A political analyst has hailed the Bahraini oppositions boycott of talks with the Manama government, urging the kingdom to respond to serious political demands,Press TVreports. Perhaps that was the most logical, most rational, most sought-after decision on the part of the opposition in Bahrain, said Nabil Mikhail, professor of George Washington ...

[caption id="attachment_51304" align="alignright" width="210"] Former Bahraini opposition lawmaker Khalil Marzooq[/caption] Amnesty International has called on the Al Khalifa regime in Bahrain to release former opposition lawmaker Khalil al-Marzooq. Khalil al-Marzooq is a prisoner of conscience, imprisoned only for his vehement criticism of the government,...

Main Bahraini opposition groups have boycotted the countrys national reconciliation talks to protest against the arrest of a top opposition figure. The coalition of five groups, including the main opposition party al-Wefaq, said on Wednesday that it has suspended its participation in the talks until further notice. The decision was made a day after ...

A Bahraini opposition figure tellsPress TVthat the revolution in the Persian Gulf state is gaining momentum domestically and internationally in defiance of US and British plots against the nation. In a Wednesday interview, Saeed Shahabi, a senior member of the Bahrain Freedom Movement, described the revolution in his country as the best movement compared ...

[caption id="attachment_36292" align="alignright" width="180"] Bahrainis hold an anti-regime protest in a suburb of Manama, June 15, 2013.[/caption] Bahraini opposition parties have refused to accept the recent bans on meetings with foreign diplomats withoutpermission. The coalition of National Democratic Opposition Parties has announced that the ...

Iran minister says Bahrain secretly asked Iran to talk to the Bahraini opposition Manama: Bahrain has denied a claim that it had asked Iran to mediate in the political deadlock that has hit the country for two years. Bahrain has not and will not ask for a mediation in a domestic issue from anyone, least of all from Iran, Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmad ...