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Supporters of Bahraini activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja are seen at a gathering held at Al Wefaq Society’s headquarters in Manama in this file photo taken on February 27, 2012. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Bahrain Revokes Nationality of 13 ISIS Members, Postpones Session to Dissolve Wefaq Islamic Society

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Jun 24, 2016 | Middle East

Bahrain continues its efforts to crack down on terrorism and punish those who are breaching the law and tampering with its national security to generate chaos and friction in the country. On Thursday, Bahrain’s High Criminal Court issued a sentence against 24...

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The headquarters of al-Wefaq is pictured in Bilad Al Qadeem, west of Manama. Reuters

Bahrain: National Solidarity in Face of Foreign Interference

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Jun 16, 2016 | Middle East

Dammam-Bahrain’s Information Affairs Minister Ali bin Mohammed Al-Rumaihi said his country would always defend the Arabian Gulf through the implementation of justice and the rule of law, stressing the Kingdom’s commitment to fighting terrorism and extremist...

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This file picture taken on December 15, 2014 shows Al-Arab news channel staff on duty at the editorial office in the Bahraini capital Manama. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Al-Shaikh)

Bahrain officially suspends new Al-Arab channel

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Feb 10, 2015 | Media

Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—Bahrain’s government suspended a new Saudi-owned news channel on Monday due to what authorities said was its failure to acquire the required licensing to broadcast in the island kingdom. The Al-Arab channel “had also failed to match the...

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File photo of head of the main Shi’ite opposition group Al-Wefaq Sheikh Ali Salman taken on Nov 12, 2014, in Manama, (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Bahrain arrests Al-Wefaq opposition leader

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Dec 29, 2014 | Middle East

Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sheikh Ali Salman, head of Bahrain’s main Shi’ite opposition movement Al-Wefaq, has been arrested after a day of questioning at the Interior Ministry on numerous charges including calling for the forcible overthrow of the regime, his lawyer...

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A Bahraini woman casts her ballot at a polling station in a pro-government area in Riffa, Bahrain, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. Voters in Bahrain cast ballots Saturday in the island kingdom’s first full parliamentary election since Arab Spring-inspired protests erupted four years ago, but a boycott called by the country’s opposition threatens to overshadow the poll. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Opinion: Bahrain and the Death of the Myth of the Majority

by Salman Al-dossary | Nov 24, 2014 | Opinion

Bahrainis have headed to the polls in large numbers for their country’s parliamentary elections, with the turnout exceeding 51 percent despite the calls for a boycott of the polls from the opposition, led by Al-Wefaq, the country’s main Shi’ite opposition group....