LONDON (Reuters) - Bahraini security forces raided the house of top Shi'ite cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim on Friday, the opposition said, an act likely to enrage the island's majority Shi'ite population which is at loggerheads with its Sunni rulers. Full story
DUBAI (Reuters) - A Bahraini court jailed six people for a year on Wednesday for insulting King Hamad bin Issa al Khalifa in messages on the microblogging site Twitter, the official news agency said. Full story
OSLO (Reuters) - A Bahraini blogger and human rights activist said he had been granted asylum in Britain after being in hiding for two years. Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday accused Bahrain of failing to protect workers' rights in its response to a March 2011 general strike at the time of the Arab Spring and asked for formal consultations under a free trade pact. Full story
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahraini lawmakers have urged the government to stop the U.S. ambassador in Bahrain from "interfering in domestic affairs" and meeting government opponents, newspaper reports and a lawmaker in the U.S.-allied Gulf state said on Monday. Full story
DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.N. torture investigator said Bahrain had effectively canceled a trip he had planned to the Gulf Arab state, where unrest led by majority Shi'ites against the Sunni ruling family has simmered for over two years. Full story
Social media websites share video of clashes between protesters and riot police in Bahrain where anti-government groups are stepping up attacks ahead of the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Bonnie Fuller of Hollywoodlife.com, and Roseanne Colletti of NBC’s “Gossip Gram,” chat about the hottest entertainment topics of the day, like Kim Kardashian’s controversial visit to Bahrain and Britney Spears 31st birthday.
Musician Andrew W.K. joins Alex Wagner and the NOW panel to talk about his recently revoked cultural appointment to speak in Bahrain, as well as the importance of a “positive party” message.
Riot police reportedly use tear gas and stun guns to break up an anti-government demonstration in Bahrain. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Riot police make their way towards protesters during a protest in Budaiya, west of Manama, May 17, 2013. Bahraini security forces raided the house of top Shi'ite cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim on Friday, the opposition said, an act likely to enrage the island's majority Shi'ite population which
Anti-government protesters hold posters of Shi'ite cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim during an anti-government protest organised by Bahrain's main opposition group Al Wefaq, in Budaiya, west of Manama May 17, 2013. Bahraini security forces raided Qassim's house on Friday, the opposition said, an ac
A fire from a Molotov cocktail burns in front of riot police as they make their way towards protesters during a protest in Budaiya, west of Manama, May 17, 2013. Bahraini security forces raided the house of top Shi'ite cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim on Friday, the opposition said, an act likely
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