Bahrain
BAHRAIN/YEMEN: Al Wefaq overture splits opposition
A member of Bahrain's mainstream Shia opposition grouping Al Wefaq yesterday said that his group...
BahrainMIDDLE EAST: 'Arab Spring' runs into headwinds
Assumptions that the overthrow of presidents in Tunisia and Egypt might lead to rapid reform...
SYRIA/SAUDI ARABIA: Regimes try sticks and carrots
Syria's crackdown continued today, as Saudi Arabia offered its first apparent political...
Saudi ArabiaSAUDI ARABIA: New spending promises show Saudi nerves
Saudi King Abdallah announced a new package of financial benefits today to appease the country's...
Saudi ArabiaBAHRAIN: Crackdown imposes costs for regime, business
Security forces, emboldened by the presence in the kingdom of troops from Saudi Arabia and the...
BahrainSAUDI ARABIA: Regime is nervous, but not under threat
About 1,000 Saudi soldiers, under the umbrella of the Gulf-wide Peninsula Shield Force, entered...
Saudi ArabiaBAHRAIN: Iran will steer clear as tension escalates
Bahrain declared a state of emergency today and Iran warned of the "dangerous...
BahrainMIDDLE EAST: Risks rise as police crack down
Violent security measures returned to Bahrain and Morocco over the weekend, as police continued...
