(AFP) – 15 minutes ago  DUBAI — A Bahraini appeals court on Sunday reduced a seven-year jail term handed down to a policeman accused of killing a Shiite protester in 2011 to six months, a judicial source told AFP.In a separate case, the court acquitted two other police officers who had faced charges of killing another protester, the same source said.The first officer was sentenced in January to seven years for beating a Shiite protester to death, and the two others were acquitted of shooting Read more [...]

The Gulf Cooperation Council that comprises Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, has fully endorsed the Arab League in supporting the Syrian rebels against Al Assad.

Manama, May 26 (BNA) -- Eight of Bahrain's best riders will be in action today when the 120km Endurance Horse Ride gets underway at 6am (Bahrain time) at Compiegne, near Paris, in France. Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, along with Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Hood Ebrahim, Ghazi Al Dossary, Yaqoub Al Hammadi, Abdulrahman Al Saad, Jaffer Mirza, Raed Mahmood will spearhead Bahrain in today's Read more [...]

Home News Article May 25 2013 more articles from Manama, Bahrain - Saturday 25st May 2013: A graduation ceremony was held on Saturday (May 25, 2013) for the second group of Bahraini professionals who benefited from Tamkeen's Accountancy, Finance and Islamic Finance programmes. The 100 graduates, received certificates in a number of professional qualifications after completing the course requirements, conducted at the Ernst Young Training Centre. Read more [...]

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The following is a joint appeal to three UN Special Rapporteurs calling for an investigation into torture in Bahraini prisons. The appeal, signed by over 50 NGOs worldwide, was initiated by the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights: UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan Mendez and UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Margaret Sekaggya and UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom Read more [...]