After initially disrupting Qatar's imports and triggering the withdrawal of billions of dollars from its banks by depositors from the four states, the world's top exporter of liquefied natural gas quickly developed new trade routes and deployed tens of billions of dollars from its sovereign wealth fund to protect its domestic lenders.
Are you obsessing over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding? Well, to help you get your royal fix, here's some other information about other royal families.
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.
In Bahrain, New Zealand and South Africa, these three activists used non-violent resistance and protests to fight for human rights, environmental causes and equality.
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.
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.
FIFA has cleared five men as candidates to lead the organization. The world soccer body says all five passed a thorough 'integrity check.' But all of them are also tainted by their past associations with an organization saddled by years of corruption allegations.
The Arab Spring inspired a generation of women to demand more than they were getting. Some of them paid the ultimate price for having the temerity to ask for things like civil rights and equality.
Are you obsessing over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding? Well, to help you get your royal fix, here's some other information about other royal families.
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.
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.
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.
Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Jordan have all seen protests. Now, Bahrain is standing up, too. Foreign correspondent for The New York Times, Michael Slackman reports from Manama, Bahrain.
The World's Laura Lynch reports that Saudi Arabia's decision to send troops into Bahrain is causing concern as both Saudis and the wider world wonder whether the conflict in the island nation could escalate.
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.
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Global Politics
There are 28 other monarchies in the world
PRI's The World
May 18, 2018
Are you obsessing over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding? Well, to help you get your royal fix, here's some other information about other royal families.
Conflict
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.
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.
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.
Conflict & Justice
Day 2 of Protests in Bahrain
The Takeaway
February 15, 2011
Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Jordan have all seen protests. Now, Bahrain is standing up, too. Foreign correspondent for The New York Times, Michael Slackman reports from Manama, Bahrain.
Bahrain: Update from Pearl Square
The Takeaway
February 25, 2011
Conflict & Justice
Questions over Saudi support in Bahrain
PRI's The World
March 16, 2011
The World's Laura Lynch reports that Saudi Arabia's decision to send troops into Bahrain is causing concern as both Saudis and the wider world wonder whether the conflict in the island nation could escalate.
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.
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.
Global 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.