net
Manama :: Bahrain | updated 2013-05-03 15:28:10 -0700 | political-news
He serves as an inspiration to us all here in the kingdom, the DFA quoted Philippine ambassador Ezzedin Tago as saying. Guarin, who arrived from Kuwait, proceeded to Oman on Friday. According to the DFA, the 7th leg of Guarin's...
New call to release Bahrain teacher
Source: BBC
Manama :: Bahrain | updated 2013-05-01 04:33:54 -0700 | political-news
Rights group Amnesty International has renewed its call for the release of the jailed president of the Bahrain Teachers Association, Mahdi Abu Dheeb. Mr Abu Dheeb was convicted by a military court of plotting to overthrow the government during unrest...
Reckoning lies ahead for the Arab state
Source: The Daily Star
Manama :: Bahrain | updated 2013-04-29 16:50:01 -0700 | political-news
The Daily Star The so-called Arab Spring generated a wave of hope among those fighting or advocating for democratization of the Arab world's authoritarian regimes. Now, following the leadership changes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen, and with a brutal...
Arson in Bahrain town
Source: Qatar English Daily
Manama :: Bahrain | updated 2013-04-25 18:25:21 -0700 | political-news
The firemen managed to put out the blaze which gutted four cars and two motorbikes. The Central Police director-general said that another car had been damaged in the terror arson. The building was also damaged due to heat and billowing...
UN expert disappointed over Bahraini postponements of visit
Source: NewKerala
Manama :: Bahrain | updated 2013-04-24 22:44:19 -0700 | political-news
It is effectively a cancellation as no alternative dates were proposed nor is there a future road map to discuss," UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Juan E...Mendez added that he is "deeply disappointed" with the decision to cancel the 8...
UN 'deep disappointment' with Bahrain
Source: BBC
Manama :: Bahrain | updated 2013-04-24 15:02:25 -0700 | political-news
The UN special rapporteur on torture has expressed his "deep disappointment" over Bahrain's decision to indefinitely postpone his visit to the county. Juan Mendez accused the Bahraini government of trying to "avoid responsibility" for the postponement.
Bahrain blocks visit of UN official
Source: BBC
Manama :: Bahrain | updated 2013-04-23 06:59:58 -0700 | political-news
The Bahraini government has postponed indefinitely a visit by Juan Mendes the UN special rapporteur on torture. According to the country's official news agency the trip has been called off "until further notice". This comes just days after the release...
Kuwaiti Interior Minister highlights GCC Cooperation
Source: Qatar English Daily
Manama :: Bahrain | updated 2013-04-23 04:19:26 -0700 | political-news
Bahrain to take part in the 14th Consultative Meeting of Interior Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. "This could only be achieved through bolstering our solidarity and coordination," and the security dossier is a prominent one for us at...
Indian woman in Bahrain with burn injuries stable
Source: NewKerala
Manama :: Bahrain | updated 2013-04-22 10:41:26 -0700 | political-news
Priya D'Souza sustained 60 percent burns but her condition is now stable, reported the local media quoting sources. D'Souza was returning home from a cold store April 19 evening when she got caught in the middle of a clash between...
Bahrain activist 'denied treatment'
Source: BBC
Manama :: Bahrain | updated 2013-04-22 07:57:46 -0700 | political-news
The wife of jailed Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab says he is being denied medical treatment for a back injury. Sumaya Rajab told the BBC that prison officials had repeatedly refused requests to send him to hospital. Mr Rajab...
Greatest Purveyor of Violence
Source: Salem News
Manama :: Bahrain | updated 2013-04-21 16:58:46 -0700 | political-news
In his "Beyond Vietnam" speech delivered at New York's Riverside Church on April 4, 1967 -- a year to the day before he was murdered -- the Reverend Martin Luther King called the United States "the greatest purveyor of violence...
Clashes ahead of Grand Prix race
Source: CNN
Manama :: Bahrain | updated 2013-04-21 11:29:41 -0700 | political-news
A heavy police presence in Bahrain on Sunday limited marches by protesters organized to coincide with the controversial Formula One race in the kingdom, won by world champion Sebastian Vettel. Tensions in Bahrain remain high following the 2011 uprising, in...
VIDEO: Crown prince defends Bahrain GP
Source: BBC
Manama :: Bahrain | updated 2013-04-20 03:10:07 -0700 | political-news
Crown prince defends Bahrain GP 20 April 2013 Last updated at 04:51 ET As Formula 1 returns to Bahrain, thousands of protesters in the tiny Gulf state have once again taken to the streets. The protesters believe that F1 bosses...
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