Bahrain

Bahrain

• Bahrain clashes show divides over proposed talks

  Riot police in Bahrain fired tear gas and stun grenades at anti-government protesters whose chants included calls to reject proposed talks aimed at ... 

• Bahrain forces fire tear gas in capital clashes

  Anti-government activists in Bahrain say police have fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse hundreds of protesters in the Gulf kingdom's ... 

• Bahrain activist free on bail before Twitter trial

  A lawyer in Bahrain says a human rights activist has been freed on bail after more than two months in custody on charges of posting false news on ... 

• Bahrain opens probe into deadly labor camp fire

  Officials in Bahrain have opened an investigation into the cause of fire that killed 13 people in a labor camp. The official Bahrain News Agency says ... 

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  Gulf rulers take sharper aim at Web dissent

  Something unusual happened on Kuwait's normally boisterous online universe after back-to-back convictions this week for insulting the emir on Twitter: ... 

• Bahrain extends activist custody on Twitter charge

  A defense lawyer in Bahrain says a court has refused a request to free a prominent human rights campaigner charged with posting false reports on ... 

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  Bahrain court upholds life sentences on opposition

  Bahrain's highest court Monday upheld jail terms for 20 opposition figures — including eight sentenced to life — for alleged plots to "overthrow" the ... 

• Saudis flee dry kingdom to Bahrain for New Year

  Residents of Saudi Arabia, where booze and New Year's celebrations are banned, flooded into neighboring Bahrain in search of festivities to ring in ... 

• Correction: Bahrain-Security Summit story

  In a story Dec. 8 about a security summit in Bahrain, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Saudi Arabia's Deputy Foreign Minister Prince ... 

• Labor Dept. urges talks over Bahrain labor unrest

  The government of Bahrain has fallen short of commitments to recognize labor rights and prevent employment discrimination under a free trade agreement ... 

• European envoy urges Bahrain to free prisoners

  The head of a European Parliament human rights delegation is urging Bahrain to release political prisoners as a step toward easing an anti-government ... 

• Gulf investment arm takes Texas properties

  Gulf investment house Investcorp says its American division has acquired five real estate developments in Texas for more than $100 million. The deals ... 

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  Bahrain protesters challenge police in capital

  Security forces in Bahrain fired tear gas and arrested protesters Monday during marches in the traditional market area of the Gulf nation's capital, ... 

• Protests flare in Bahrain after king's speech

  Activists in Bahrain say police have fired tear gas at anti-government protesters who took to the streets after an annual address by the Gulf nation's ... 

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  Lawyer: Sentence reduced for Bahrain activist

  A defense lawyer says a Bahrain appeals court has reduced the prison sentence of a prominent human rights activist from three years to two. 

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  US envoy urges prosecution for Bahrain crackdowns

  A senior U.S. envoy is calling on Bahrain to prosecute those responsible for widespread crackdowns during the early stages of an anti-government ... 

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  Sen. McCain: US committed to naval hub in Bahrain

  U.S. Sen. John McCain says Washington is committed to keeping its Persian Gulf naval hub in Bahrain despite an Arab Spring-inspired uprising that has ... 

• Bahrain: Shiite clerics must 'prohibit' violence

  Bahrain's Shiite religious leaders must more forcefully denounce violence as a key step to ease the kingdom's 22-month uprising, the country's crown ... 

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  Protests flare in Bahrain for Kim Kardashian visit

  Just hours after reality TV star Kim Kardashian gushed about her impressions of Bahrain, riot police fired tear gas to disperse more than 50 hardline ... 

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  Internet service goes out across Syria

  Internet service went down Thursday across Syria and international flights were canceled at the Damascus airport when a road near the facility was ... 

• Buzz kill: US won't send Andrew W.K. to Bahrain

  Andrew W.K. won't be taking his party to Bahrain after all. The American performer announced on his website that he had been named a cultural ... 

• Clashes erupt near former Bahrain protest hub

  Riot police in Bahrain have fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse thousands of marchers trying to reach a heavily guarded square that was once ... 

• Divided Kuwait limps toward boycott-hit elections

  The message from Kuwait's emir is blunt heading into this week's parliamentary elections: Opposition factions should express dissent in the ...