Parliamentary elections The parliamentary elections which are to be held in November 2014 are a vital opportunity for re-energizing the democratic process; particularly after the…

During the fifteenth century, the two uncontested powers in the Gulf region were Bahrain and Hormuz. Bahrain controlled most of Eastern Arabia, right down into…

During the fifteenth century the Sunni Arab Jabri dynasty extended its control over the Eastern Arabian region, which was then known in its entirety as…

In 1981 the Iran-sponsored Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain attempted to stage a coup. However, the plot was discovered and foiled as activists…

Under the leadership of Bahrain’s Ayouni dynasty, eastern Arabia – including Bahrain, Qatif and Al-Hasa – had been united into a ‘greater Bahrain’ region, loyal…

It is one thing for Sheikh Ali Salman to decide that Al-Wefaq Islamic Society will boycott the Parliamentary elections. It’s his political society, so it’s…

Around the tenth century, much of eastern Arabia was under the control of a sect called the Qarmatians. The Qarmatians had attracted support through their…

Bahraini opposition parties put out a joint statement,which at first glance appeared to condemn the murder of a policeman in Al-Eker. However, for those who…

We unreservedly condemn the killing of a policeman in a terrorist bombing in the town of Al-Eker. The incident was a deliberate attack intending to…

1981 coup attempt by Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain As the Iran-Iraq war gained regional dimensions in the early 1980s, Iran looked for…