Bahrain’s foreign ministry summoned Iraq’s ambassador in Manama to protest against remarks by Iraqi officials denouncing the execution of pro-democracy activists. The execution on Sunday of Ali Al-Singace, Abbas Al-Samee and Sami Mushaima has drawn condemnation from rights groups. Iran called it a “reckless” act. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson ...
Bahraini authorities ordered an independent newspaper to stop publishing online Monday amid wide-scale crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. Bahrain’s Information Affairs Authority issued an edict barring Al-Wasat from publishing online Monday evening and said the ban would remain in place until further notice. The ban did not appear to affect the ...
