Dubai, Sep 26 (IANS) Around 100 Bahrainis have taken up arms alongside the Islamic State (IS) Sunni radical group, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said. Al Khalifa was speaking on Al Arabiya news channel Thursday about the Manama Anti-Terrorism Conference, which will be held in November, Gulf Daily News reported Friday. “Bahrainis in Daesh (the Arabic name for IS) are fewer than 100,” the minister was quoted as saying. “Terrorism is of great Read more [...]

Manama, Sept. 26 (BNA)-- Social Development Minister Dr. Fatima Mohammed Al Blushi received a delegation from the British embassy led by Director of the Northern Ireland-based Causeway Institute for Peace-building and Conflict Resolution (CIPCR) Mr. Kingsley Donaldson and Project Coordinator Ben Malone. She praised outstanding relations between Bahrain and Britain and got briefed on the main goals of the Read more [...]

Chanting slogans against the Al Khalifa regime, the protesters on Thursday took to the streets of the capital, Manama, and several villages across the country, Middle East Eye reported. The protesters described the sentences against the jailed activists as unjust, urging the Al Khalifa regime to release all the detainees. The demonstration in the village of Karanaeh turned violent after the regime forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the protesters. More than three Read more [...]