UN demands Bahrain release prisoners detained for exercising freedom of speech
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The United Nations today demanded the release of Bahraini civilians who may have been arrested during recent anti-Government protests merely for exercising their rights to freedom of speech, and calle
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Bahraini Court Hears Appeals of 21 Activists
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An appeals court in Bahrain hearing the case of 21 activists convicted of plotting to overthrow the government says it will announce its verdict at the end of September.
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DGCA blames slippery runway
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Gulf Air A320 plane had skidded off the runway. "They (the probe team) had done some tests on the runway and found that the rubber formation in the runway may have contributed to the skidding ...
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Bahrain's king sets compensation fund for unrest
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MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -- Bahrain established a special fund Tuesday to pay compensation to civilians and others harmed "physically or morally" by public officials or security forces, in a ...
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Iran, Bahrain Ministers Meet, First Time Since Diplomatic Dispute
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Tehran says the foreign ministers of Iran and Bahrain have met in New York, in what appears to be the first time since the two countries withdrew their ambassadors in a diplomatic squabble over Bahrai
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Bahrain Sentences Pro-Reform Activists to Prison
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A Bahraini court has sentenced 26 activists, including six Shi'ite opposition party members, to prison for their roles in pro-reform protests.
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Bahrain Fines Newspaper Staff For False Reports
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A court in Bahrain has fined the chief editor of one of the kingdom's leading independent newspapers and three of his colleagues for publishing false reports about abuses during a crackdown on Shi'ite
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Envy 'led to Iran plot', says Bahrain
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ABU DHABI // Envy of the success of GCC countries was behind an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the US, a Bahraini official says. Hassan Issa Al Samim, the acting ...
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