Bahrain

Bahrain

• 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 ... 

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  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 ... 

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  Kuwait studies possible retreat from media law

  Kuwait put proposals to impose tough new media laws on hold Thursday after the country's prime minister suggested that objections from press groups ... 

• 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 ... 

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  Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel wins Bahrain GP

  Sebastian Vettel gave a reminder of how dominant he can be when he's at his best. The Red Bull driver won his second straight Bahrain Grand Prix on ... 

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  Red Bull's Vettel wins Bahrain GP

  Three-time world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Bahrain Grand Prix Sunday, easily beating Lotus drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean in a ... 

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  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 ... 

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  Mercedes' Nico Rosberg takes pole at Bahrain GP

  Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg took pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday, finishing ahead of Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull and Fernando ... 

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  Alonso fastest in final practice at Bahrain

  Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso recovered from a spin Saturday to post the fastest lap in the third and final Formula One practice session for the ... 

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  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 ... 

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  Boston bombs raise worries for Olympics, World Cup

  From London to Sochi to Rio de Janeiro, the deadly bomb attacks on the Boston Marathon raised new concerns Tuesday over safety at major sports events ... 

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  Boston attacks are reminder of violence elsewhere

  The blasts that struck the Boston Marathon on Monday were shocking not only for their brazenness and the lives they shattered, but also because ... 

• Rights group sues UK over exports of spy tech

  A human rights group is suing the British government over the export of sophisticated surveillance technology that has been used to spy on dissidents ... 

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  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, ... 

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  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 ... 

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  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 ... 

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  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 ... 

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  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 ...