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King of Bahrain's Invite to Prince William's Wedding Causes Outrage

LONDON -- Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding next month has been billed as the media event of the decade. But the young couple's big day could now be overshadowed by a row over one of the royal family's guests of honor: King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain. The Sunni monarch is conducting a bloody crackdown...

Saudi King Announces Wage Hikes, Holds Fast Against Political Reform

MANAMA, Bahrain -- Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah announced today a $10.7 billion package of benefits for citizens after returning to the country from a three-month absence for medical treatment. But there was no mention of political reforms despite popular uprisings sweeping across the Arab world. The economic incentives...

Thousands Join Bahrain Protests; King to Free Some Political Prisoners

MANAMA, Bahrain -- Marchers chanting "the people want the downfall of the regime" flooded the major thoroughfare leading into Pearl Square today in the biggest protest Bahrain has seen since anti-government demonstrations began 10 days ago. Tens of thousands of men walked from the Bahrain mall into the capital's main...

Why Is Everyone So Scared of Little Bahrain?

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...

Background on hamad bin isa al khalifa

Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (; born 28 January 1950) is the King of Bahrain (since 14 February 2002), having previously been its Emir (from 6 March 1999).

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