Bahrain has announced a two-day public holiday in observance of Ashura, giving residents a long weekend to mark the ...

The history of natural pearls is so intertwined with the Arabian Gulf, it is almost impossible to think of one without the other. For millennia, these waters were the world’s most prolific source of ...

The family was among those who appealed to Pope Francis ahead of his visit last week to Bahrain to speak against capital punishment, which he did while stressing human rights.

The family of a jailed Bahrain activist says he has resumed a hunger strike NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Maryam al-Khawaja, who like her father, is a Bahraini human rights activist.

MANAMA, Bahrain — Military family members in the Middle East are now authorized to fly anywhere in the United States at government expense for up to six months under guidance released by base ...

The family of a Bahraini activist on death row was allowed physical contact with Mohammed Ramadhan for the first time in years on a prison visit this week, his wife said, ...