Bahrain

The visiting dignitary congratulated General Qamar Javed Bajwa on assumption of Command of Pakistan Army

The tiny but strategic Gulf state has been rocked by unrest since its Sunni authorities crushed Shia-led protests

Theresa May is the first British premier and the first woman to attend the annual summit

The journalist was convicted of insulting a religious symbol and group

The ombudsman's office questioned its accuracy on certain specific cases, but also pledged to study its content

Two countries sign MoUs at business conference in Manama

A lower court had ordered the dissolution of the Al-Wefaq association over accusations of "harbouring terrorism"

More than 350 delegates from Pakistan, Bahrain and the GCCl are expected to take part in the conference

Abdulhameed Dashti has been a vocal critic of the royal families of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain

Sheikh Isa Qassim is accused of collecting funds illegally depositing more than $10 million in his bank accounts

Focus to be given to investment opportunities in various fields

Trade relations: Bahrain delegation to visit Pakistan

Relief: Bahrain pardons 82 Pakistani inmates

The blast occurred in a restive Shia-majority district outside the Bahraini capital Manama

Rajab was arrested earlier this month on unspecified charges in what appears an escalating crackdown by govt

Al-Wefaq's political chief Sheikh Ali Salman is serving a nine-year jail term on charges of inciting violence

Only eight defendants are held by authorities while 16 others remain at large

Bahrain's rulers "will pay the price and it will have no result but the destruction of this bloodthirsty regime

'We are alarmed by the Bahrain govt's decision to revoke the citizenship of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim'

Rajab was detained in 2014 for tweets deemed insulting to the authorities before his release on health grounds

The incident follows a jailbreak late on Friday in which 17 prisoners fled Al-Hadd jail, says Bahrain News Agency

Tiny Gulf state has been shaken by unrest since it quelled a month-long, Shia-led uprising demanding reforms in 2011

The same court jailed five others for "importing and possessing explosives for terrorist aims"

Bahrain's foreign minister says ties between Bahrain and Washington remain strong

Gulf countries accuse Shia-dominated Iran of meddling in Bahraini affairs

Ibrahim Sharif's secular Waed movement took part in 2011 protests with parties representing Gulf state's Shia majority

US journalist and three members of her camera crew were detained in Bahrain on Sunday

They were arrested in the Shia town of Sitra on Sunday during clashes between security forces and protesters

Inmates were convicted of rioting and mutiny following the outbreak of unrest at the Jaw prison last March

Al-Wefaq chief has been "referred to the public prosecution following violations posted on his Twitter account"

Apprehended cell is allegedly linked to Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Hezbollah

Saudi Arabia cut ties with regional rival Iran on Sunday after Iranian protesters attacked its mission

Demonstrators carrying pictures of the cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, faced security forces in a standoff

Members of the group were convicted of bombings in two Shia villages in December last year, says prosecution officer

Khamenei has accused Bahrain's "tyrant minority" of "desecrating" things sacred to the Shia majority

The journalist was convicted for giving mobile phone SIM cards to demonstrators and taking photos of protests

Source says the defendants were behind six bombings that targeted police patrols between 2013 and 2014

The move comes a day after Bahrain said it has uncovered a terrorist organisation linked to Iran; arrested 47 members

New base is part of deal between two countries to increase cooperation in tackling security threats in Middle East

Bahrain's Foreign Minister said 'Iranian support for subversion in Arab states is as big a threat to the region'

Sunni monarchy often accuses Iran of stirring up unrest among kingdom's Shia majority