MAMAMA (Reuters) – Bahraini riot police engaged in pitched battles with petrol-bomb throwing youths on Sunday as violence escalated ahead of the February 14 anniversary of an uprising last year, while King Hamad mocked the opposition for its "bad manners."

• Demonstration in Tehran over Bahrain-Saudi union
  Demonstration in Tehran over Bahrain-Saudi union

  Thousands of people demonstrated in Tehran on Friday to protest a proposed union of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, in the first step toward closer links among six Arab monarchies across the Gulf. The...

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• US resumes Bahrain arms sales despite rights concerns
  

  US resumes Bahrain arms sales despite rights concerns

  WASHINGTON:? The United States will resume some military sales to Bahrain, a key Gulf ally...

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• Bahraini dissident on hunger strike could appeal life sentence
  

  Bahraini dissident on hunger strike could appeal life sen...

  A man waves a Bahraini national flag from the top of the Bahraini Embassy in central London...

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• Bahraini activist granted bail but not released
  Bahraini activist granted bail but not released

  DUBAI (Reuters) - A Bahraini court granted bail on Sunday to leading activist Nabeel Rajab , who is charged with insulting authorities in the Gulf Arab state , but he is still being held pending...

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• U.N. urges Bahrain to transfer man on hunger strike to Denmark
  

  U.N. urges Bahrain to transfer man on hunger strike to De...

  Bahraini Shiite demonstrators hold posters of jailed activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja during a...

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