Conflict & Justice
Global Voices Online
October 01, 2014
A recent video from ISIS targeting recruits from Bahrain is part of an apparent new surge in calls for recruits from the Gulf states, where many observers think governments have turned a blind eye to extremism. And these new efforts are calling for people to take up arms at home, not just in Iraq or Syria.
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Conflict & Justice
Iran and Saudi Arabia ratchet up long-simmering tensions over religious schism
PRI's The World
January 04, 2016
Tensions in the Persian Gulf are high after Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shiite cleric. Iran sees itself as the champion of Shiite Islam and is furious with the Saudi action. Saudi Arabia has retaliated by cutting off relations.
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Conflict & Justice
A Bahraini family keeps their son alive by following in the footsteps that led to his death
PRI's The World
October 18, 2013
Ahmed Ismail Hassan al Samadi was a 22-year-old citizen journalist who was shot and killed while filming a protest in Bahrain in 2012. Journalist Elizabeth Dickinson recounts the challenges Ahmed's family faced in their quest to finding answers about their son's death.
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Conflict & Justice
An American reporter speaks out about her detention in Bahrain
PRI's The World
March 01, 2016
Updated
Reporter Anna Therese Day and her camera crew were held in Bahrain for 48 hours. They were released after a back and forth between the US and Bahrain government.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Geo answer
PRI's The World
June 04, 2008
Manama is the answer to our Geo Quiz today. The city is home to a new 800 foot high wind-powered skyscraper. The World's Kristine Allington reports.
Politics
The Tech Side of Repression
PRI's The World
August 25, 2011
The government of Bahrain is said to rely on technology from Nokia Siemens Networks to crack down on dissent.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Monitoring technology used to suppress dissent
PRI's The World
August 29, 2011
How Western companies like Nokia Siemens Networks have allowed their technology to be used to suppress dissent in countries like Bahrain.
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Politics
Qatar responds to Gulf nations' demands as deadline is extended
Agence France-Presse
July 03, 2017
Gulf countries extended the deadline on demands that Qatar end support for the Muslim Brotherhood, shut Al Jazeera, downgrade ties with Iran and close a Turkish base.
Conflict & Justice
An overview of the troubled Arab World
PRI's The World
February 28, 2011
Anchor Lisa Mullins takes us to events elsewhere in the Arab world, as unrest spreads to the Gulf state of Oman. Protests continue in Bahrain, while Tunisians push for reform, and Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak faces more trouble at home.
Conflict & Justice
Nurses Who Treated Bahrain Protesters On Trial
PRI's The World
September 08, 2011
In Bahrain, doctors and nurse who treated protesters injured in recent pro-democracy demonstrations were released on bail Thursday.
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Politics
US relationship with oppressive regimes under scrutiny
PRI's The World
September 07, 2011
Washington's past compromises now plagues its policy throughout the Arab World: supporting an unpopular strongman in exchange for a military stronghold.