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) […]
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 […]
(Reuters) – Bahrain’s Sunni Muslim minority, fearful of Shi’ite political assertiveness, is spawning factions that rail against compromise with the island’s sectarian majority, while nursing their own grudges against its Sunni ruling family. Tweet