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Iran launches ballistic missiles at a United States Navy facility in Bahrain, targeting the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet, and Iranian drones strike residential areas of Manama. The Bahraini interior ministry urges citizens and residents to seek nearest safe locations.
2026-02-28

The United States embassy in Manama warns American citizens in Bahrain of the "need for caution", days after the gulf kingdom signed a U.S.-backed deal with Israel.
2020-09-21

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

A police officer is also killed after rioters threw firebombs at his patrol in Sehla, a village west of Manama, Bahrain.
2013-02-14

A fire sweeps through a complex containing housing for foreign workers in Manama, Bahrain, leaving 13 foreign nationals dead.
2013-01-11

Tens of thousands of people in Bahrain join an anti-government protest outside the capital Manama.
2012-03-9

Thousands of Bahrainis hold a peaceful protest in Manama calling for political reform and release of political prisoners.
2012-02-3

Police in Bahrain detain prominent blogger Zainab Alkhawaja during a protest near the capital Manama.
2011-12-15

Bahrain police launch an attack on protesters in the Pearl Roundabout in the capital Manama, using tear gas and batons to disperse the crowd.
2011-02-17

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