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February 10, 2013
11:14 am

A Bahraini boy walks by a wall with signs in English and Arabic objecting to a government-mediated dialogue between opponents and supporters of the Bahraini monarchy in Sitra, Bahrain, on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. (photo credit:AP/Hasan Jamali)

Bahrain crisis talks to begin amid mistrust

Two years of unrest has been fueled by the deep divisions between a Sunni monarchy and a Shiite majority

By Reem Khalifa

December 8, 2012
10:34 pm

Deputy Secretary of States William Burns, left, and Sen. John McCain, right, answer questions during the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) conference in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday. The IISS Manama conference will discuss the security situation in the Syrian region among other topics. (photo credit: AP/Hasan Jamali)

At Bahrain summit, US says it won’t pivot away from the Middle East

As Arab states call for stronger action against Syria, American delegates stress that political ties and energy needs bind Washington to a region full of ‘threat and promise’

By Reem Khalifa

November 10, 2012
8:04 am

After being dispersed by riot police firing tear gas, Bahraini anti-government protesters return to the streets and resume their demonstration in Malkiya, Bahrain on Thursday (photo credit: AP/Hasan Jamali)

Bahrain: Sunni leadership strips 31 Shiite lawyers, activists of citizenship

US rebukes Gulf kingdom for policy barring all protest rallies

By Reem Khalifa