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GCC and EU foreign ministers, including, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal at the 23rd EU-GCC Council and Ministerial Meeting in Manama, June 30, 2013. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
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A Bahraini policeman extinguishes tyres burning during clashes with riot police following a protest in solidarity with jailed Bahraini women in the village of Jidhafs, west of Manama, on June 13, 2013. (AFP/Mohammed Al-Shaikh)
Bahrain security arrest 8 over terror plot
Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—Bahrain’s Interior Ministry claimed that it foiled plans for an armed terrorist attack on a detention center on Tuesday, which aimed to free a number of detainees held on charges related to recent unrest in the country. According to the...Caption:
Abdul Aziz Abul, a representative of the Shura Council, adjusts his pass as he arrives at the National Dialogue session in Manama on June 12, 2013. (Reuters/Hamad I Mohammed)
Bahrain opposition walk out of National Dialogue session
Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Bahraini opposition delegation withdrew from the 21st National Consensus Dialogue on Wednesday in protest against the government’s refusal to listen to its demands. Representatives of the National Democratic Opposition Societies...Caption:
Saudi security forces patrol Riyadh’s Al-Munissiyah district. AFP
Saudi Authorities Detain Wanted Protester/Activist
Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Eastern Province police force announced that its headquarters in the town of Al-Awamiyah in Al-Qatif had been fired upon following the capture of a wanted fugitive. Police in Saudi Arabia announced that they had shot and wounded Abdullah...Caption:
Bahraini Interior Minister Rashed bin Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa attends the consultative meeting of interior ministers from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), in the Bahraini capital Manama on April 23, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH)