19-24 February 2016 Once again, many of the key domestic developments in Bahrain were closely linked to regional affairs. Bahrain has joined other GCC nations…

Parliament’s Women’s Committee is continuing with its inexplicable position of opposing legislation in support of women’s rights. Chairwoman of the Women’s Committee, Rua al-Haiki, on…

Throughout the course of 2015, there were continual security-related incidents in Bahrain which were shown to have Iranian involvement. These included shipments of arms and explosives from…

A Sunday 21 February article by the Guardian newspaper accuses Britain of “waging a behind-the-scenes PR offensive aimed at neutering United Nations criticism of Bahrain”. No doubt, many readers…

11-18 February 2016 This week political events and the newspapers were consumed by commemorations of Bahrain’s Constitution, the National Action Charter, which was approved by…

5-11 February 2016 Even before the unedifying spectacle of MPs fighting with each other during the weekly Parliament session, many of this week’s newspaper commentaries…

  4-10 February 2016 The Bahraini media this week has been full of coverage of King Hamad’s State visit to Russia. However, there has also…

Bahrain’s first formal referendum took place on 14 February 2001. The referendum asked Bahrainis for their views on King Hamad’s new constitution, the National Action…