Security forces in Bahrain have attacked anti-regime protesters in a village west of the capital, Manama, wounding two people. The Al Khalifa regime has confirmed the incident, which happened in the village of Marakh on Thursday. There has been no word on the condition of the two wounded men. Also on Thursday, Bahraini regime forces arrested Shia cleric Sayyed Mahmud al-Moussawi after storming his house in Bani Jamrah, a village in the northwest of the country. On Wednesday, the Bahraini regime announced Read more [...]

Bahrain announced late Wednesday that it has suspended reconciliation talks with the Shiite opposition majority amidst growing unrest, according to the Associated Press.Bahrain's state News Agency made the announcement Wednesday, but Shiite opposition had previously suspended their own participation in the talks in September 2013 after the government detained a key opposition leader while the so-called "reconciliation" talks were in session. Read more [...]

Manama: Jan. 9 – (BNA): A study conducted by University of Bahrain (UoB)'s IT College student Zahra Abdullah Al-Nasser concluded that Internet-banking (or I-banking) services usage has increased by 25% reaching 76% last year (2013) compared with 51% in 2010. Most frequently visited services are: account statement, payment and money remittance. The study explored the theme of: (Gauging Customer Satisfaction Read more [...]