Wed May 2, 2012 3:33pm EDT * King Hamad: ‘Wilful foreign media campaign to distort facts’ * Solve any such problem by letting in foreign media -watchdog * Bahraini monarch expresses commitment to media freedom By Andrew Hammond DUBAI, May 2 (Reuters) […]
The number of people who said don’t go to Iran was really astounding, even more so now that I’ve been there and back. The country is a pleasant surprise in many respects. It is very clean, very green, very organised. People are […]
By Andrew Hammond DUBAI | Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:16am BST (Reuters) – Wary of Iran and regional protest movements, Gulf Arab states are pushing ahead with plans for a political union that would involve joint foreign and defense policies, the Saudi […]
By Andrew Hammond DUBAI | Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:06am EDT (Reuters) – Hardliners in Bahrain’s Saudi-backed Sunni Muslim ruling family may dig in their heels after a Formula One Grand Prix debacle that spotlighted a frustrated pro-democracy uprising instead of projecting […]
(Reuters) – Hardliners in Bahrain’s Saudi-backed Sunni Muslim ruling family may dig in their heels after a Formula One Grand Prix debacle that spotlighted a frustrated pro-democracy uprising instead of projecting an image of stability. Tweet
By Warda Al-Jawahiry and Hamad Mohammed MANAMA | Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:41pm EDT (Reuters) – A Bahraini protester found dead on a rooftop after clashes with police during the Formula One Grand Prix at the weekend was apparently killed by birdshot […]
Sunday, April 22, 2012 1:25 p.m. CDT By Andrew Hammond DUBAI (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel may have won the Bahrain Grand Prix, but there was no winner in the main event: a public relations battle between the ruling Al Khalifa […]
DUBAI | Fri Apr 20, 2012 2:16pm IST (Reuters) – Media freedom groups have accused Bahrain of using this weekend’s Formula One motor race as a propaganda exercise to improve its international image, saying it wants to stop journalists reporting on anti-government […]
By Andrew Hammond and Warda Al-Jawahiry MANAMA/DUBAI | Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:54am BST (Reuters) – Bahrain’s government and a jailed Shi’ite rights activist who is on hunger strike are playing a game of brinkmanship as his health deteriorates days before the […]
By Andrew Hammond DUBAI | Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:36am BST (Reuters) – Bahrain has arrested at least 60 Shi’ite protest leaders in recent days to try to prevent widescale unrest ahead of a controversial Formula One Grand Prix this week, activists […]