Bahrain government suspends reconciliation talks

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09-01-2014 | 05:59
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Bahrain government suspends reconciliation talks

Bahrain's state news agency says the government has suspended reconciliation talks with Shiite opposition leaders as unrest goes on in the tiny Gulf kingdom.

The Bahrain News Agency reported Wednesday that the national dialogue talks had been suspended. That comes after a decision in September by Bahrain's main Shiite groups to suspend their participation in the reconciliation talks after the detention of a top opposition figure.

Repeated rounds of political talks have failed to significantly close the rifts between the Sunni establishment and Shiite factions, which began an Arab Spring-inspired uprising in early 2011 to seek greater political rights. More than 65 people have died in the unrest, but rights groups and others place the death toll higher.

Bahrain is home to the US Navy's 5th Fleet.


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