The Sunni-ruled Gulf state, where Shia are a majority, has been shaken by unrest since 2011, when Bahraini authorities backed by a Saudi military force crushed Shia-led protests. Demonstrators ...

Bahrain's opposition leader ... Al-Wefaq had the biggest bloc in parliament before the 2011 protests but its members resigned when those were suppressed. Later the party was banned - along ...

to each Bahraini family, the latest step that the Sunni rulers have taken to appease the majority Shi'ite public before protests planned next week. Although most analysts do not see any immediate risk ...

The Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdom has been wracked by deadly unrest since security forces crushed pro-democracy protests led by the Shia majority community in 2011. Bahrain alleged torture victim ...

A Bahraini appeals court has partially overturned a court ruling sentencing 20 medics to lengthy jail terms for taking part in anti-government protests. Nine of the medics were acquitted but one ...

Since Bahrain put down the 2011 protests with the help of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, it has imprisoned activists, deported others, stripped hundreds of their citizenship and closed ...