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Bahrain seeks to balance anger over Gaza with ties to Israel, US
Reuters via Yahoo News· 7 months agoBahrain has been walking a political tightrope since war erupted in Gaza as it seeks to ease public...
Pope urges end to death penalty as he arrives in Bahrain
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPope Francis urged Bahrain authorities on Thursday to renounce the death penalty and ensure basic...
Bahrain's Shiites hope pope raises human rights during visit
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPope Francis is making the first-ever papal trip to Bahrain this week, sparking calls from the...
Bahrain rights group says 13 convicted over prison sit-in that authorities say was violent
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoBahrain has sentenced 13 prisoners to an additional three years over a sit-in held in a detention...
Bahrain charges religious reformers with questioning Islam
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Gulf nation of Bahrain plans to put three religious reformers on trial Tuesday for allegedly...
In Bahrain, pope speaks out against death penalty and discrimination
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSAKHIR, Bahrain (Reuters) -Pope Francis spoke against the death penalty on Thursday at the start of...
Bahrain prison inmates are on hunger strike, the latest sign of simmering unrest in island kingdom
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoInmates at a Bahrain prison are on a hunger strike over conditions there, activists and authorities...
Pope presses Muslim dialogue in first papal visit to Bahrain
Associated Press via AOL· 2 years agoPope Francis on Thursday brought his message of dialogue with the Muslim world to the kingdom of...
Bahrain's crown prince calls Qatari emir in apparent step towards mending fences
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBahrain's crown prince spoke with Qatar's emir by telephone, the BNA state news agency reported late...
Bahrain says envoy to Israel returned home, Israel says ties stable
Reuters via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMANAMA (Reuters) -Bahrain said on Thursday that the Gulf state's ambassador to Israel had returned...