By Andrew Hammond MANAMA | Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:16am EDT (Reuters) – Bahrain’s main opposition movement Wefaq is making overtures to the monarchy on how to pursue democratic reforms but its efforts may be undermined by waning support from youth who […]
By Andrew Hammond DUBAI, March 13 | Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:00pm EDT (Reuters) – The man who led efforts to diversify Bahrain’s oil-reliant economy has lost his job as head of the kingdom’s top economic policy-making body, further clouding the future […]
By Andrew Hammond DUBAI | Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:01am EST (Reuters) – An adviser to Bahrain’s King Hamad said the Gulf Arab state would hold a “comprehensive dialogue” soon to end a year-long political crisis but the opposition said it was […]
(Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Bahrainis demonstrated on Friday to demand democratic reforms, stepping up pressure on the U.S.-allied government with the biggest protest yet in a year of unrest. They began marching along a highway near Manama in response to […]
By Andrew Hammond MANAMA | Thu Mar 1, 2012 5:06pm EST (Reuters) – Bahrain has imposed restrictions on groups trying to monitor reforms including the Gulf Arab state’s handling of protests and asked the U.N. investigator into torture to postpone a trip, […]
By Andrew Hammond MANAMA | Sun Feb 26, 2012 6:16pm GMT (Reuters) – Bahrain said on Sunday almost all the verdicts issued by military courts against people involved in a pro-democracy protest movement crushed by the Gulf Arab state last year were […]
By Andrew Hammond MANAMA | Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:26pm GMT (Reuters) – Sunni Muslims warned the Bahraini government at a rally against entering a dialogue with Shi’ite-led opposition parties, as pressure mounts for the Sunni-led Gulf Arab state to end unrest […]
By Andrew Hammond MANAMA | Mon Feb 20, 2012 2:02pm EST (Reuters) – Bahraini police used water cannon and tear gas to break up a march chanting anti-government slogans after a funeral Monday, while protesters were arrested for approaching a roundabout at […]
By Andrew Hammond MANAMA | Sun Feb 19, 2012 12:14pm EST (Reuters) – Bahraini bankers expressed relief on Sunday that the February 14 anniversary of last year’s democracy uprising passed without major disruptions but said lenders needed to see more infrastructure projects […]
By Andrew Hammond MANAMA | Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:09am IST (Reuters) – Bahraini police detained two Western activists who led a women’s protest on Friday and deployed water cannon and armoured vehicles to crush a separate demonstration of around 500 people […]