Gulf | Bahrain
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Sunday May 27
Ten killed in Bahrain fire
Asian expats die from smoke inhalation
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Sunday May 27
Bahrain court sentences terror cell members to 15 years
Two of the eight accused of plotting terror acts were released
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Sunday May 27
Bahrain urges greater global religious tolerance
Sabeeka calls for greater religious tolerance
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Friday May 25
Bahrain justice minister supports dialogue with Shiite-led opposition
Manama ready for talks on condition opposition renounces violence
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Wednesday May 23
Bahrain court postpones hunger strikers’ trial
Defendants to receive full medical care during court appearance
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Wednesday May 23
Re-trial of 13 suspected Bahrain dissidents postponed
The Court of Appeals will receive more statements next week
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Tuesday May 22
I have a strong feeling that I can make a change'
Only woman among four candidates vying for a vacant seat at Bahrain's lower chamber has expressed confidence she could carry the constituency that has voted exclusively for Islamists since 2002
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Tuesday May 22
Bahrain hunger striker appears in court on wheelchair
Wheelchair-bound prominent activist attends his trial for the first time since beginning a hunger strike
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Sunday May 20
Women gain power in Bahrain journalists' board
Three women elected to board of Bahrain's Journalist Assocation
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Sunday May 20
Samira Rajab: The minister of many words
It's been three weeks since Samira Rajab, a straight-talking former journalist and Bahraini member of parliament, was appointed to reform media laws in the troubled kingdom. When it comes to laying blame for 16 months of political violence, she's under no illusions who is to blame — and why. She talks exclusively to Gulf News
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Saturday May 19
Prosecutor refutes torture death report, insists victim drowned
Bahrain has confirmed the death by drowning of a 23-year-old Bahraini national in January, refuting a report that he had been tortured to death
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Thursday May 17
Gulf union summit to be held before December: Media advisor
The Gulf union has been approved and it will be a reality very soon, says media advisor to Bahrain king
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Wednesday May 16
Bahrain police hunt for 20 bombing suspects
Police launch manhunt for 20 suspected of making and detonating bombs
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Wednesday May 16
Bahrain condemns Iran's interference in its domestic affairs
'We strongly condemn the statements by Speaker Ali Larijani and lawmaker Hossein Ali Shahriari over Bahrain and we consider them blatant interference in Bahrain's domestic affairs and a gross violation of its independence and sovereignty,' the foreign ministry says
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Wednesday May 16
Gulf union summit to be held before December: Media advisor
The extraordinary summit of the GCC countries to sign the transition to the Gulf union will be held within months
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Monday May 14
Bahrain repatriates more than 4,000 illegal residents
Bahrain repatriated more than 4,000 people in 2011 for staying illegally in the country, officials have said
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Sunday May 13
Need for good intentions to achieve national accord, Crown Prince says
'The drive towards reaching a national solution by all sections is an objective that cannot be achieved unless there are genuinely positive intentions,' Crown Prince Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa says
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Sunday May 13
Salafi society elects new chairman
Abdul Halim Murad succeeds former MP Ganim Al Buainain who joined the government in April
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Thursday May 10
Call to revive legacy by boosting Gulf-India cooperation
'The historical legacy of the Indian Ocean has since the dawn of history shaped a centre of civilization at a global level whose core are maritime and trade activities'
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Wednesday May 9
Culture minister condemns heritage desecration
Bahrain's culture minister has condemned the use by rioters of 4,000 years old boulders taken from heritage sites to block roads
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Wednesday May 9
Supreme Court postpones re-trial to May 22
The court said that the two defendants should be given full medical care for and during their appearance at the court
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Wednesday May 9
Retrial of sedition accused postponed
Court seeks presence of hospitalised duo
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Tuesday May 8
Qatar to host Venice award winning exhibition
A Bahraini exhibition that won the Venice Golden Lion Award will be unveiled at Katara, the Qatari Cultural Village, on May 10.
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Tuesday May 8
Parliament pushes for marriage assistance grants
A parliamentary committee is pushing for the adoption of a 1,000-dinar marriage assistance grant
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Tuesday May 8
Arabs cheer Hollande victory
François Hollande’s victory in the French presidential elections has been cheered by Arabs as a positive prospect to improve relations
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UAE upholds values of free trade
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Children killed in Syria attack
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