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Daughter of Bahraini activist freed from jail

DUBAI - The daughter of a Bahraini opposition activist, arrested last month for trying to organize an anti-government protest, was released from jail on Tuesday after paying bail, her lawyer said.

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Leading Bahraini dissident Khawaja ends hunger strike

DUBAI - Jailed Bahraini activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja ended a more than three-month-long hunger strike on Monday after what he described as his success in drawing attention to the issue of imprisoned activists, his wife and lawyer said.

World, United Nations 28 May 2012

Bahrain's Khawaja to end hunger strike Monday - lawyer

DUBAI - Jailed Bahraini activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja will end a more than three-month-long hunger strike on Monday evening as he had succeeded in drawing attention to the issue of imprisoned activists, his lawyer said.

World, 28 May 2012

Bahrain convicts six of plotting with Iran

DUBAI - A Bahraini court on Sunday sentenced six people to 15 years in jail each for plotting with Shi'ite Iran to stage attacks on targets including the Saudi embassy and the Interior Ministry, the official BNA news agency and a lawyer said.

World, 27 May 2012

Bahrain's GIB sets up 3.5 billion ringgit sukuk programme

DUBAI - Bahrain's Gulf International Bank has set up a 3.5 billion Malaysian ringgit ($1.11 billion) programme for potential sale of Islamic bonds, the company said on Sunday, as the lender seeks to diversify its funding sources.

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Bahrain's GIB sets up 3.5 bln ringgit sukuk programme

DUBAI, May 27 - Bahrain's Gulf International Bank has set up a 3.5 billion Malaysian ringgit ($1.11 billion) programme for potential sale of Islamic bonds, the company said on Sunday, as the lender seeks to diversify its funding sources.

Financials, 27 May 2012

Bahrain to issue $1.25 bln bond in June - cbank official

ABU DHABI, May 23 - Bahrain, troubled by ongoing social unrest, is planning to issue a $1.25 billion bond in the second or third week of June, a central bank official said on Wednesday.

Stocks, Bonds News, Bonds, Mutual Fund Center, Markets, ETFs News, Financials, 23 May 2012

Arab League to Iran: stop anti-Bahrain campaign

CAIRO - The Arab League called on Tehran on Monday to halt what it described as a media campaign against Bahrain over a proposal for political and military union between Gulf Arab states.

World, 21 May 2012

Kuwaiti pleads innocent in Twitter trial

KUWAIT - A 26-year-old Kuwaiti pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges he insulted the Prophet Mohammad and the Sunni Muslim rulers of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on social media, the first day of a high-profile and divisive court case in the Gulf state.

World, Saudi Arabia, 21 May 2012

Bahraini court fines daughter of opposition activist

DUBAI - A court in Bahrain on Monday fined Zainab al-Khawaja, the daughter of a prominent opposition activist, for insulting a government employee and her lawyer said she was still detained pending trial in a different case.

World, 21 May 2012

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