Prominent Bahraini human rights defender Maryam Al-Khawaja has been detained after her arrival at the Persian Gulf Kingdom's airport.
A prominent Bahraini Shia leader has slammed the ruling Al Khalifa regime for effectively declaring an official war on the Shia faith by expelling the representative of Iraq-based Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
A court in Bahrain has refused to free top Shia activist Nabeel Rajab saying he is not eligible for early release from prison, a judicial source said.