Bahrain News

Manama, May 22 (IANS) Bahrain's Interior Minister Wednesday said an Iranian drone was spotted in Bahrain's airspace in the northern part of the country near Saudi Arabia.

Bangalore, May 20 (IANS) S.M. Aadhitya of Tamil Nadu knocked out the seventh seed from Bahrain Rahul Jaideep 6-0, 6-1 to author the only upset result of the day in the Karle Infra ATF Under-14 Series Asian Ranking junior tennis tournament which began here Monday.

Ramallah, May 20 (IANS) High on confidence after notching up a double-win over Bahrain in two international friendlies in the latter's own backyard, the Indian women's football team will look to carrying on the good form for the AFC Asian Cup (Qualifiers) starting here Tuesday.

The Gulf Cooperation Council yesterday condemned Iranian threats to Bahrain as un-Islamic and asked Tehran to reconsider its approach to Arabian Gulf countries.GCC Secretary-General Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani criticized comments by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.The Iranian minister had warned …

(Adds police statement) LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Bahraini security forces raidedthe house of top Shi'ite cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim onFriday, the opposition said, an act likely to enrage theisland's majority Shi'ite population which is at loggerheadswith its Sunni rulers. Bahrain, where the U.S. Fifth Fleet has …

Bahrain's main opposition on Friday accused government troops of raiding the home of the country's leading Shiite cleric, and warned that authorities will bear responsibility for this "dangerous" act.

LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Bahraini security forces raidedthe house of top Shi'ite cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim onFriday, the opposition said, an act likely to enrage theisland's majority Shi'ite population which is at loggerheadswith its Sunni rulers. Bahrain, where the U.S. Fifth Fleet has its base on Iran'sdoorstep, …

(Refiles to restore word "not" in 4th para) DUBAI, May 15 (Reuters) - A Bahraini court jailed six peoplefor a year on Wednesday for insulting King Hamad bin Issa alKhalifa in messages on the microblogging site Twitter, theofficial news agency said. The six were accused of writing remarks "undermining thevalues and traditions …

Users of microblogging site accused of insulting King Hamad and "misusing" right to free expression.

A Bahraini court on Wednesday sentenced six tweeters charged with insulting King Hamad to one year in prison, the public prosecutor's office announced.

Dubai, May 15 (IANS) The body of an Indian woman, who committed suicide Sunday in her apartment in Bahrain's capital Manama, will be repatriated to her Coimbatore city home in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Riffa (Bahrain), May 14 (IANS) The Indian women's senior national team started their quest to qualify for the AFC Women's Asian Cup next year in style by getting the better of Bahrain in the first of the two friendlies 2-1 in their own backyard at the National Football Stadium here Tuesday.

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, May 14 (Reuters) - A Bahraini blogger and human rightsactivist said he had been granted asylum in Britain after beingin hiding for two years. A leading voice among protesters during anti-governmentdemonstrations in 2011, Ali Abdulemam hid to escape a governmentcrackdown and was smuggled out by fishermen. …

Dubai, May 13 (IANS) An expatriate Indian man and his three-year-old daughter in Bahrain have been forced to rough it out in the open for the last six months after a business deal went sour.

Manama, May 13 (IANS) The Indian women's senior national football team arrived here for their two friendlies against Bahrain Tuesday and Thursday.

Manama, May 13 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain have held discussions to boost cooperation in educational sector and boost existing relations between the two nations.

Dubai, May 11 (IANS) Hundreds of Indian women, mainly from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, are entering Bahrain on forged visit visas to work as domestic helps, a media report said Saturday.

Thousands of partisans of Bahrain's opposition demonstrated near Manama on Friday to protest against the alleged torture of jailed regime opponents, witnesses said.

Dubai, May 8 (IANS) An Indian woman in Bahrain, who suffered severe burn injuries while cooking in the kitchen of her flat last week, has died.

Dubai, May 7 (IANS) An Indian, working as a cleaner in a school in Bahrain, has been put on trial on charges of raping a six-year-old schoolboy.

Bahraini security forces have arrested four people suspected of attacking a police checkpoint with petrol bombs south of Manama at the weekend, the interior ministry said.

Naval forces from more than 41 countries gathered in Bahrain -- across the Gulf from Iran -- on Monday to prepare for a massive minesweeping exercise, the US Fifth Fleet said.

The body of Sajith Somarajan Pillai was Sunday found on the Al Jazair beach of the country, the Gulf Daily News reported Monday.