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LONDON (Reuters) - Bahraini security forces raided the house of top Shi'ite cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim on Friday, the opposition said, an act likely to enrage the island's majority Shi'ite population which is at loggerheads with its Sunni rulers.

Headline Title:  Bahrain must release twitter users jailed for allegedly insulting the King 16 May 2013 The Bahraini authorities must immediately release five men sentenced to a year imprisonment for allegedly insulting the King of Bahrain in messages...

A Bahraini court jailed six people for a year on Wednesday for insulting King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa in messages on Twitter, the official news agency said.    

Prince Charles has joined with Formula One and CNN in supporting the torturing, murderous dictatorial regime in Bahrain. His Prince's Foundation for Building Community and the UK Foreign Office have signed a deal to advise the regime on housing policy, an area of particular contention (Bahrain's persecuted Shia minority majority are systematically discriminated against...

Während in Bahrain die Proteste gegen das Regime anhalten, lässt sich König Hamad in Großbritannien hofieren. Der Monarch ist seit Jahren eng mit Prinz Charles befreundet und war erst am Wochenende Ehrengast von Queen Elizabeth. Proteste ignorieren die Windsors.

Users of microblogging site accused of insulting King Hamad and "misusing" right to free expression.

Opposition activists say contract for prince's charity gives a green light to regime to continue human rights abusesPrince Charles has been accused of lending credibility to an autocratic regime accused of serious human rights abuses after his architecture charity signed a deal to advise Bahrain on a 4,000-home development.The contract with the Manama government was agreed...

OSLO (Reuters) - A Bahraini blogger and human rights activist said he had been granted asylum in Britain after being in hiding for two years.

Rocket Internet, the German-based e-commerce startup incubator from the Samwer brothers, is today announcing another round of funding for its strategy to build out its footprint into emerging markets. Today it's the turn of Middle-East-based fashion commerce site Namshi, which is getting $13 million from Summit Partners. This is the second time Summit, a Rocket regular,...

A candy empire is taking over the world. No, it's not part of a voice-over for a summer blockbuster trailer. It's the news out of Bahrain that celebrity-favorite confectionery...

A candy empire is taking over the world. No, it's not part of a voice-over for a summer blockbuster trailer. It's the news out of Bahrain that celebrity-favorite confectionery...

Relations between Bahrain and the United States reached a new level of volatility this week as the kingdom's cabinet approved a parliamentary proposal to, as Information Minister Samira Rajab said, "put an end to the interference of U.S. Ambassador Thomas Krajeski in Bahrain's internal affairs." The Bahraini cabinet's endorsement of a proposal to stop Krajeski from "interfering...

Startcrash in Malaysia, DRS-Defekt in Bahrain - Fernando Alonso hat in der laufenden Formel-1-Saison bereits mehr Punkte liegen gelassen, als ihm lieb ist. Der Spanier klammert sich aber daran, dass sein Ferrari 2013 deutlich konkurrenzfähiger ist als in den vergangenen Jahren. Die Erwartungen vor dem Heimrennen am Wochenende in Montmelo bei Barcelona sind hoch.

Your humble blogger has been traveling a lot, so it was only this a.m. that I got around to reading Marc Lynch's blog post on "How Syria Ruined the Arab Spring."  It's pretty gripping stuff: [T]he Syrian nightmare has destroyed the spirit of fun, hope, and positive change of the early Arab uprisings. The promise of the Arab Spring has given way to Syria's highly...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahraini lawmakers have urged the government to stop the U.S. ambassador in Bahrain from "interfering in domestic affairs" and meeting government opponents, newspaper reports and a lawmaker in the U.S.-allied Gulf state said on Monday.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

Die asiatische Fußball-Konföderation AFC hat den umstrittenen Scheich Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa aus Bahrain zum neuen Präsidenten gewählt.

Kuala Lumpur (SID) - Die asiatische Fußball-Konföderation AFC hat den umstrittenen Scheich Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa aus Bahrain zum neuen Präsidenten gewählt. Salman sicherte sich am Donnerstag ...

The Mozilla Foundation has sent a legal threat to Gamma International, a UK company that makes a product called "FinSpy" that is used by governments, including brutal dictatorships to spy on dissidents. FinSpy allows these governments to hijack their citizens' screens, cameras, hard-drives and keyboards. Gamma disguises this spyware as copies of Firefox, Mozilla's flagship...

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - Bahrain-based private equity firm Investcorp has agreed a sale of its German insulation firm Armacell to Charterhouse Capital Partners for over 500 million euros ($655...

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

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The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

Sergio Perez has not apologised to McLaren team-mate Jenson Button after their battle in Bahrain.    

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

(Reuters) - Two human rights groups have asked world soccer governing body FIFA to withdraw Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa from the race to become president of Asian football, accusing the Bahraini royal of human rights breaches.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.N. torture investigator said Bahrain had effectively cancelled a trip he had planned to the Gulf Arab state, where unrest led by majority Shi'ites against the Sunni ruling family has simmered for over two years.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

Headline Title:  Cancelled UN visit shows Bahrain 'not serious' about human rights 24 April 2013 Bahrain is clearly "not serious" about implementing human rights reforms, Amnesty International said today after the Gulf kingdom cancelled a planned visit...

The special rapporteur on torture was due to visit Bahrain next month to look into reports that the authorities there had abused and tortured protesters in detention.    

Church sources in Aleppo and Damascus said the two bishops abducted on Monday remain missing, despite reports they had been freed. Armed militants reportedly seized Yohanna Ibrahim, head of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Aleppo and Boulou Yaziji, leader of the Greek Orthodox Church in Aleppo, in a contested area of northern Aleppo. Syrian officials have blamed a "terrorist...

The rear wing problem that wrecked Fernando Alonso’s hopes of winning in Bahrain last weekend was due to a rare component failure within the DRS system, Ferrari said after an investigation.

An independent United Nations expert today urged the Government of Bahrain to honour its international commitments and allow him in to assess whether torture and ill-treatment are taking place in the country, after repeated postponements of planned visits.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain security forces thwarted attacks and found caches of weapons including 1,000 petrol bombs in the run-up to last weekend's Formula One race, state media said as protests and sectarian tensions continued to simmer in the island kingdom.

Jim McCormick made millions of pounds selling 'completely ineffectual' devices based on novelty golfball finderA businessman has been found guilty of a multimillion-pound fraud involving the sale of fake bomb detectors to Iraq and around the world.A jury at the Old Bailey found Jim McCormick, 57, from near Taunton, Somerset, guilty on three counts of fraud over a scam...

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain security forces thwarted attacks and found caches of weapons including 1,000 petrol bombs in the run-up to last weekend's Formula One race, state media said as protests and sectarian tensions continued to simmer in the island kingdom.

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

McLaren principal Martin Whitmarsh says his drivers will sit down together to smooth out any lingering tension after their thrilling wheel-to-wheel battle in the Bahrain Grand Prix.    

LONDON (Reuters) - Jenson Button could be thankful at least that McLaren allowed their drivers to race each other in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, even as he accused team mate Sergio Perez of dangerous and 'dirty' driving.

Iraqis voted Saturday in provincial elections in the first polling since the withdrawal of U.S. troops in December 2011. While violence has increased since the beginning of the year and over a dozen candidates (mostly Sunnis) were killed prior to the election, polling went without any major incidents. However, turnout was low with only about 50 percent of Iraqis coming...

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

After just four races, 37 points is the margin in which Lewis Hamilton leads former McLaren team-mate Jenson Button after yesterday’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

Despite the controversy and violence, F1 chief ready to hand a new five-year contract to organisers of Bahrain race    

Die "In-Team-Feinde" in der Formel 1 werden immer mehr. Nach dem Bahrain-Grand-Prix am Sonntag herrschte auch im britischen Traditionsteam McLaren dicke Luft. Diesmal aber nicht, weil einer der beiden Fahrer wie bei Red Bull gegen eine Teamorder verstoßen, sondern weil es keine gegeben hatte. "Bald passiert einmal was Ernstes, er muss ruhiger werden", wetterte der sonst...

The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has joined in the protests against the Formula 1 Grand Prix due to take place this weekend in Bahrain.

Button was left raging with his McLaren team-mate, describing the Mexican as 'dirty' and 'dangerous' given his antics throughout the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Bernie Ecclestone hat sich von den erneuten Unruhen beim umstrittenen Großen Preis von Bahrain unbeeindruckt gezeigt und will den Vertrag mit dem Wüsten-Staat sogar verlängern.

Formel-1-Samurai Fernando Alonso (31) will sich von der souveränen Vorstellung Sebastian Vettels beim Grand Prix von Bahrain nicht einschüchtern lassen.

Die internationale Presse ist voll des Lobes für den überlegenen Bahrain-Sieger Sebastian Vettel. In Spanien wird der Deutsche schon als "Kaiserlicher" geadelt. In Italien hadert man mit Ferraris technischen Problemen, die Fernando Alonso eine bessere Platzierung gekostet haben.

Killings in Syria; outcry after rape in India; bigger cars for China; problems with carbon credits in Europe; and Sebastian Vettel on the Bahrain racetrack.    

SEBASTIAN VETTEL sealed second win in four races with victory in Bahrain but it was overshadowed by Button row