Arabic News Weekly Edition for Bahrain, 4/19/2004
Weekly Edition, Bahrain - Week of April 19, 2004
- Bahraini opposition gathers signatures calling for political reforms
Four opposition societies in Bahrain said they will continue their plans to collect signatures in order to submit an appeal to the King of Bahrain Hamad Bin Issa al-Khalifa over the constitution. Bahrain, Politics, 4/24/2004 - Bahrain opposition gives up a move demanding reforms
Opposition leaders said yesterday they had given up plans to submit a massive appeal calling for greater democratic reforms after facing pressures from the government. Bahrain, Politics, 4/23/2004 - Mubarak phones Bahrain's king Egypt-Bahrain, Politics, 4/22/2004
- Bahrain: a campaign for opposition associations demanding amendment of the constitution
Four Bahraini opposition political societies announced it will start as from today a campaign for collecting signatures on a petition demanding constitutional amendments calling those who wish to sign it for subscription, in line with a government request. Bahrain, Politics, 4/21/2004 - Bahrain: the timing of the Arab summit to be defined by the foreign ministers
Bahrain's minister of information Nabil al-Homor said that the time and venue of convening the Arab summit " is left for the council of the Arab foreign ministers which is presumed to be on May 8 and 9 in Cairo. Bahrain-Regional, Politics, 4/21/2004 - King of Bahrain arrives in Riyadh
King of Bahrain Hamad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa arrived in Riyadh yesterday in a short visit to the Kingdom during which he will discuss the Arab summit which is expected to be held in Tunisia in May. Saudi Arabia-Bahrain, Politics, 4/19/2004