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Bahrain celebrates today its 31st National Day with the political reforms in full gear after inaugurating on Saturday, its first elected parliament in nearly three decades.

Bahrain is among five other countries testing a training manual on women's rights in the context of an international convention that prohibits all forms of discrimination against women.

As Bahrain celebrated the inauguration of its newly-born democratic system with the opening of the legislative session, opposition leaders, who boycotted the national elections in October, chose to boycott the inaugural ceremony.

The Bahraini Women Society yesterday called for enforcing strict measures to protect the children in the country.

Hundreds of people gathered at Bahrain International Airport, some waving flags and pictures of the King and others with bouquets, to receive 230 of their relatives who returned from Iran yesterday after being granted citizenship by royal order.

Hundreds of people gathered at Bahrain International Airport, some waving flags and pictures of the King and others with bouquets, to receive 230 of their relatives who returned from Iran yesterday after being granted citizenship by royal order.

Muslims in Bahrain were banned from buying alcohol, starting last Monday, official sources said on Tuesday.

Two women will be running in the second round of Bahrain's parliamentary elections, to be held on Thursday. They are among the 42 candidates vying for the remaining 21 seats of the 40-member House of Deputies.

Bahrain keen to bring home Flaifil

Bahraini women, fighting for their rights for years must fully participate in the country's political process to address their issues, said Sheikha Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of His Majesty the King of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, yesterday.

Sheikha Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, yesterday urged Bahraini women to turn out in large numbers on voting day to elect a legislature which will empower them and address their issues.

Dozens of Bahrain women staged a noisy demonstration yesterday at the Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs calling for a unified personal status law and protesting an alleged abuse of authority by the judges of the Sharia Courts, who responded with a counter-demonstration.