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Bahrain move even ‘alarmed’ US

FOREIGN POLICY

Bahrain move even ‘alarmed’ US

The US is “alarmed” by a decision to revoke the citizenship of Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim in Bahrain, home to the Fifth Fleet of the US Navy.

Russia losing patience with US over Syria

RUSSIA

Russia losing patience with US over Syria

Russia has warned the US that Moscow’s patience is running thin over Washington’s refusal to target Takfiri militants fighting the Syrian government.

Sheikh Qassim’s home scene of protests

PERSIAN GULF

Sheikh Qassim’s home scene of protests

See photos of the mass protest being held outside the home of Bahrain’s most senior Shia cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, after Manama revokes his citizenship.

Turkey detains rights campaigner

TURKEY

Turkey detains rights campaigner

Turkey arrests three people, including a major international rights campaigner, over terrorism-related charges.