Petromonarchie avviano manovre militari congiunte anti-Iran

Roma, 11 febbraio 2013, Nena News - Le sei petromonarchie del Golfo hanno avviato in Kuwait manovre senza precedenti con migliaia di soldati sotto l'egida dello «Scudo della Penisola», l'alleanza militare che due anni fa intervenne in Bahrain per reprimere le proteste popolari contro la monarchia assoluta della dinastia al Khalifa. Le manovre termineranno il 26 febbraio, giorno dell'indipendenza del Kuwait.I comandi militari congiunti negano che le manovre siano in qualche modo legate all'aumento Read more [...]

Bahrain opposition: the people of Bahrain will remain in streets until demands … – Ahlul Bayt News Agency

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The Bahraini national opposition parties stressed that the political majority of the people will remain in streets and will not give up on its rightful demands for real democracy like the world nations, in which the final say is for the people. These demands have been repeatedly and very clearly announced and are understood by everyone.In the final communiqué of yesterday's mass protest march which took place in Sitra within the opposition's 16 day program of demonstration Read more [...]

Bahrain in bid to protect freedom of expression

Bahrain in bid to protect freedom of expression Manama, 1 hours, 48 minutes ago A Supreme Authority for Information and Communications will be established in Bahrain - to protect freedom of expression. Chaired by HRH Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the weekly Cabinet meeting approved a draft decree to launch the initiative, our sister newspaper, the Gulf Daily News reported. The planned Authority will be mandated to propose information Read more [...]

Exporters look for options after causeway crisis

Exporters look for options after causeway crisis Manama, 1 hours, 26 minutes ago Bahrain’s leading exporters are considering defeat and looking for alternative routes to bypass the chaos caused by truckers waiting to cross into Saudi Arabia. They have been exploring other options, including shipping their products through sea, as the ongoing crisis at the King Fahad Causeway continues to cost them millions of dinars in business, our sister newspaper, Read more [...]

Bahrain: riconciliazione nazionale, dopo quasi due anni riprendono …

    di  Luca Pistone.  Scritto  il  11 febbraio 2013  alle  7:00.In Bahrain governo e opposizione hanno ripreso ieri i colloqui di riconciliazione nazionale, sospesi nel luglio del 2011. Le parti assicurano di essere “seriamente” intenzionate a porre fine allo stallo che da due anni segna la scena politico del paese. Secondo le agenzie di stampa internazionali, il partito al-Wefaq, che guida la coalizione dell’opposizione e che ha espresso un cauto ottimismo, Read more [...]

Talks on Bahrain crisis begin

Opposition negotiator Abdulnabi Salman, from the Democratic Progressive Tribune group, told reporters after the session: "So far so good, and we will continue for the next session, but there is no guarantee that we will continue forever."Asked if he thought government negotiators had showed they were serious, Salman said: "Not yet. For me they didn't show us that ... But they showed us that they can listen to us, which is a positive step." The main opposition Wefaq movement has commanded nearly half Read more [...]

Britain’s Bahraini community mark 2 years since revolution

Those here in London stood by them any way they could. Many are political exiles whose lives are at risk, others have had their citizenship revoked. From sit-ins to protests to climbing the Bahraini embassy. They kept the message alive whatever the weather.And the rain couldn't stop them from coming out on the second anniversary of the revolution. As talks of more reconciliation talks reverberate. These protesters are reiterating their firm demands. Where other uprisings have received regional and Read more [...]

Neuer Anlauf zu nationalem Dialog in Bahrain

Massenproteste seit 14. Februar 2011Manama - Im arabischen Königreich Bahrain suchen Regierung und Opposition bei einem nationalen Dialog einen Ausweg aus der seit fast zwei Jahre andauernden Krise. Am Sonntag begann in der Hauptstadt Manama eine neue Runde der Verhandlungen mit politischen Vereinigungen und unabhängigen Persönlichkeiten, zu denen König Hamad bin Issa al-Chalifa eingeladen hatte, wie die lokale Medien berichteten. Geplant sind wöchentlich zwei bis drei Sitzungen. Der erste Versuch Read more [...]

Rozmowy rządu z opozycją w Bahrajnie

Rząd Bahrajnu rozpoczął pierwsze od lipca 2011 roku rozmowy z opozycją w sprawie pojednania, co jest próbą przełamania politycznego impasu, utrzymującego się od dwóch lat w tym ważnym strategicznie arabskim królestwie wyspiarskim w Zatoce Perskiej. Bahrajn, gdzie stacjonuje dowództwo działającej na Oceanie Indyjskim V Floty USA, był od początku 2011 roku sceną masowych prodemokratycznych protestów, organizowanych głównie przez szyicką większość. Domagano się, Read more [...]

Pro-Bahraini activists protest outside UK PM’s office – Ahlul Bayt News Agency

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The protesters criticized the silence of western countries, including Britain, over the Bahraini regime’s human rights abuses, calling on the west to end its support for the dictatorship. The demonstrators who were carrying pictures of those who were killed or politically imprisoned during anti-regime uprisings in Bahrain, also chanted slogans condemning the west’s arms sales to the regime. The rally was held on Thursday in solidarity with the Bahraini revolution as Read more [...]