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King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa announced that 1,000 Bahraini dinars (approximately US$2,667) be given to "each family" to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the National Action Charter referendum. This 14
Read More »A Bahraini official claimed that more than five tons of materials used to make explosives were seized at several sites described as "terrorist dens." 527
Read More »A Bahraini court sentenced six people to 15 years in jail each for plotting with Iran to stage attacks on targets including the Interior Ministry and Saudi Arabian embassy in Manama. 273
Read More »Information Affairs Authority (IAA) of Bahrain decided to broadcasting its channels on satellite operator Arabsat protesting against what it called Iran-led "hostile" media campaign against Bahrain. T 274
Read More »Widespread public protests were held in the Pearl Roundabout in Manama demanding political reforms. 24
Read More »In a pre-dawn crackdown security forces surround the thousands of demonstrators in the Pearl Roundabout and used force to evict them. At least four demonstrators were killed during the clashes. 25
Read More »Government of Bahrain asked the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to send additional security forces to protest key sites. The following day GCC force entered Bahrain and took up position at key location 26
Read More »King Hamad of Bahrain introduced a three-month state of emergency in the country. 27
Read More »King Hamad of Bahrain appointed a five-member Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) to investigate into government's response to unrest that began on 14 February 2011. 28
Read More »Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) submitted its report to the King. The full report is available at: http://www.bici.org.bh/ 29
Read More »Security forces demolished the monument at the Pearl Roundabout which had become a symbol of protesters since 14 February 2011. 30
Read More »Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby called on Iran to "stop its media escalation campaign and provocative statements from Iranian officials regarding the situation in Bahrain." 551
Read More »In a statement Paris-based Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) announced that 2012 Gulf Air F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain "will go ahead as scheduled" on 22 April at the Sakhir circuit. 47
Read More »Jailed Bahraini activist Abdulhadi Al Khawaja, also a Danish citizen, ended a more than three-month-long hunger strike after what he described as his success in drawing attention to the issue of impri 310
Read More »Protests began in the streets of Bahrain. While were reported to be in sympathy with the uprising in Egypt, others were drawn by domestic issues. 318
Read More »Many casualties were reported as the security forces opened fire on protesters and mourners as they had gathered from the funerals of the demonstrators killed in 14 February’s crack down by the gove 319
Read More »According to WikiLeaks a cable sent by US embassy officials in Bahrain to Washington King Hamad claimed that the opposition forces in Bahrain received training from the Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebano 320
Read More »Security forces retreated from Pearl Square and anti-regime protesters swarmed back there in large numbers as Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa called for a national day of mourning for the liv 321
Read More »Opposition leader Hassan Mushaimaa flew back home to participate in the protests demanding greater rights to the Shia community. 322
Read More »King Hamad introduced a minor cabinet reshuffle to placate growing internal opposition and protests. 323
Read More »Largest Shia opposition group Al-Wefaq accepted the offer of Kuwait to mediate the political crisis in Bahrain. 324
Read More »Members of the Force India team were caught up in a petrol bomb incident as unrest gathered momentum against this weekend's Formula One Grand Prix. 69
Read More »Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa depicted as "competely untrue" opposition suggestions of a Kuwaiti mediation in the political crisis in Bahrain. 325
Read More »Parliament unanimously accepted the resignations of 11 Shia Wefaq MPs. 326
Read More »Protests were held against the recruitment of Pakistani Army and Police mercenaries by Bahrain towards thwarting the popular protests in that country. 327
Read More »Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast demanded the withdrawal of Saudi Arabian forces from Bahrain as a precondition for dialogue between the countries. 328
Read More »Khadija al-Moussawi, the wife of jailed Bahraini Shiite activist Abdulhadi Al Khawaja, told AFP that from Wednesday her husband would refuse intravenous infusions from Wednesday and drink only water. 75
Read More »Thousands of Sunni Bahrainis staged a rally in support of a controversial proposal to unite Bahrain with neighbouring Saudi Arabia. 339
Read More »Bahraini officials announced that the public prosecution has charged seven police officers over the torture and maltreatment of Shiite medics detained in the aftermath of nationwide protests last year 597
Read More »Controversial F1 desert circuit Grand Prix race went off without incident after a week of angry protests. 101
Read More »Expressing solidarity with those facing “repression” in Bahrain, Najaf provincial council decided to ban Bahrain's carrier Gulf Air. 617
Read More »The highest appeals court in Bahrain ordered the retrial of opposition activist Abdulhadi Al Khawaja, who has been on hunger strike since February 8, and other dissidents, lawyers told AFP. 117
Read More »In his first meeting with the media in a military hospital Bahraini activist Abdulhadi Al Khawaja told the BBC that he will keep up his hunger strike. 119
Read More »Following a GCC Consultative summit Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal advised Iran to keep out of the relations between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. 134
Read More »New York-based Human Rights Watch accused the Bahraini authorities of systematically targeting demonstrators and bystanders wounded in anti-government protests and subjecting them to harassment, mistr 394
Read More »Khalil al-Marzooq, a leading member of main Shia opposition party Al-Wefaq, declared that the party would partially boycott the National Dialogue. He told news agency that economic and social committe 395
Read More »Main Shia opposition party al-Wefaq announced its decision to pullout of the national dialogue. Ten days ago, the party said it would attend meetings of the political and rights committees while boyc 396
Read More »Bahrain registered its protest with Qatar over the broadcast of the documentary film by the satellite TV channel Al-Jazeera on the protests in Bahrain . 397
Read More »The main Shia opposition party Al Wefaq announced that it would not participate in the 24 September by-elections to the Parliament to refill seats fell vacant after the resignations of its MPs. 398
Read More »By-elections were held to 18 parliament seat which fell vacation following resignation of al-Wefaq MPs. Reports suggested that only 17.4 per cent votes took part in the election which was boycotted by 399
Read More »King Hamid al-Khalifa welcomed the three new female members to the assembly and said that the three new female members -- Somaya al-Jowder, Ebtisam Hijris and Sawsan Taqawi -- now stand beside Latifa 400
Read More »According to a Bahraini official, four policemen were wounded in a "terrorist" attack in the Shia village of Bani Jamra. 156
Read More »Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab, a leader of protests, is to be detained for one week for his Tweeter remarks against the Interior Ministry, his lawyer told AFP. 157
Read More »Bahraini opposition activists blocked roads with burning tyres demanding demand the release of women prisoners, many of them locked up during more than a year. 169
Read More »Samira Rajab, Minister of Information of Bahrain, disclosed that Gulf would discuss a proposal for a closer political union among them in the Riyadh GCC Summit and that it could begin with close union 171
Read More »Bahraini Prime Minister Prince Khalifa Ben Salman was quoted as saying by the Saudi Al Riyadh daily that the option of a GCC 'union has become urgent.' Sheikh Ali Salman, the leader of Bahrain's main 172
Read More »An appeal court has acquitted the activist Nabeel Rajab, founder of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, of insulting Bahrainis after he criticized the prime minister in a tweet. He however remains in 431
Read More »Following a series of meeting with opposition leaders Justice Minister Sheikh Khaled Bin Ali Al Khalifa said opposition parties should denounce violence and added: “They must take clear and definiti 433
Read More »Bahrain summoned Iran's charge d'affaires to register its protest against what it called a "gross violation of its sovereignty" after Iran criticized efforts by GCC states to forge closer political an 178
Read More »In the comments carried in state run BNA news agency Crown Prince Salman al-Khalifa has ordered police to exercise restraint in dealing with protesters and to avoid sectarian discrimination and he add 434
Read More »Bahrain's Information Affairs Authority announced that Ambassador Rashed al-Doosri had returned to Tehran on 11 August after a gap of 17 months. He was withdrawn in March following Iranian criticisms 436
Read More »Responding to reports of political union between GCC countries, especially between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry of Iran Ramin Mehmanparast observed "the proposed uni 181
Read More »In a statement Interior Ministry of Bahrain declared that the government would take legal action against the opposition Al Wefaq group for holding an anti-government march the previous day "violating 446
Read More »An official of the Justice Ministry of Bahrain said that it would ask courts to ban the Shia opposition party, Islamic Action party, Amal, for "major violations" of Bahrain's constitution and laws. 198
Read More »A Bahrain court upheld jail sentences against 20 opposition figures convicted of plotting to overthrow the government, including eight prominent activists facing life in prison. 462
Read More »Bahrain's King Hamad declared that he would not allow any more "insults" of the armed forces. This follows statements a day earlier by Sheikh Ali Salman, leader of the Shia opposition party Wefaq, wh 238
Read More »Appeals court acquitted nine medics and reduced the jail terms of nine others for their role in anti-regime protests last year. These doctors and nurses worked at Manama's Salmaniya Medical Complex, 241
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