Manama
Struggling China boss needs the 'Becks effect'
Mar 21, 2013 21:55 EDT
China boss Jose Antonio Camacho will hope a sprinkling of stardust from the visiting David Beckham will rub off on his team as he fights for his job in Friday's crunch Asian Cup qualifier with Iraq.
Bahrain police jailed for torturing protester to death
Mar 12, 2013 13:20 EDT
A Bahraini court sentenced two policemen to 10 years in jail on Tuesday for torturing to death a Shiite protester, and acquitted three others of lesser charges, a judicial source said.
Bahrain police jailed for protester's torture death
Mar 12, 2013 11:57 EDT
A Bahraini court sentenced two policemen to 10 years in jail on Tuesday for torturing to death a Shiite protester, and acquitted three others of lesser charges, a judicial source said.
2 Bahrain police jailed for torturing protester to death
Mar 12, 2013 09:16 EDT
A Bahraini criminal court on Tuesday sentenced two policemen to 10 years in jail each after they were convicted of torturing to death a Shiite protester, while acquitting three others, a judicial source said.
Bahrain court acquits Shiite rights activist: lawyer
Mar 11, 2013 07:46 EDT
A Bahrain court on Monday acquitted leading Shiite rights activist Yousif al-Muhafda who was on trial for spreading false news, his lawyer Mohammed al-Jishi wrote on his Twitter account.
15 years for Bahraini Shiite in bomb case: report
Mar 06, 2013 11:32 EST
A court in Bahrain on Wednesday condemned a protester accused of involvement in a bomb attack on police in a Shiite village to 15 years in prison, the official BNA news agency reported.
Struggling Gulf Air sacks staff as unions reject revamp
Mar 03, 2013 01:35 EST
Bahrain's loss-making flag carrier Gulf Air, struggling against competition from other regional carriers, has embarked on a sweeping restructuring plan that has annoyed unions over heavy job cuts.
Bahraini protester dies of wounds: opposition
Feb 22, 2013 11:23 EST
A Shiite protester died of wounds after he was shot during clashes with Bahraini police on the second anniversary of the February 14, 2011 uprising, the opposition said on Friday.
Clashes erupt at Bahrain Shiite memorial service
Feb 20, 2013 04:43 EST
Protesters clashed with Bahraini police on Tuesday at a memorial service for a teenager killed last week in demonstrations marking the second anniversary of a Shiite-led uprising, witnesses said.
Clashes erupt at Bahrain Shiite memorial service
Feb 19, 2013 13:31 EST
Protesters clashed with Bahraini police on Tuesday at a memorial service for a teenager killed last week in demonstrations marking the second anniversary of a Shiite-led uprising, witnesses said.
Bahrain police fire tear gas at protester's funeral
Feb 16, 2013 14:32 EST
Clashes broke out on Saturday at the funeral in Bahrain of a teenager killed in protests marking the second anniversary of a Shiite-led uprising, with police using tear gas against mourners, witnesses said.
Four arrested after attack on Bahrain police
Feb 16, 2013 05:08 EST
Four people have been arrested in Bahrain after an overnight attack on security forces that wounded four policemen, including an officer, in a Shiite village, the authorities said on Saturday.
Bahrain opposition rallies amid deadly unrest
Feb 15, 2013 10:25 EST
Bahrain's police fired tear gas at an opposition rally Friday marking the second anniversary of a Shiite-led uprising against the kingdom's Sunni rulers, witnesses said, a day after two people died when protests turned violent.
Bahrain opposition calls rally amid deadly unrest
Feb 15, 2013 07:01 EST
Bahrain's opposition called a rally near Manama on Friday marking the second anniversary of a Shiite-led uprising against the kingdom's Sunni rulers, a day after two people died when protests turned violent.
Bahrain policeman killed in clashes with protesters
Feb 15, 2013 03:19 EST
A police officer was killed near the Bahraini capital Manama in fresh overnight clashes with protesters marking the second anniversary of a Shiite-led uprising, the interior ministry said.
Youth killed in clashes on Bahrain uprising anniversary
Feb 14, 2013 12:27 EST
A teenager was shot dead near Bahrain's capital on Thursday as clashes erupted when hundreds took to the streets to mark the second anniversary of a Shiite-led uprising against the kingdom's Sunni rulers.
Bahrain youth killed in clashes on uprising anniversary
Feb 14, 2013 08:45 EST
A teenager was shot dead near Bahrain's capital on Thursday as clashes erupted when hundreds took to the streets to mark the second anniversary of a Shiite-led uprising against the kingdom's Sunni rulers.
Bahrain teen killed in clashes on uprising anniversary
Feb 14, 2013 06:17 EST
A teenager was shot dead near Bahrain's capital Thursday as clashes erupted when hundreds took to the streets to mark the second anniversary of a Shiite-led uprising against the kingdom's Sunni rulers.
Bahrain protester killed in clashes with police
Feb 14, 2013 04:12 EST
A teenaged boy was shot dead during clashes with police in a Shiite village near Manama on Thursday as hundreds took to the streets to mark the second anniversary of an uprising in the Sunni-ruled kingdom.
Bahrainis protest on eve of revolt anniversary
Feb 13, 2013 12:09 EST
Thousands of Bahraini Shiites took to the streets Wednesday on the eve of the second anniversary of their crushed uprising, as a national dialogue aimed at ending a political stalemate resumed.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Manama, Bahrain المنامة al-Manāma | |
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| Coordinates: 26°13′N 50°35′E / 26.217°N 50.583°ECoordinates: 26°13′N 50°35′E / 26.217°N 50.583°E | |
| Country | Bahrain |
| Governorate | Capital Governorate |
| Government | |
| - Governor | Humood bin Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa |
| Population (2001) | |
| - City | 162,000 |
| - Density | 5,304/km2 (13,737.3/sq mi) |
| - Metro | 345,000 |
| Website | http://www.capital.gov.bh |
