MANAMA, Bahrain – Bahrain on Sunday deployed thousands of security forces to confront anti-government protesters ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Shiite-led uprising that seeks to loosen the ruling Sunni dynasty's monopoly on power.

• 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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