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Iranian Students Hurl Firebombs at Saudi Embassy

Apr 11th 2011 – 11:49AM

TEHRAN, Iran -- Scores of Iranian students have attacked the Saudi Arabian embassy with firebombs to protest the Gulf country's role in cracking down on anti-government protesters in Bahrain. The official IRNA news agency says protesters tried to attach a flag of the Lebanese group Hezbollah to the embassy's gate Monday,...

Bahrain Protesters Call for Ouster for Royal Family

Feb 21st 2011 – 7:16AM

MANAMA, Bahrain -- A group of protesters Monday called for the ouster of Bahrain's entire ruling monarchy as part of sweeping demands to call off a weeklong uprising in the tiny, but strategically important Gulf nation. Tensions are still high in Bahrain after seesaw battles that saw riot police open fire on protesters...

Is More at Stake for US in Tiny Bahrain Than in Egypt?

By Andrea StoneFeb 18th 2011 – 11:11PM
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WASHINGTON -- Most Americans couldn't find Bahrain on a map before this week, but the escalating violence unfolding in the tiny island monarchy could do more damage to U.S. interests in the Middle East than the more high-profile revolution in Egypt. Bahrain is a tiny group of islands that could fit nearly six times over...

Why Is Everyone So Scared of Little Bahrain?

By Dana KennedyFeb 17th 2011 – 1:55PM

Tensions have reached the boiling point in the tiny, but strategically crucial, island nation of Bahrain as a surprise and shocking crackdown by military police left at least four people dead today. The violence in Pearl Square, which included an attack on ABC News reporter Miguel Marquez, prompted U.S. Secretary of State...

Bahrain Protests Update [VIDEOS]

By Mary Phillips-SandyFeb 15th 2011 – 4:52PM

As anti-government sentiment spreads across the Middle East, two people have been killed in Bahrain, sources say. On Monday protesters filled the streets outside the Persian Gulf state's capital of Manama during a "day of rage." Police reportedly responded with tear gas and rubber bullets, fatally wounding one protester...

Background on Shiites

Shia Islam (, Shīʿah) is the second largest denomination of Islam. Adherents of Shia Islam are called Shi'as, Shi'ites, or Shias.

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