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In this Friday, June 2, 2017 photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, left, talks to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince and Deputy Commander in Chief of the Emirates Armed Forces in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. Four Arab nations cut diplomatic ties to Qatar early Monday morning, June 5, further deepening a rift among Gulf Arab nations over that country's support for Islamist groups and its relations with Iran. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

Arab nations cut ties with Qatar in new Mideast crisis

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

Bahrain cuts diplomatic ties with Qatar amid rift between Gulf Arab nations

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Bahrain bars Human Rights Watch staffer from FIFA event

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016 file photo, USA's Carli Lloyd celebrates after beating Netherlands goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal during an exhibition soccer match, in Atlanta. Manchester City has allowed FIFA Player of the Year Carli Lloyd to miss a domestic league match in England, breaking off from preparations for the FA Cup final, to fly to the Middle East to promote world soccer's governing body. Lloyd skipped the game on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at Bristol City to fly around seven hours to the Gulf, with City granting permission because the game was rescheduled due to the club's Champions League progress. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, file)

Carli Lloyd skips Man City game to promote FIFA in Bahrain

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE- In this Monday, Oct. 26, 2015 file photo, Asian Olympic leader Kuwaiti Sheik Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at the Washington Hilton, in Washington. Ahmad denies claims in a U.S. federal court that he bribed FIFA voters.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

FIFA official Sheikh Ahmad resigning amid bribery claims

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Family says imprisoned Bahrain activist undergoes surgery

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Bahrain king backs law allowing military trials of civilians

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FILE- In this Friday, Sept. 20, 2013 file photo, Leaders of opposition groups, including Sheik Ali Salman, head of the largest Shiite Muslim opposition society Al Wefaq, front row fourth left, participates with thousands of Bahrainis carrying national flags and posters of jailed political and religious opposition figures in a rally in Muqsha, Bahrain. Posters include images of Ebrahim Sharif, the Sunni leader of the secular Al Waad society, along bottom, and Khalil al-Marzooq, a senior Al Wefaq official who was arrested this week on accusations of inciting violence. Bahrain's government filed a lawsuit Monday to dissolve a secular political party, the second-such organization it has targeted in the last year as part of an intense crackdown on opposition in the island nation. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Bahrain files lawsuit to dissolve secular political party

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

FILE- In this July 28, 2013 file photo, Bahraini lawmakers participate in a special session of parliament to discuss how to handle the uprising in the Gulf island kingdom, convened in Manama, Bahrain. Bahrain has approved a constitutional change allowing military courts to try civilians, a move widely criticized by activists. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Bahrain parliament approves military trials for civilians

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

Bahrain says 25 arrested in bust of Iran-linked terror cell

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The Obama administration blocked weapons deals with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain over concerns about human rights, but the Trump administration is pushing ahead regardless. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump ready to approve weapons packages to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain that Obama blocked

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Iran official opts out of Asian election for FIFA position

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FILE- In this Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 file photo, Bahraini anti-government protesters wave flags and chant during a rally of thousands organized by Al-Wefaq, the largest Shiite opposition party, to demand greater freedoms in Quraya, Bahrain. Bahrain has again allowed agents of its domestic spy service to make arrests, reversing a key reform recommended in the wake of the crackdown that followed its 2011 Arab Spring protests. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Bahrain, reversing reform, restores arrest powers to spies

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

FILE- In this Friday, March 21, 2014 file photo, Bahraini pro-democracy protesters wave signs and pictures of prisoners and people killed in three years of unrest as well as national flags during a march in Abu Saiba, west of the capital of Manama, Bahrain. In Bahrain, people are outraged over the shooting death of a 28-year-old woman in front of her 6-year-old, which activists say was carried out by a royal family member in December 2016. The accusation goes to the heart of lingering unrest on the island off the coast of Saudi Arabia, now five years on from its Arab Spring protests and in the grips of a renewed government crackdown on dissent. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

In Bahrain woman’s slaying, accusations of royal involvement

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

FILE- In this Jan. 6, 2010 file photo, construction cranes display huge banners with poetry welcoming Bahrain's leaders -- King Hamed bin Isa Al Khalifa, Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamed Al Khalifa, in Muharraq, Bahrain. In a slickly produced Islamic State group propaganda video, that surfaced as a Gulf Cooperation Council conference attended by British Prime Minister Theresa May ended on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, IS called on its followers to launch attacks in Bahrain, including those targeting American military personnel stationed on the tiny island ahead of a visit by the U.S. defense secretary. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

IS calls for attacks on US bases in uneasy island of Bahrain

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla arrive in Manama, Bahrain, on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. The royal couple are on a three-nation tour of the Gulf. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Prince Charles, Camilla arrive in Bahrain and meet its king

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Bahrain's government stripped a leading Shiite cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, of his nationality following a request from the country's Interior Ministry. The Bahrain News Agency quotes the Interior Ministry Monday, June 20, 2016, as saying the cleric had played a key role in creating an extremist sectarian atmosphere and working to divide the society. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Bahrain’s crackdown on Shiites troubles U.S.

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Difficult Diplomacy with Bahrain Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

BRIAN DOOLEY: When Bahrain bullies

By Brian Dooley

A Kashmiri Shiite Muslim man shouts slogans against the execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, during a protest in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. Hundreds of Shiite Muslims in Indian portion of Kashmiri rallied in the Shia dominated areas protesting against Saudi Arabia, after they announced on Saturday it had executed 47 prisoners convicted of terrorism charges, including al Qaeda detainees and a prominent Shiite cleric who rallied protests against the government. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Saudi Arabia executes 47, including Shiite cleric

By Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

$President Barack Obama speaks to members of the media as he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. The president and prime minister sought to mend their fractured relationship during their meeting, the first time they have talked face to face in more than a year. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)$

BRUCE FEIN: End Mideast arms sales, nonhumanitarian aid

By Bruce Fein