Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah

Houda Ezra Nonoo is a Bahraini of Iraqi descent representing an embattled Sunni dynasty that has ruled over a Shi’ite majority for centuries. If…

MANAMA, Bahrain - Saudi Arabia on Sunday said it stands ready "with all its capabilities" to shore up Bahrain's ruling royal family if a standoff…

Iranian authorities on Sunday briefly detained the daughter of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the most powerful opposition supporter…

Iran’s opposition has invited Iranians to attend a massive protest rally in Tehran and other cities on Sunday to mark a week since the deaths of two…

WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama condemned the violence in Bahrain and urged the country's king in a phone call Friday night to show restraint…

The King of Bahrain on Friday ordered a start to "dialogue" with all parties in the country, after armed troops opened fire on anti-government…

Protests continued in Lybia, Bahrain and Yemen on Friday, where government attempts to stop Egypt-style pro-democracy demonstrations with violence…

MANAMA, Bahrain— Thousands of funeral mourners called for the downfall of Bahrain's ruling monarchy as burials began Friday after a deadly assault on…

Tremors of revolt continued to shake the Arab world on Thursday, as a handful of long-standing authoritarian regimes scrambled to put down popular…

MANAMA, Bahrain — Protesters demanding sweeping political reforms from Bahrain's rulers held their ground Wednesday in an Egypt-style occupation of…

The US is "very concerned" with violence exhibited in Bahrain during protests this week in the Persian Gulf nation, Reuters reported US State…

Hard-line Iranian lawmakers called on Tuesday for the country’s opposition leaders to face trial and be put to death – a day after clashes between…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bahrain's security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets Monday at thousands of anti-government protesters heeding…

"[Hizbullah leader Hassan] Nasrallah always told us that the Arab regimes were collaborating, not only against their own people, but with others…

Since the earliest days of Barack Obama’s presidency, there have been two major conceptual differences between how Israel and how the US…

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak discussed the status of stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations with Bahrain's King Hamad on Thursday, AFP…

One of ten new members appointed to Bahrain's Shura Council following a royal decree by Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa is Jewish historian Nancy…

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Kuwait on Wednesday, following a visit to Bahrain earlier in the week as part of a tour of…

Bahrain — After facing of months of crackdowns, Shi'ite leaders in the tiny island kingdom of Bahrain awaited results Sunday from parliamentary…

March 8 was a day of celebrations in Syria, marking the anniversary of the coup d’etat that brought the Ba’ath Party to power in 1963. President…