Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa is hopeful that the reconciliation talks between the government and opposition will resolve the two-year political crisis in the country, Reuters reported April 20.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 hit Iran near the port city of Bushehr, the Iran Seismological Centre said April 9, Al Arabiya reported.

Bahraini authorities said in a statement to the official Bahrain News Agency late Feb. 19 that a cell of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps called the "Imam Army" is operating in Bahrain, Reuters reported Feb. 20.

Dozens of representatives from Bahrain's main political groups will hold a new round of talks aimed at solving the country's political crisis on Feb. 10, Al Jazeera reported.

Bahraini police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters in the streets of Manama on Jan. 18, protesters said, AP reported.

Bahrain deployed national guard forces as clashes erupted Nov. 10 in Manama after the funeral of a teenager who was killed by police during a crackdown on opposition protests Nov. 9, AP reported.

Bahraini police killed a 16-year-old Shiite on Nov. 9 as they tried to stop protesters from joining weekly prayers the opposition had called for, the Al Wefaq opposition group said, AFP reported.

Five improvised explosive devices detonated in Manama on Nov. 5, killing two street cleaners and wounding another worker, Reuters reported, citing BNA.