Bahrain
BAHRAIN: Pardons defuse regime-Shia tensions for now
King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa has pardoned 178 people charged with breaches of state security,...
BahrainGULF STATES: Economies equipped to ride out crisis
The Gulf monarchies are in some ways well-equipped to ride out the global recession. As many...
Gulf StatesBAHRAIN/IRAN: Gas deal points to Bahraini confidence
Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari announced on December 4 that a draft agreement on the...
BahrainBAHRAIN: Shia protests heighten tensions
More than 10,000 Shia joined a protest march near the capital Manama yesterday in response to...
BahrainBAHRAIN: Government-Shia tensions may grow
Al-Wefaq's 17 MPs walked out of parliament last month following parliamentary exoneration of the...
BahrainGULF STATES: GCC states vie to attract investment
With growing mobility of local capital, competition for better governance between the Gulf...
Gulf StatesBAHRAIN: Human rights scrutiny is growing
The director of the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights (BYSHR) is due to appear in court next...
BahrainINTERNATIONAL: Weak dollar threatens global reserves
China's Premier Wen Jiabao yesterday spoke about the increasing difficulty in managing China's...
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