Saudi Concerned by Regional StrifeThe Sunni Muslim monarchy of Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter and major US ally sits in the center of a region of turmoil

Bahrain Sentences Four Democracy Protesters to DeathTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Bahrain has risked further inflaming tensions after recent unrest by sentencing to death four protesters whose car ran over and killed two police officers.The four were all from the island kingdom's Shia majority, which has led protests against the rule of the Sunni Muslim monarchy.The Shia complain they suffer

Bahrain 'Torture Service' Official to Attend Royal WeddingTHE GUARDIAN: Ambassador to UK was previously in charge of Bahraini agency that is accused of electric shocks and beatingsThe former head of an agency accused of torture and human rights abuses is expected to be a guest at Friday's royal wedding, the Guardian has learned.Sheikh Khalifa Bin Ali al-Khalifa is a former head of Bahrain's

Medical Centres in Bahrain RaidedMattar Ibrahim Mattar, a former member of parliament for Wefaq, the country's leading opposition group, told Al Jazeera that the families of medical staff who have been providing treatment to injured protesters were being arrested.

Human rights groups have accused Bahrain of arresting patients and medical staff suspected of taking part in protests, and sacking

Bahrain Cracks Down AbroadBahrain's authorities have cancelled the scholarships of several students who have demonstrated against the government in Britain. 

Students in the UK now face the prospect of having to return home at the end of the summer, once they are unable to pay tuition fees for the next academic year. 

The Bahraini Embassy in London says the decisions are not final and affect a

Crown Prince of Bahrain Politically Sidelined by Senior Royal AdvisersTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The Crown Prince of Bahrain, who refused an invitation to the royal wedding, has been politically sidelined by a hardline trio of senior royal advisers.Although his invitation was criticised as rewarding a "tyrant", Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa was seen until recently as a reformist.He had won

Le prince héritier de Bahreïn n'ira pas au mariage de WilliamL’EXPRESS.fr: Le cheikh Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa, prince héritier de Bahreïn, a annoncé qu'il ne se rendrait pas au mariage du prince William et de Kate Middleton, le 29 avril à Londres, en raison de la persistance de troubles intérieurs dans le petit royaume du Golfe.Critiquant la répression des manifestations antigouvernementales

Bahrain in the Shadow of Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United StatesCNN: There are disturbing accounts from major human rights organizations about abuses in Bahrain and the systematic state violence that has been unleashed on the opposition movement against the monarchy of the Al-Khalifa family.And yet Bahrain has not become the story because the movement for social justice, government

Royal Wedding: Bahrain's Crown Prince Not to AttendBBC: The Crown Prince of Bahrain has said he will not attend Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding on Friday because of ongoing unrest in the Gulf kingdom.Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa said it was with "deep regret" that he had reached his "considered decision".He said he had hoped the situation in Bahrain would have improved so he

Iranian Viewpoint: Omanis Urge Reform While Saudis Denounce Bahrain CrackdownMassive anti-government demonstrations took place in Oman and Saudi Arabia today. In Oman's southern port city of Salalah, thousands of demonstrators demanded better wages and jobs, saying the government's promised reforms are not enough. In Saudi Arabia's eastern city of Qatif, hundreds protested in solidarity with

Listening Post - Bahrain: Below the RadarOn this week's show: Bahrain - a small kingdom cracking down on the media in a big way. Plus, a look at state media in post-revolution Egypt

Bahrain Accused of Systematic Attacks on DoctorsTHE GUARDIAN: Medical workers targeted because they have evidence of security force atrocities, claims US-based human rights groupBahraini authorities have conducted a systematic campaign of attacks and arrests against medical workers who treated injured protesters during months of unrest in the Gulf kingdom, according to a US-based medical