Bahrain's premier has backed Saudi Arabia's plan for the creation of a Gulf union, a report said Sunday, but the nation's Shiite opposition is demanding the proposal be put to a referendum. full story ![]()
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - 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 increased crackdowns by security forces.
yahoo.com (27 days ago)
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 increased crackdowns by security forces.
azstarnet.com (27 days ago)
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 increased crackdowns by security forces.
miamiherald.com (27 days ago)
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 increased crackdowns by security forces. Wednesday's decision by Al Wefaq to shun talks for two weeks is seen as a warning to authorities over the future of the dialogue, which is backed by the Bahrain's Western allies. Talks...
foxnews.com (27 days ago)
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — 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 nation's two-year-old uprising.
boston.com (3 months and 29 days ago)
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - 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 anti-government protesters.
boston.com (1 month and 2 days ago)
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - 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 anti-government protesters.
yahoo.com (1 month and 2 days ago)

Bahrain's government and opposition have held reconciliation talks for the first time since July 2011 to try to end two years of political deadlock in the strategically vital Gulf Arab island kingdom.
telegraph.co.uk (4 months and 8 days ago)
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — A senior Bahrain prosecutor says an appeals court has overturned the acquittal and sentenced the daughter of a jailed opposition leader to three months in prison.
boston.com (3 months and 19 days ago)
Bahrain's king has appointed his heir to an additional role overseeing government affairs in an apparent gesture to opposition groups that have led more than two years of protests in the Gulf nation.
miamiherald.com (3 months and 9 days ago)
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