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Bahrain opposition group snubs crisis talks
Bahrain's main Shiite opposition group says it will temporarily boycott talks aimed at easing the Gulf nation's more than two-year unrest because of ...
Bahrain claims Iranian drone found
Bahrain's Interior Ministry says an Iranian drone has been found in the strategic Gulf kingdom that hosts the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet. The statement ...
Report: Bahrain police search home of top cleric
A main opposition group in Bahrain says police have searched the home of the Gulf nation's most senior Shiite cleric, who has strongly sided with ...
Bahrain demonstrator jailed for flag 'insult'
A Bahrain demonstrator was sentenced to three months in prison Thursday for hanging a Bahrain flag from his truck during a 2011 rally, a defense ...
Bahrain convicts 6 of Twitter insults
A lawyer says Bahraini courts have sentenced six people to a year in prison on charges of making Twitter posts deemed offensive to the Gulf nation's ...
US-led Gulf naval exercises underway
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 ...
Bahrain court sentences 31 over police attack
A defense lawyer in Bahrain says a court has sentenced 31 protesters to 15 years in prison each for roles in firebomb attacks against security forces ...
Bahrain: Attacks foiled before Formula One race
Bahrain says authorities foiled possible attacks before the kingdom's Formula One race earlier this week, which was held under tight security amid a ...
Bahrain's crown prince: Too early to join talks
Bahrain's crown prince says there will be "a time and a place" for him to participate in the slow-moving political dialogue in the divided Gulf nation ...
Bahrain: Protests pose no threat to Grand Prix
Organizers of Bahrain's Grand Prix said Thursday that sporadic protests against the race and violent unrest across the Gulf nation do not pose a ...
Police, students clash in Bahrain after raid
Police in Bahrain's capital have raided a boys' high school and fired tear gas in clashes with students angry over a fellow student's arrest the day ...
Bahrain backs 5-year sentences for king insults
Bahrain's government has backed proposals to impose penalties of up five years in prison for insulting the Gulf state's king or its national symbols, ...
Bahrain march hints at rising F1 anger
Thousands of anti-government demonstrators in Bahrain have joined a march that included breakaway protests against the scheduled Formula One race ...
Bahrain: 4 arrested in attack on foreign ministry
Bahrain says four suspects have been arrested after homemade firebombs were hurled at the foreign ministry in a possible escalation of anti-government ...
Bahrain clears 21 medics of protest charges
A defense lawyer in Bahrain says 21 medical personnel have been cleared of charges linked to anti-government protests but cases remain open against ...
Rights groups fears for hunger strikers in Bahrain
Thirteen pro-democracy activists were sentenced to 10 years in jail Tuesday in Bahrain over allegations they attacked police officers in the latest ...
Bahrain blocks marches for jailed rights activist
Security forces in Bahrain have fired tear gas to prevent protesters from reaching the house of a jailed human rights activist who is the focus of an ...
Bahrain sentences 17 to 15 years for bombing
A lawyer in Bahrain says 17 suspected anti-government protesters have been sentenced to 15-year prison sentences for links to a bombing last year that ...
Clashes in Bahrain as protesters mark anniversary
Thousands of anti-government protesters threw firebombs and stones at riot police and burned tires in Bahrain on the second anniversary of the ...
Bahrain detains 6 over anti-government tweets
The public prosecutor's office in Bahrain says six people have been detained for allegedly defaming the country's ruler on Twitter. The six, who were ...
Bahrain crown prince widens role amid crisis talks
Bahrain's king has appointed his heir to an additional role overseeing government affairs in an apparent gesture to opposition groups that have led ...
Bahrain overturns acquittal of opposition figure
A senior Bahrain prosecutor says an appeals court has overturned the acquittal and sentenced the daughter of a jailed opposition leader to three ...
Bahrain court clears 2 police in protester death
A defense lawyer in Bahrain says a court has acquitted two policemen charged in the shooting death of a protester at the beginning of the 2-year-old ...
Bahrain opposition: Protester dies from injuries
An opposition official in Bahrain says a 20-year-old protester died from injuries suffered during clashes with security forces. The death is the ...
2 Sunni groups halt roles in Bahrain crisis talks
Two Sunni factions in Bahrain say they are suspending participation in talks with Shiite opposition groups because of a spike in violence in the Gulf ...