![One killed in Bahrain blast, second bomb in two days](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1418129560236988500.jpg)
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Policemen stand at the scene of bombing in Karzakan village, north of Bahrain, on December 9, 2014.(EPA/STR)
![One killed in Bahrain blast, second bomb in two days](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1418129560236988500.jpg)
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Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Nizar Madani, left, speaks during the 10th International Institute for the Strategic Studies in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
![Iran must back up words with action: Saudi minister](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/madan.jpg)
Iran must back up words with action: Saudi minister
Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—Any dialogue with Tehran must be based on finding common ground and “credibility, trust and transparency,” Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nizar Bin Obeid Madani said on Saturday. In comments on the sidelines of an international...Caption:
Michael Fallon, British Secretary of State for Defence, addresses a session of the 10th Manama Dialogue in Manama, on December 6, 2014. (EPA/MAZEN MAHDI)
![Britain to boost military presence in Persian Gulf](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1417894740086356300.jpg)
Britain to boost military presence in Persian Gulf
Manama, AP—Britain has signed a deal with Bahrain that will bolster the United Kingdom’s military presence in the island nation and give it permanent naval base in the oil-rich Persian Gulf region, officials announced Saturday. The agreement marks a strategic...Caption:
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](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1416684620060846800.jpg)
Opinion: Bahrain and the Death of the Myth of the Majority
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....Caption:
Voters queue up during parliamentary elections, at a polling station set up at the Seef Mall shopping center in Manama, on November 22, 2014.(REUTERS/Stringer)
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