Evacuation alert for Bahrainis after Beirut riotsDiplomats have urged around 40 Bahrainis currently in Lebanon to evacuate in the wake of violent protests taking over the streets of Beirut. Mass demonstrations over an ongoing trash crisis escalated with police clashing with rioters and score More… |
Juveniles to be trained in creating art from tyresRehabilitation experts are training young children in Bahrain, who get dragged into street violence, to create art from used tyres. They hope the programme will help juveniles, aged between seven and 15, to be reintegrated into so More… |
Bahraini businesses open despite protestsBahrain was determined to go about its daily business yesterday (February 12), despite rioters' attempts to block roads and attack police in the run-up to the fourth anniversary of 2011's unrest. Shops and restaurants rema More… |
New talks bid to end violence in SitraA dialogue for Sitra is being proposed as part of a new initiative to tackle ongoing street violence. Legislators want to sit down with village elders to find ways to overcome the situation and ensure young peo More… |
Illegal clinics clamp urged in BahrainHuman rights activists have called for a crackdown on illegal clinics used to treat rioters ahead of the third anniversary of Bahrain's anti-government protests. They say makeshift facilities, which put lives at risk, are stil More… |
Bahrain to beef up security for National DaySecurity in Bahrain will be stepped up during next week's National Day celebrations following online calls for mass riots. Minister of State for Information Affairs and official government spokeswoman Sameera Rajab said securi More… |
Stability ‘returning to Bahrain streets’Stability and security is gradually returning to Bahrain's streets – thanks to the vigilant police force, said a top official, adding that 83 policemen and women were injured during one period of unrest alone amid 6,500 rallies and rio More… |
US calls for action against Bahrain riotersBahrain's protesters have no right to use Molotov cocktails and other dangerous tools, a veteran US Congressman said, adding that students and protesters who violated the law should be brought to justice to face charges. Representative Dan More… |
Protests spread in troubled Kazakh oil regionProtests in Kazakhstan's oil-producing Mangistau region, unprecedented in the Central Asian state's recent history, spread on Sunday to the regional capital, where hundreds of angry protesters faced reinforced police troops. Late on Saturd More… |
Bahrain unrest probe panel to submit final reportPreparations are in full swing for a grand ceremony this week for the release of the final report by an independent commission tasked to probe unrest this year. The much-awaited report by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BIC More… |