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Heavy police turnout deters Gulf protests
World
March 11, 2011
Heavy police turnout deters Gulf protests
Riyadh--A security clampdown in the Saudi capital kept a lid on a planned day of rage on Friday, while determined…
Bahrain opposition meets to calm sectarian tensions
World
March 9, 2011
Bahrain opposition meets to calm sectarian tensions
Bahrain's Sunni and Shia Muslim opposition groups have met to try to curb sectarian tensions that have escalated into street…
Hardline Shia groups demand republic in Bahrain
World
March 8, 2011
Hardline Shia groups demand republic in Bahrain
Manama--Three hardline Bahraini Shia Muslim groups said on Tuesday they had joined together with the goal of bringing down the…
Bahrain prince warns against protest escalation
World
March 7, 2011
Bahrain prince warns against protest escalation
Dubai--Bahrain's crown prince warned all sides against escalating a standoff with disgruntled majority Shias seeking an elected government in the…
New Sunni coalition raises sectarian fears in Bahrain
Egypt
March 6, 2011
New Sunni coalition raises sectarian fears in Bahrain
Manama--Bahrain’s newly-formed and first ever specifically Sunni coalition, the National Unity Assembly (NUA), raised fears that the country’s politics would…
Cleric arrest spooks Saudi markets, oil
World
March 1, 2011
Cleric arrest spooks Saudi markets, oil
Dubai--Saudi Arabian shares suffered the biggest fall in more than two years and oil prices spiked higher on Tuesday as…
Q&A: Newly released Bahraini activist Ali Abdulemam on Bahrain’s past and future
Egypt
March 1, 2011
Q&A: Newly released Bahraini activist Ali Abdulemam on Bahrain’s past and future
Ali Abdulemam is a prominent digital activist in Bahrain, recently released from prison in a move the government hopes will…
Bahrain protests: Unravelling the sectarian politics
World
February 26, 2011
Bahrain protests: Unravelling the sectarian politics
Manama--Bahrain’s protests are causing an integral shift in its political landscape, as happened in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia.Its shift, however,…
No sign of end to Bahrain unrest after prisoners released
World
February 25, 2011
No sign of end to Bahrain unrest after prisoners released
Manama--Bahrain’s Royal Court designated today the official day of mourning for the “souls of the martyrs” as a tacit conciliation…
Friday protests rage across Arab World
Egypt
February 25, 2011
Friday protests rage across Arab World
Protests are quickly spreading across different Arab cities on another “day of rage,” amid a revolution fever in the Arab…