DUBAI — A bomb blast killed two Bahrain policemen and wounded six others Tuesday in an area often shaken by clashes between security forces and protesters, the Interior Ministry said. The blast in Sitra island outside the capital Manama comes days after the Bahraini authorities announced they had foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons from Iran. Police blocked routes leading to the island following the explosion — the latest in a series Read more [...]

ISLAMABAD: The Airport Security Force (ASF) thwarted a bid to smuggle heroin abroad at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport on Tuesday. Acting on a tip, ASF searched the luggage of Qabil Khan, who was flying to Bahrain, and recovered 600 grams of heroin from his possession. ASF personnel apprehended the passenger and handed him over to the Anti-Narcotics Force for investigation. A case has been registered against the suspected smuggler, who is currently under investigation, according Read more [...]

ABU DHABI: The UAE has strongly condemned the blatant Iranian interference in the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain and Tehran’s failure to observe principles of good neighbourliness, which represent a clear violation of the international norms, conventions and charters.In a statement, Dr Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, condemned Iran’s repeated attempts to stir sectarian Read more [...]

Despite constant government repression, Bahrain’s pro-democracy movement will soon enter its fifth year. Each day, demonstrators take to the streets, calling for reform; each day, security forces violently respond, showering them with tear-gas and rubber bullets. According to local activists, the government arrests almost a dozen protestors a day. Those not arrested are often left bloodied and suffocating on the street. I know from experience, having treated many of them myself.The creeping militarisation Read more [...]