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 […]
By Andrew Hammond MANAMA, Feb 17 (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 from the majority Shi’ite population […]
By Andrew Hammond MANAMA | Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:07pm EST (Reuters) – More than 120 protesters have been wounded in clashes with police in Bahrain this week, activists said on Wednesday, in a crackdown to stop majority Shi’ites breaking out of […]
By Andrew Hammond MANAMA | Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:28pm GMT (Reuters) – One year after Bahrainis, inspired by uprisings in fellow Arab countries, occupied a central public space in Manama their demands for political reform remain unmet, the economy has drawn […]
By Andrew Hammond MANAMA | Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:57pm EST (Reuters) – Armored vehicles patrolled Bahrain’s capital on Tuesday in a security clampdown to deter protesters after overnight clashes outside Manama on the first anniversary of a forcibly suppressed pro-democracy uprising. […]
MANAMA (Reuters) – Armoured vehicles patrolled Bahrain’s capital on Tuesday in a security clampdown to deter protesters after overnight clashes outside Manama on the first anniversary of a forcibly suppressed pro-democracy uprising. Youths flung petrol bombs at police cars during skirmishes before […]
(Reuters) – One year after Bahrainis, inspired by uprisings in fellow Arab countries, occupied a central public space in Manama their demands for political reform remain unmet, the economy has drawn almost to a halt and sectarian suspicion tears at the fabric […]