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The Major Criminal Court in Bahrain sentences four people to jail terms for setting up a terror group with the aim of launching attacks on police, and related crimes. Two are fugitives tried "in absentia"
2019-09-26

The Bahrain High Civil Court in Manama dissolves Al Wefaq, Bahrain's main Shia opposition group, accusing it of helping to foster violence and terrorism in the Sunni-led, Shia-majority island country. The Bahraini court previously issued a three-month suspension of the group last month.
2016-07-17

The Gulf Cooperation Council formally designates Lebanon's Hezbollah militia a terrorist organization. The GCC member states are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
2016-03-2

Bahrain recalls its ambassador to Iran and expels the Iranian acting "chargé d'affaires" who is declared "persona non-grata", a day after Bahraini security forces discovered a large bomb-making factory in Nuwaidrat and arrested a number of suspects linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Bahrain's decision to recall its ambassador comes "in light of continued Iranian meddling in the affairs of the kingdom of Bahrain in order to create sectarian strife and impose hegemony and control."
2015-10-1

A teenager in Bahrain dies following an explosion in the village of Bani Jamra, east of the capital Manama.
2013-10-23

A court in Bahrain upholds the sentences of Arab Spring opposition figures condemned for plotting to overthrow the Western-allied government. Eight of the twenty opponents are confirmed imprisoned for life.
2012-09-4

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa grants new powers to parliament.
2012-05-3

Voters in Bahrain go to the polls for byelections caused by the resignation of Shiite members during the 2011 Bahraini uprising; many Shiite voters are expected to boycott the election.
2011-09-24

Forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council–including 1,000 Saudi troops–arrive in Bahrain amid continuing protests.
2011-03-14

Aljazeera's Manama bureau is shut down by the Bahrain government for a "breach of media norms" after the channel broadcasts a report on poverty in the country.
2010-05-19