By Andrew Hammond TUNIS | Wed Jul 6, 2011 6:41pm IST (Reuters) – Six months after Tunisia’s uprising, religious tension is rising over the limits of freedom of expression, as Islamists challenge the dominance of liberals in what was once a citadel […]
By Andrew Hammond and Tarek Amara Friday July 1, 2011 TUNIS (Reuters) – At 7.45 am on any given day in the Tunisian capital, you might notice that drivers stuck in rush-hour traffic seem to be chortling away in unison. On Radio […]
By Andrew Hammond MANAMA | Thu Jun 9, 2011 10:17am BST (Reuters) – Sectarian tension between Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims has reached new heights in Bahrain after pro-democracy protests that the Sunni minority government crushed with martial law and foreign military forces. […]
By Andrew Hammond MANAMA | Wed Jun 1, 2011 6:07pm BST (Reuters) – Bahraini Shi’ites say they have endured a reign of terror during 11 weeks of martial law imposed to break up a pro-democracy movement that for the first time threatened […]
By Andrew Hammond MANAMA | Tue May 31, 2011 12:27pm EDT (Reuters) – As martial law comes to an end in the Gulf Arab state of Bahrain this week, opposition activists are wondering whether they threw away what might have been the […]
By Andrew Hammond MANAMA | Sun May 29, 2011 1:54pm EDT (Reuters) – The leader of Bahrain’s main Shi’ite opposition party said on Sunday his goal was to help bring political reform, rejecting accusations of taking orders from Iran or seeking to […]
By Andrew Hammond DUBAI | Fri May 20, 2011 2:59am IST (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech on uprisings sweeping the Arab world show Washington is struggling to guide democratic movements that took it by surprise, Arab analysts said, threatening U.S. […]
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By Andrew Hammond DUBAI | Thu May 5, 2011 2:18pm IST (Reuters) – Bahraini media have played a central role in a crackdown on Shi’ite Muslims following the suppression of pro-democracy protests that threatened the Sunni monarchy’s grip on power, analysts say. […]