Main opposition: Bahraini people seeking downfall of Al-Khalifa regime
TEHRAN (FNA)- The secretary-general of Bahrain’s main opposition group al-Wefaq underlined international condemnation of the country’s discriminatory laws, and stressed that the…
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Death of activist sparks fresh protest in Bahrain
People in Bahrain have held yet another demonstration to protest the killing of a young opposition activist by Saudi-backed regime forces. The…
Iran blames extremist groups for critical conditions in Syria, Egypt, Bahrain
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Culture Minister Ali Jannati took extremist groups responsible for the current crises in Syria, Egypt and Bahrain, and called…
Bahrain imposes tougher restrictions on opposition
Bahrain has imposed new tough restrictions on the opposition, banning political groups from meeting with foreign diplomats without government permission. According to…
Rafsanjani calls on Muslims to reinvigorate Unity
TEHRAN (FNA)- Expediency Council Chairman and former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani expressed concern over the massacre and harassment of Shiite Muslims…
Amnesty International announced that 13 year old boy was tortured in Bahraini jail
SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association)– The Amnesty International announced that Salman Mahdi a 13 year old boy has been tortured in a…
Activist praises Bahrainis high turnout in friday rallies
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior Bahraini activist lauded massive participation of the Bahraini nation in Friday rallies, and stressed that the people…
Al Khalifa crackdown overshadowed by regional developments: Iran MP
An Iranian lawmaker says while the world is focused on regional developments in the Middle East, especially the crisis in Egypt, the…
New anti-regime demo held in Bahrain
People in Bahrain have held another anti-regime demonstration, calling for an end to dictatorship and authoritarianism in the country. Protesters took to…
Who dares threaten united Islamic world?
As the Middle East seems engulfed in a never-ending cycle of violence, with further reports of bloodshed coming from Egypt, Lebanon, Syria…
US sends warship to Bahrain amid regime crackdown
The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, one of the largest warships in the world, has been stationed off the coast of Bahrain as…
Bahraini forces use poisonous gases against protesters
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Bahraini security forces used poisonous gases in their confrontations with peaceful protesters taking part in Tamarrod (Defiance) rallies on…
Rights group lashes out at Manama for opposing activist’s entry into Bahrain
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A well-known rights group voiced serious concern over the oppressive policies pursued by Al Khalifa regime against human rights…
UN slams Bahrain’s clampdown on protestors
TEHRAN (FNA)- The UN censured Bahrain’s crackdown on demonstrators, warning “serious consequences” in anticipation of a protest planned for August 14, a…
Bahraini regime steps up crackdown on protesters ahead of opposition rally
A prominent Bahraini human rights activist says the Al Khalifa regime is stepping up its crackdown on protesters, a week ahead of…
Shia Muslim houses raided 648 times during Ramadan in Bahrain
SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) –Seyyed Haadi Al-Mossawi from Al-Wefaq said during the holy month of Ramadan Shia houses has been raided…
Grandson of Bahrain’s ex-king calls on Al Khalifa regime to respect people’s demands
TEHRAN (FNA)- The grandson of the former Bahraini king, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Ahmad al-Fatih Al-Khalifa, warned against the escalation of unrests in…
Shia photographer arrested by Bahraini security force
SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Bahrain human rights centre announced that on Thursday morning Bahraini security forces arrested Hassan Habib a…
Bahraini opposition figure: People resolved to continue revolution
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Bahraini political activist underlined that the people of his country are determined to continue their anti-government protests until…
Bahraini protesters, police clash; several injured
Several people have been injured in clashes between anti-government protesters and Bahraini regime forces in the Persian Gulf country. Clashes erupted in…
Continuation of violence in Bahrain unacceptable: Iranian official
An Iranian deputy foreign minister has condemned a recent bomb attack in Bahrain saying that continuation of violence in the Persian Gulf…
Bahrain opposition condemns Riffa blast
Bahrain’s opposition has condemned the recent bomb attack on a mosque in Riffa, the kingdom’s second largest city, dismissing allegations of involvement…
Bahraini regime forces attack protesters’ houses in several villages
Bahraini regime forces have attacked dozens of houses in a village near the capital, Manama, as the crackdown on anti-regime protesters continues.…
Bahrainis rally to protest against torture in prison
Bahraini demonstrators have taken to the streets in several regions in the Persian Gulf state to protest against the torture of pro-democracy…
Bahraini regime forces raid houses of anti-regime protesters, arrest 30
Bahraini regime forces have raided the houses of anti-regime demonstrators in several villages, arresting more than 30 people. The Bahraini opposition group…
Policeman killed, 5 wounded in Bahrain bomb attacks
Two separate bomb attacks have killed at least one policeman and injured five others outside the Bahraini capital, Manama. According to the…
Bahraini protesters have long way ahead: Radwan Rizk
Press TV has conducted an interview with Radwan Rizk, a political commentator from Beirut, to discuss the situation in Bahrain. The following…
Bahrain jails 29 people trying to reach protest hub
A court in Bahrain has sentenced 29 people to one month in prison for trying to enter a heavily guarded area that…
Iran dismisses Bahraini FM allegations
Iran’s deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs has dismissed latest remarks by the Bahraini foreign minister concerning Tehran’s involvement in…
Bahraini security forces attack protesters with tear gas
TEHRAN (FNA)- Hundreds of riot police attacked demonstrators to disperse gatherings and protest rallies in different parts of Bahrain, an opposition party…
Bahraini regime jails teenager for ‘insulting’ king on Twitter
A criminal court in Bahrain has sentenced a 17-year-old boy to a year in prison for what it calls insulting the Al…
Iranian drone allegedly spotted in Bahrain’s airspace
Bahrain’s Interior Minister on Wednesday said an Iranian drone was spotted in Bahrain’s airspace in the northern part of the country near…