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SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Young men wearing masks lurk in the darkened alcoves of the old market in Bahrain's capital. "To victory," they whisper as they hand out pamphlets calling for greater rebellion after two years of nonstop unrest in the Gulf kingdom. In another part of the city, leaders of established Shiite opposition groups study their next moves. One option is to open talks with the Sunni monarchy as a possible soft landing from the Arab Spring's longest-running…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – After tow weeks of announcement of alleged dialogue by Alkalifa regime , The invader Saudi welcomed the call , they said " Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomed His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa's call for National Dialogue with the participation of all the Bahraini Society's components. added " In a statement broadcast by Saudi News Agency today, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expressed its aspiration that the dialogue contributes in ensuring, and reinforcing the…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Several thousand Bahrainis marched near the capital Manama Friday to demand reforms in a protest called by the Shiite opposition in the tiny but strategic Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdom, witnesses said. The demonstrators also called for the departure of the king’s uncle Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa, who has been prime minister for more than four decades. Thousands of men and women protested in Al-Bilad al-Qadim, waving Bahraini flags and brandishing pictures of political detainees, witnesses said.…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Several policemen were injured when a home-made bomb exploded at a roundabout west of the Bahraini capital Manama on Wednesday, the prime minister was quoted as saying. Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa said the explosion happened at Budaiya Highway "leaving a number of policemen injured whilst on duty", the official Bahrain News Agency reported late on Wednesday. A Ministry of Interior message on Twitter put the number of wounded at three and described the…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) - The decision by a court in Bahrain to reduce the prison sentence given to a man who died four months ago has drawn attention to the country's justice system, which critics say is profoundly unfair and heavily politicised, reports the BBC's Bill Law.Mohammed Ali Ahmed Mushaima was among the hundreds of Bahrainis arrested as pro-democracy protests erupted in the Gulf island kingdom in February 2011.The following month, he was sentenced to seven years in…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) Wilson Room Meeting started on Tuesday 29 January at 2.20pm. Ended at 3.58pm The UK's relations with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain Witnesses Rosemary Hollis, Professor of Middle East Policy Studies, City University London, Chris Doyle, Director of the Council for the Advancement of Arab British Understanding (Caabu) Sir Alan Munro, former British Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (1989 to 1993)   Visit the Committee's homepage. Source : UK Commons House End

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) - Bahrain’s main opposition groups say they are willing to open dialogue aimed at easing the Gulf nation’s two-year political crisis, but they seek more clarity on the scope of the possible talks.Washington and other allies of Bahrain’s monarchy have encouraged negotiations in the strategic kingdom, home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet. Persistent clashes and arrests have so far derailed bids for talks between Bahrain’s Sunni leadership and the Shiite opposition, which began an…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Bahrain's main opposition groups say they are willing to open dialogue aimed at easing the Gulf nation's two-year political crisis, but they seek more clarity on the scope of the possible talks.Washington and other allies of Bahrain's monarchy have encouraged negotiations in the strategic kingdom, home to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet. Persistent clashes and arrests have so far derailed bids for talks between Bahrain's Sunni leadership and the Shiite opposition, which began an…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) –  protest after the anvinsery of Martyr Mohamed Yaqob in village , Mercenaries police used tear gas and shotgun . Source : Shafaqna.com/english End

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Behind the Scenes: Bahrain Giving Nationalities to Foreigners for Demographic Ch According to many observers, the Syrian government forces succeeded in eliminating any military threat against the capital, Damascus. The observers said the official authorities have taken a variety of measures that helped to ensure stability and security in the city, however they did not exclude the possibility of certain security violations from time to another.   Well informed sources have monitored a great…