Gulf | Bahrain
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Friday May 17
Bahrain top Shi’ite cleric’s home raided by security forces
Forces ‘looking for fugitives’ at house of Ayatollah Shaikh Isa Qassim
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Thursday May 16
Bahrain demonstrator jailed for flag ‘insult’
He was accused of hanging a Bahraini flag from his truck
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Thursday May 16
Attempt to break Bahrain impasse fails
Participants refuse to drop proposals amid accusations
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Thursday May 16
Indian woman’s body to be repatriated from Bahrain
The woman hanged herself
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Wednesday May 15
Bahrain court jails 6 tweeters for a year
Accused of ‘undermining the values and traditions of Bahrain’s society towards the king’
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Wednesday May 15
Bahrain, South Korea cooperation on talks agenda
Areas discussed include ways to tackle crises, disasters and nuclear threats
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Wednesday May 15
Bahrain blogger given asylum in UK
Abdul Imam hid to escape crackdown and smuggled out by fishermen
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Monday May 13
Bahrain grants citizenship to 240 UK citizens
King Hamad pays rich tribute to robust ties with United Kingdom
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Monday May 13
Salafists society pulls out of national dialogue coalition
Al Asala says rejection of 20 suggestions by Al Fateh coalition affected its status
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Sunday May 12
Gulf navy drill not directed at Iran: US
‘Our message does not get to one country... it is about secure maritime environment’
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Sunday May 12
Bahrain policemen’s trial postponed
Defendants had appealed against 10-year jail sentence
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Sunday May 12
Bahrain to host sports development meeting
Conference aimed at enhancing joint actions between GCC countries in field of sports
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Saturday May 11
Lawmaker rejects attempt to change talks platform
Opposition says the parliamentarians are not independent and are pro-government
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Thursday May 9
Bahrain king: ‘Terrorism has no religion’
Hamad dismisses violence as a means to protest against government
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Wednesday May 8
Bahrain denies Iran mediation request claim
Iran minister says Bahrain ‘secretly’ asked Iran to talk to the Bahraini opposition
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Wednesday May 8
US seeks talks with Bahrain on worker rights
Ensuring protection of labour rights top priority for US, says official
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Tuesday May 7
Bahrain lawmakers push for stricter rally rules
Proposal calls for approval of home, shop owners in rally area
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Tuesday May 7
Bahrain dismisses reports of strain in US ties
Manama says ties not affected by report
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Tuesday May 7
Bahrain arrests four over police attack
Four suspected of attacking a checkpoint with petrol bombs
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Tuesday May 7
Trial of Bahrain police officer accused of killing protester adjourned
Criminal court told pellet shots fired at protester, whose body was found on a roof
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Monday May 6
US-led Gulf anti-mine naval exercises underway
Envoys from 41 nations gather in Bahrain to begin anti-mine drills in the Gulf
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Monday May 6
Bahrain urges end to ‘interference’ by US envoy
Cabinet clears parliament proposal seeking to curb ambassador from meeting protesters
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Sunday May 5
Bahrain court sentences 31 to jail for bid to murder policeman
Court says suspects guilty of setting police patrol on fire, hurling Molotov cocktails
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Thursday May 2
Bahrain police break up May Day demo
Most of those sacked during the 2011 protests had been reinstated, but 450 are still unemployed
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Thursday May 2
Bahrain’s Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa elected President of Asian Football Confederation
UAE candidate Yousuf Al Sarkal collects six votes in Malaysia
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