Bahrain’s religious composition creates an inherent powder keg. Barely 20 percent of the country’s citizens are Sunni, while over 50 percent are Shia. Yet the government is a brutal autocracy ...

The group is Shia Muslim, which accounts for the majority of Bahrain's population, although the ruling family is Sunni Muslim. But prominent Shia clerics have been the most openly hostile to the ...

The unrest left at least 30 civilians and five policemen dead. Ever since, the Sunni-ruled Bahrain has been wracked by unrest. In response, Bahrain - a key ally of the United States and the UK ...

Shaikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Futais Al Hajri, Chairman of the Sunni Endowments Council, and Hamad bin Rashid Al Zayani signed a ... These initiatives aim to facilitate worshippers in performing ...

Bahrain and the UK have strong diplomatic ... “guided by his concern and care for his people.” King Hamad, a Sunni Muslim, rules a country with a Shia majority, and members of his family ...