Bahraini authorities have prohibited protest gatherings and rallies until further notice, a day after police cracked down heavily on demonstrators, once again during the 20-month fatality-riddled unrest. ­The statement made by the country’s Interior Ministry did not define precise measures that could be taken should new protests occur. A curfew and special military tribunals were introduced several... 

A Bahraini man casts his ballot at a polling station in the city of Saar on Saturday, September 24, 2011. Election results in Bahrain show that more than 80 percent of the electorate refused to vote in the recent parliamentary by-elections in the country. According to a Bahraini government website, less than one in every five voters cast their ballots in the recent by-elections, Reuters reported on...