The Duke of York, whose trip begins on Tuesday, has infuriated human rights activists who have insisted the majority of the country's population suffering repression under the authoritarian regime of King Hamad will not welcome the royal visit. The King's government, dominated by members of Bahrain’s royal family, has been accused of a string of human rights abuses since pro-democracy protesters were violently suppressed during the Arab Spring of 2011.Andrew, 53, was asked by the British Government Read more [...]

Al-Wefaq Islamic Association in Bahrain documented the regime's violations for the religious sanctities, posting photos for sabotaging the shrine of the honorable Prophet's Companion, Sasaa sohan al-Abdi in the area of Askar and turning it to be a deserted havoc. All the fortunes of the mosque and the grave were messed up," it added, " This comes in context of the regime's infringement of the Shiite mosques as 38 mosques have been sabotaged." Al-Wefaq condemned the regime's assault and considered Read more [...]

The price of oil fell below US$92 a barrel Monday as Libyan production continued to ramp up and the possibility of increased crude exports from Iran raised the prospects of excess supply on global markets.Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for February delivery was down 92 cents to close at US$91.80 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, used to set prices for international varieties used by many U.S. refineries, was down 50 cents to US$106.75 a barrel in London.Iran and Read more [...]