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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 22 2011, 12:18 PM (559 Views) | |
| shure | Feb 22 2011, 12:18 PM Post #1 |
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Follow our Live Blogs for the latest news: [#Bahrain http://aje.me/BhrnL] & [#Libya http://aje.me/libLB] & [#Egypt http://aje.me/EgLB0] Live Blog - Bahrain By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East February 16th, 2011. http://blogs.aljazeera.net/middle-east/2011/02/16/live-blog-bahrain ![]() From our headquarters in Doha, we keep you updated with reports from our staff across the country and further afield. AJE Live Stream - Bahrain forces fire on protesters - Country profile: Bahrain Live blog: Feb17 - Feb18 - Feb19 - Feb 20 (All times are local in Bahrain, GMT+3) February 21, 2011 7:14pm Officials say the season-opening Formula One race in Bahrain has been called off because of the protests. Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa says the country must "focus on immediate issues of national interest and leave the hosting of Bahrain's Formula One race to a later date." The race was to be run on March 13. 1:20pm Exiled opposition figure Hassan Mashaima told AFP he would return to Manama, as protesters gear up for a rally they hope will bring tens of thousands to the central Pearl roundabout. "I have decided to return to my country," said Mashaima, a Shia based in London who faces charges of terrorism in his native Bahrain. In a telephone call from the British capital, Mashaima said he would land in Manama on Tuesday at around 1600 GMT and had "no guarantees" he would not be arrested on arrival. "But under the current circumstances, I cannot remain outside my country," he added. Mashaima is the leader of the opposition Haq movement, or the Movement of Liberties and Democracy. 5:29am Hundreds of protesters in Bahrain woke on Monday morning after another night spent camped out at the Pearl roundabout. Dozens of tents have been erected for sleeping, but some people slept on the ground, covered in piles of blankets to protect against the chill night air. The mood is upbeat. Protester Hossain Kasar has spent the past two nights camped at the monument. "I'm feeling happy" he said at sunrise on Monday morning, "but all the people of Bahrain, they don't want the government of Bahrain." he added. 5:11am The opposition wants Bahrain's rulers to guarantee they will back up their conciliatory words with actions, a Shia leader said as he and other activists weighed the regime's offer for talks after nearly a week of protests and deadly clashes. The streets of Manama were calmer on Sunday as efforts shifted toward political haggling over demands the monarchy give up its near-absolute control over key policies and positions. 1:15am US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Saudi Arabia's foreign minister have agreed to support a proposed dialogue between the Bahraini government and its opponents, the State Department says. Clinton discussed the unrest in Bahrain in a telephone call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said on Twitter:"They agreed to support Bahrain's dialogue with all its citizens 7:31pm Protesters gather in a central Manama square clamouring for immediate political change as Bahrain's opposition parties meet to discuss demands they will present to Bahrain's rulers. 3:15pm The United States condemns any attempt by Bahraini security forces to crack down on peaceful protests, US Secretary of States Hillary Clinton says. "We've been very clear from the beginning that we do not want to see any violence. We deplore it. We think it is absolutely unacceptable," Clinton told the ABC News program This Week, according to a transcript released by the network. She stopped short of calling for regime change. 12:17pm Al Jazeera's online producer in Bahrain says the atmosphere at Pearl Roundabout is similar to that of Egypt's Tahrir Square, a big sleepover camp. |
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