11 January 2013 Last updated at 23:48 GMT A fire at a building housing workers in the Bahraini capital Manama has left at least 13 people dead, officials say. The fire broke out on Friday afternoon in the Mukharqa area of the city, in a three-story building housing a number of Asian workers Some of the tenants were rescued. An investigation into the cause of the blaze is under Read more [...]

The remarkable Al-Khawaja family continue to bedevil the dictatorial royal regime of Bahrain in ever more confounding ways.On Thursday I reported on a growing worldwide groundswell of support behind the notion of the entire family’s being considered for this coming year’s Nobel Peace Prize. I described, among other things, the 52-year-old father Abdulhadi’s longtime commitment to nonviolent resistance in support of democratic Read more [...]

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RIFA, Bahrain (AP) -Bahrain scored a controversial penalty Friday to beat Qatar 1-0 and advance to the Gulf Cup semifinals. The hosts, needing a win to overtake Qatar in Group A, scored in the 25th minute when Faouzi Aaish converted the penalty. The penalty was given after the ball deflected off the arm of Qatar's Bilal Mohammed, who appeared to be unaware of the incoming ball. Bahrain had several chances in the second half to double the lead, including a shot from Mohamed Husain which hit Read more [...]

Manama, Jan. 11. (BNA) – Bahrain booked their seats in the semi-finals of the 21st Gulf Cup with a hard-earned 1-0 victory over Qatar today at the National Stadium. Faouzi Aish scored the only goal from the penalty spot in the 24th minute. With four points, Bahrain was second in Group A, behind UAE, and will play Iraq in the semi finals. In the group’s second match, UAE beat Oman 2-0. WHQ Read more [...]