Home / Bahrain / Industry / Politics Sheikh Ali Salman, head of the al-Wefaq Islamic Society, was arrested on Sunday after leading a protest rally against last month's elections. Sheikh Ali Salman.Security forces clashed with demonstrators outside the home of the detained head of Bahrain’s main Shi’ite Muslim opposition group on Tuesday, a Reuters journalist said. The security forces fired tear gas rounds to disperse the gathering in Bilad al-Qadeem village and some protesters Read more [...]

Eid, who took over from Adnan Hamed as the result of adisappointing showing during Novembers Gulf Cup tournament, has also selected three foreign-based players, including strike duo Faouzi Aaish and Jaycee John. The Muharraq club also contribute seven players to thesquad, who will be aiming to go some way towards matching the nations best performance at the AFC Asian Cup, which came in 2004 when Bahrain reached the semi-finals. Read more [...]

Iran’s foreign minister has urged Manama to release the prominent opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, saying such measures will further complicate the situation in the Persian Gulf kingdom. “Employing harsh measures against people’s respected leaders, who have never deviated from their peaceful approach in pursuing people’s demands despite the difficult political and security conditions of the recent years, will only complicate the situation [in Bahrain] and raise concerns and threats,” Read more [...]

Manama, Dec. 31 (BNA)-- Marking Bahrain's celebrations of its National and Accession Days, Energy Minister Dr. Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza has inaugurated Gas Compressor Station 9 of the Bahrain National Gas (Banagas) company. He got informed about work at the new facility with all its infrastructure. He also inaugurated the new state-of-the-art control building for operating the main factory. The new USD 42,2 million environment-friendly Read more [...]

Manama, Dec31(BNA)The second edition of the Falcon Contest will open tomorrow (January1). His Majesty's Representative for Charity Work, Supreme Council for Youth and Sport (SCYS) Chairman and President of Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa will give the championship the go-ahead. The championship will be held in "Al-Sabkha" area, at the vicinity of Al-Areeen Wildlife Park, in cooperation Read more [...]

Muscat: Oman dominated the regional rivals and  Gulf Cup champions Qatar in a friendly match before settling for a 2-2 in Canberra on Wednesday.The teams played the match as part of their preparations for the AFC Asian Cup which kicks off in Australia on January 9.Oman are also scheduled to play another friendly against China on January 5 before they start their Asian Cup campaign against South Korea on January 10.In Wednesday's friendly, Paul Le Guen's Oman went into the attack from the word go Read more [...]