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Bahrain activist's trial postponed to Dec. 15 ASIA

Bahrain activist's trial postponed to Dec. 15

Bahrain on Monday postponed until Dec. 15 the trial of prominent democracy activist Nabeel Rajab to permit more investigation of a Twitter account he is accused of using to publish criticism of the government, the government and his human rights group said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bahrain to auction banned opposition's seized assets ASIA

Bahrain to auction banned opposition's seized assets

Bahrain will auction the confiscated assets of the main opposition in the Gulf kingdom after it was dissolved over terrorism-related charges, a judicial source said Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bahrain court overturns jail term of opposition chief ASIA

Bahrain court overturns jail term of opposition chief

A top court in Bahrain on Monday overturned a nine-year jail term against Shia opposition chief cleric Ali Salman, convicted of inciting hatred and calling for forceful regime change.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bahrain foreign reserves halve since 2014 as oil slumps ECONOMY

Bahrain foreign reserves halve since 2014 as oil slumps

Bahrain's foreign reserves have more than halved since the end of 2014 as low oil prices slash the value of the country's exports, the prospectus for the kingdom's sovereign bond issue this week shows.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bahrain top court rejects release of opposition chief ASIA

Bahrain top court rejects release of opposition chief

Bahrain's top court rejected on Monday a request to release Shia opposition chief cleric Ali Salman, who is serving a nine-year jail term on charges of inciting hatred and forceful regime change.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bahrain to try 11 for attempted murder of policeman ASIA

Bahrain to try 11 for attempted murder of policeman

Bahrain is to put on trial 11 people accused of attempting to murder a police officer and being part of a "terrorist" group, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Verdict next month in prominent Bahrain activist trial ASIA

Verdict next month in prominent Bahrain activist trial

A Bahraini court will next month announce its verdict in the trial of prominent activist Nabeel Rajab whose detention has been condemned by rights groups, a judicial source said Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bahrain's Jebet win 3,000m steeplechase gold CULTURE

Bahrain's Jebet win 3,000m steeplechase gold

Bahrain's Ruth Jebet blew away the competition to win the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase gold on Sunday, but narrowly missed out on the world record.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Gulf Air flight returns to Manila after engine fails, passengers evacuated INTERNATIONAL

Gulf Air flight returns to Manila after engine fails, passengers evacuated

Bahrain's Gulf Air said on Friday that one of its aircraft suffered an engine failure shortly after take-off from the Philippines but landed again in Manila and all passengers onboard were safely evacuated.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Suspect held over bomb attack dies in Bahraini jail ASIA

Suspect held over bomb attack dies in Bahraini jail

A Bahraini suspect held for questioning in connection with a bomb attack that killed a woman in late June has died in prison, a local newspaper reported on Sunday ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bahrain court orders Shia opposition bloc dissolved ASIA

Bahrain court orders Shia opposition bloc dissolved

A court on Sunday ordered the dissolution of Bahrain's Shia main opposition group Al-Wefaq, a judicial source said, despite international criticism of the Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdom's intensified crackdown on dissent.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Verdict on dissolving Bahrain opposition due next week ASIA

Verdict on dissolving Bahrain opposition due next week

A Bahraini court will hand down its verdict next week in the government's bid to dissolve the main opposition group Al-Wefaq, accused of harbouring "terrorism," a judicial source said on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016