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Bahrain
Bahrain is an country situated near the western shores of the Persian Gulf in the Middle East.
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Bombs kill two in Bahrain
A series of bomb explosions has left two people dead in Manama. Bahraini officials have identified the victims as migrant Asian workers.
Violent Bahrain protests
Police have clashed with protesters on the outskirts of the Bahraini capital, Manama, near the site of demonstrations that were brutally crushed last year. Demonstrators called on the king to step down.
Fine line
What role should the European Union play in promoting democracy in the Arab world?
Final appeal rejected
Bahrain’s highest court has rejected the final appeal by nine medics against prison sentences for their role in anti-government protests last year. The verdicts drew criticism from international human rights groups.
Cathedral for Bahrain
The Catholic Church plans to build another place of worship for its followers in Bahrain.
'We expected the verdicts'
Human rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja criticizes long prison sentences for activists in Bahrain.
Big Brother
A UK firm denies supplying dictators with surveillance malware, but rights groups say it is lying.
Bahrain revolt sentences stand
A civilian court in Bahrain has upheld sentences against leading figures from last year's unsuccessful uprising. The verdicts were initially issued by a military court. At least seven of the men face life in prison.
Arab evacuations from Lebanon
Five Gulf countries have started evacuating their citizens from Lebanon after Shiite gunmen kidnapped Syrian nationals in retaliation to the abduction of one of its members in Syria.
Generation Change
Wafa from Bahrain founded an arts community to bring reconciliation to her country.
Generation Change: Peace through the arts in Bahrain
Wafa from Bahrain believes that reconciliation is possible in her divided country. One of the ways she is bringing people back together is with an arts community she founded.
Human rights
The international community condemns Assad in Syria, but it ignores human rights abuses in Bahrain.
Medics convicted over uprising
A Bahraini court has convicted nine medical professionals over their alleged role in the popular protests against the Sunni monarchy. Human rights groups have called for their acquittal, saying the charges are baseless.
Dissident to end hunger strike
In Bahrain, a renowned dissident has decided to end his hunger strike after 110 days. A prominent human rights activist has also been released on bail after being arrested for posting anti-government tweets.
Bahrainis protest Saudi union
Opposition activists in Bahrain have rallied to protest a proposed union with neighboring Saudi Arabia. Some protesters view the plan as an attempt by Riyadh to end the uprising in the Gulf island nation.
US arms for Bahrain
The United States says it will partly resume military sales to Bahrain despite the crackdown on popular protests by the Gulf emirate's rulers since early last year. Bahrain hosts a major US naval headquarters.
Retrial for hunger striker
Bahrain's highest appeals court has ordered a retrial for a prominent opposition leader and 20 other activists, some of whom had been sentenced to life in prison for plotting to overthrow the country's Sunni rulers.
Vettel wins Bahrain amid clashes
Protesters clashed with police in Bahrain hours before a Formula One race began in the Gulf nation. The violence overshadowed the event, which world champion Sebastian Vettel won in his first victory of the season.
Surreal race
The Formula One circus takes place in Bahrain as protests increase.
Man found dead after F1 protests
A protester has been found dead in Bahrain in the wake of anti-government clashes with police, opposition activists have said. Security remains tight on the eve of the Formula One Grand Prix in the kingdom.
Anti-F1 protests in Bahrain
Protesters have taken to the streets of Bahrain to demand political reforms - and the cancellation of the country's Grand Prix race.
F1 protests in Bahrain
Security forces have fortified their ranks along the route to the Formula One racetrack from Bahrain's capital. Protesters clashed with police in the run-up to the practices for Sunday's controversial race.
Formula One in Bahrain
Bahrain is doing itself a huge disservice by hosting the Formula One race.
Bahrain protests
Protests in Bahrain are increasing ahead of Sunday's controversial Formula One race.
Bahrain restless ahead of race
As Sunday's Formula One race in Bahrain approaches, civil unrest in the small Gulf kingdom has reportedly intensified. Germany's top human rights official has asked Bahrain to free political prisoners.
Bahrain refuses activist transfer
Bahrain has rejected a request from the Danish government to transfer a jailed activist who has been on hunger strike for almost two months. The Danish citizen has been detained for his role in an anti-regime uprising.
Bahrain anniversary protests
Police in Bahrain have used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse hundreds of people attempting to march to the site of a mass protest that was violently quashed exactly one year ago.
Heading home
Six Gulf countries pull their observers from the Arab League monitoring mission in Syria.
An incomplete revolution
The Arab Spring has lasted for most of 2011 but for many, its promise remains unfulfilled.
Saudi ties
Saudi Arabia looks to build up new alliances in the Arab world to reinforce its strategic position.
Risky business
Amnesty International says Germany and others ignored human rights risks in their weapons deals.
Tech torture controversy
Democracy activists outraged at new revelations that European tech enabled torture in Bahrain.
Doctors in danger
Conflict zones are becoming more dangerous territory for health care workers, says the ICRC.
Pressuring Assad
Syria's president vows to keep fighting protesters, despite Turkish pressure to end crackdown.
A passionate European
Merkel defends her record on the euro, and tank exports, at a pre-summer holiday press conference.
Six months of unrest
Six months on from the dawn of the Arab Spring, reforms and democracy still seem distant dreams.
Opposition outrage
The opposition calls for explanation amid reports Berlin approved a tank deal with Saudi Arabia.
Music careers
The German Women's Jazz Orchestra aims to set an example for aspiring female musicians.
Getting closer
A group of Berlin students develops a personal connection with the events of the Arab Spring.
Short on strategy
Mideast expert Guido Steinberg says the West lacks a strategy to deal with a changing Arab world.
Hezbollah's rise
Lebanon's new Hezbollah-led government increases concern over further instability in the Arab World.
Arab democracy
After decades of stagnation, the Middle East is joining a global trend toward greater democracy.
Yemen's future
President Saleh's flight to Riyadh hands Saudi Arabia the opportunity to shape Yemen's future.
F1 back in Bahrain
After cancelling in March due to civil protests, Formula One reinstates the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Controversial mission
A report claims that German federal police are training Saudi Arabian forces in repression.
Resetting relations
President Obama will make his first major speech on the Arab Spring wave of uprisings on Thursday.
Bahrain death sentence
The German government has urged Bahrain not to execute four men, calling the punishment "draconian."
Selective intervention
Internal fears are dictating the level of intervention by Gulf states in restive Arab nations.
War of words
Iran's support for Shiite protests in Bahrain has rattled Gulf nations and raised tensions.
Bahraini conundrum
Washington is in a tight spot with limited influence over events in Bahrain.
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