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Bahrain’s run off polls less intense then first round

Run off polls were held in Bahrain with two Sunni Islamist and a leftist alliance contesting the last 9 seats in parliament.

MB offshoot in Bahrain double’s up efforts in poll run off

Bahrain's first round of elections held on Saturday has resulted in Bahrain's main Shia opposition group securing 18 out of 40 seats in the country's parliamentary elections in what was

Arab elections: free, sort of fair… and meaningless

A certain Arab country recently held parliamentary elections. The vote was reasonably free and fair. Turnout was 67 percent, and the opposition won a near majority of the seats --

Shia Group Holds Nearly Half the Seats in Round One of Bahrain Elections

Bahrain's first round of elections held on Saturday has resulted in Bahrain's main Shia opposition group securing 18 out of 40 seats in the country's parliamentary elections in what was

Bahraini’s take to the polls amid doubts and fears

The Bahrain Kingdom's parliamentary election's is described by observers as a vote unlikely to bring much change to a country tightly controlled by its rulers.

The bridge of faith

The visit of American Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf to the Middle East could be viewed by some as nothing more than a public relations exercise for the building of an

Egyptian Delegation: Life of the people of Gaza intolerable

Members of a visiting Egyptian solidarity delegation said in Gaza on Saturday that the situation in the besieged Gaza Strip is "very difficult", stating, "It's an unbearable life, and we

Statement issued by 285 civil society organizations in the Arab World

A statement condemning the crime committed against the relief convoy and demanding the dismantling of the blockade on Gaza and the turnover of the Israeli`s war criminals to International Justice

Anti-incumbency feeling rises in Bahrain

As Bahrain heads toward elections for the lower house of Parliament in September or October, a climate of public unhappiness with the incumbents prevails.

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain call for lifting siege on Gaza

Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have expressed concern over the continued Israeli siege on the Palestinian people especially in Gaza Strip and called for its immediate end.