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	History of Bahrain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Al Khamis Mosque was one of the earliest mosques built in Bahrain, in the era of Umayyad caliph Umar II.
		In 1799 the Al Khalifa were evicted from Bahrain to be replaced first by the rule of the Sultanate of Oman and then the Wahhabis.
		In 1820 the Al Khalifa signed the General Treaty of Peace with the British, agreeing not to engage in piracy unless they were in a state of war.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Bahrain (2716 words)

	netcyclo: Qatar: History
		This angered the Al Jalahima, who felt they were deprived of their share of the spoils, and so they moved a few kilometers up the Qatari coast to establish Al Khuwayr, which they used as a staging point for maritime raids against the shipping of the Al Khalifa and the Iranians.
		Hamad ibn Abd Allah's death in 1948, however, led to a succession crisis in which the main candidates were Abd Allah ibn Qasim's eldest son, Ali ibn Abd Allah Al Thani, and Hamad ibn Abd Allah's teenage son, Khalifa ibn Hamad Al Thani.
		Khalifa ibn Hamad was appointed prime minister in May. The first Council of Ministers was sworn in on January 1, 1970, and seven of its ten members were Al Thani.
	www.netcyclo.com /places/polit/nations/qatar/qa-his.htm (2678 words)

	History of Bahrain
		Since the late 18th century, Bahrain has been governed by the Al Khalifa[?] family, which created close ties to Britain by signing the General Treaty of Peace in 1820.
		A binding treaty of protection, known as the Perpetual Truce of Peace and Friendship[?], was concluded in 1861 and further revised in 1892 and 1951.
		In 1998 Shaykh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa[?] became Amir after the death of his father, Shaykh Isa bin Hamad Al Halifa[?].
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ba/Bahrain___History.html (460 words)

	Bahrain – A Reluctant Ally
		The current Amir, Shaykh Hamad bin 'Isa Al Khalifa, became the ruler upon the death of his father in 1999.
		Shaykh Hamad announced recently that he intended to return the country to parliamentary rule by the year 2003 and declare the emirate a kingdom.
		Shaykh Hamad claims that Bahrain has had a royal form of rule since ancient times and the declaration of a kingdom was merely "an assertion of reality."
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/middle_east/76888 (396 words)

	Main English (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Shaykh Isa said that Bahraini society lacked a solid identity, which was the result of a decline in Islamic values and a lack of unity among its people.
		Shaykh Ali also said that he did not think links between the people and government organizations were strong enough, despite the great show of affection which greeted HRH Emir Shaykh Hamad Bin-Isa Al Khalifah during his visits to different parts of the country.
		Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheik Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, who is heading the GCC in the talks with the nearly 70-member EU delegation, said in opening remarks Monday that the Gulf states had made "every effort" to overcome all the obstacles to the signing of a free trade agreement.
	vob.org /english/news-db/news01/apr01.htm (11632 words)

	Bahrain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In March 1999, Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah succeeded his father as head of state and instituted elections for parliament, gave women the right to vote and released all political prisoners; moves described by Amnesty International as representing an 'historic period for human rights'.
		Bahrain is a constitutional monarchy headed by the King, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa; the head of government is the Prime Minister, Shaykh Khalīfa ibn Salman al Khalifa, who presides over a cabinet of 15 members.
		In November 2005, al Muntada, a grouping of liberal academics, launched "We Have A Right", a campaign to explain to the public why personal freedoms matter and why they need to be defended.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bahraini (3256 words)

	proposal.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The second event which took place in 1869 was the installation of 'Isa bin 'Ali Al Khalifa as Shaykh of Bahrain, ending an internal family struggle and consolidating the power of the Bahraini Amir (through British protection) over his subjects.
		There are also numerous letters from local merchants, Shaykhs, and ordinary people to the resident and sometimes copies of letters addressed to others which made their way into the Agency offices.
		Yusuf bin Ahmad was the Bahrain agent for the Arab Steamship Company and the Persian Gulf Steam Navigation Co. He was one of Bahrain's most prominent merchants between 1910 and 1930, although he died nearly bankrupt after the collapse of the pearling industry and the Great Depression.
	home.uchicago.edu /~bfbegy/proposal.html (3361 words)

	MEI: Political reform in Bahrain: end of a road?
		These reconciliatory gestures created a state of national euphoria without precedent in the island’s history since it was “conquered” in 1783 by the present ruling family, the Al Khalifa, and their allies.
		In giving him their support, the leaders of the opposition — many of them recently rehabilitated after long years in prison or exile — were hoping he would reinstate the country’s elected parliament, which had been dissolved by his father in 1975, in exchange for backing his regal aspirations.
		Hamad’s generosity was particularly conspicuous in the makramas he extended to local elites, including some of the newly pardoned political prisoners and exiles.
	meionline.com /features/194.shtml (2461 words)

	Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Shaykh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifah, Bahrain's emir, proclaimed himself king on February 14, declaring the emirate the Kingdom of Bahrain and adding a crown to its flag.
		Hamad is believed to have used the reform process to establish his authority against his uncle, who had favoured his own son for the throne.
		Bin laden is the prime suspect in the Sept. 11 attacks in New York and Washington.
	vob.org /english/news-db/news02/mar02.htm (14049 words)

	GULF ARABS AND NEW IRAQ
		Fortunately for Shaykh Hamad and his colleagues in the GCC, the war ended six weeks after the OIC meeting ended, easing the concern that the conflict might become protracted and damage the Gulf region's political and economic stability.
		Riyadh called for closing al-Jazira, criticized Qatari Emir Shaykh Hamad's reported August 2002 meeting with former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, and snubbed Doha in GCC forums and consultations.(19) While the Qatari-Saudi dispute is partly personal, the Saudis believe that Qatari policies threaten the unity of the GCC and Riyadh's preeminence in the organization.
		Though Shaykh Khalifa has run the day-to-day affairs of the UAE and the emirate of Abu Dhabi for nearly a decade, his father, the ninety-year-old Zayid, played a highly public role in the pre-Iraq war diplomacy.
	meria.idc.ac.il /journal/2003/issue2/jv7n2a3.html (7494 words)

	bahrain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The consort of the sovereign: Shaikha (personal name) bin (father's name), Queen of Bahrain, with the style of Her Majesty.
		The consort of the Heir Apparent: Shaikha (personal name) bin (father's name), Crown Princess of Bahrain, with the style of Her Royal Highness.
		Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, First Light: Modern Bahrain and its Heritage.
	www.4dw.net /royalark/Bahrain/bahrain.htm (562 words)

	C2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		2.10 In 1876, Sheikh Jassim bin Mohamed bin Thani was appointed kaimakam or governor of the kaza of Qatar
		Thereafter, Sheikh Mohamed bin Thani and, particularly, his son Sheikh Jassim, undertook a policy of consolidation of their rule over the whole of Qatar, relying on the tribal system and often playing off against each other the various foreign powers in the area.
		The Al Khalifas faced a steadily greater challenge from the Al Thanis, a tribe that had lived in Qatar for nearly 200 years and had migrated from the Najd in the Arabian Peninsula.
	www.icj-cij.org /icjwww/idocket/iqb/iqbpleadings/iqb_pleadings_Qatar/iqb_ipleadings_CounterMemorialQatar_HIGHLIGHTED/iqb_ipleadings_CounterMemQatar_High_C2.htm (8198 words)

	The Enigma of Stability in the Persian Gulf Monarchies
		Even many Sunnis who are appalled by the Al Khalifa and favor a return of the National Assembly have gradually withdrawn their support from the reform movement, fearing that the Shi'a will dominate it.
		In Bahrain, Amir Isa gradually extended the role of an appointed council in response to continued unrest on the island.
		The Al Khalifa, for example, tried to cast all their opponents as Iranian-backed terrorists, even though many of those involved in anti-regime protests had quite modest agendas.
	www.biu.ac.il /SOC/besa/meria/journal/1999/issue3/jv3n3a3.html (9380 words)

	Khaleej Times - Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Earlier, Sayyid Qahtan bin Nasser Al Busaidi was sworn in as a new member of the council.
		The new projects include the Asilah-Ras Al Hadd road in the Sharqiyah region, Al Lakbi-Coastal Soqrah road in the Wilayat of Al Jazzir, Wusta region, and a road linking the industrial estate with Qalhat in the Sharqiyah region as well as berth in Masirah Island in the Sharqiyah region.
		The most senior member of the al Qaeda network held by the United States, al-Libi is a former head of training camps in Afghanistan and a close associate of Saudi fugitive Osama bin Laden, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.
	www.khaleejtimes.co.ae /ktarchive/270102/middleeast.htm (8927 words)

	Desert Island Boy: Bahrain & The Gulf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		And if a dignitary as important as Shaikh Khalifa Ibn Salman Al Khalifa, the longest serving Prime Minister in the world, was embarrassed enough about the incident that he was personally consoling survivors, then you have to know that this matter has got just about everyones attention.
		Bahraini Blogfather Mahmood Al Yousif, rightfully took umbrage at Shammary for using his position and the resources of the BCCI (c'mon fellas name change is more than ten years overdue) to propagate his personal views.
		The seminar was moderated by Ali Al Ahmed, Director of the IGA, and Hussein Abdullah, Associate Fellow at IGA spoke on the prospects of civil society in the Middle East.
	www.desertisland.cc /home/bahrain_the_gulf (14316 words)

	Saudi Aramco World : G.C.C.: The Next Decade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In April 1985, Prince Sa'ud Al Faisal, the Saudi Arabian foreign minister, said in an address to a meeting of the Arab Thought Forum in Riyadh that if the GCC had a role to play in the achievement of Arab unity, then the essence of that role would be to provide a model for imitation.
		The sixth, King Fahd ibn 'Abd al-Aziz Al Sa'ud, King of Saudi Arabia, acceded to the Saudi throne in 1982, and has attended all the summit meetings since that year.
		The Gulf Highway, running along the eastern length of the Arabian Peninsula, is already a reality, as was demonstrated by Shaykh Jaber al-Ahmad when he traveled to the 10th summit by automobile.
	www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/199004/g.c.c.-the.next.decade.htm (1748 words)

	C3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		On the contrary, the provisions of the Agreement which, for obvious reasons, are not mentioned by Bahrain show that Mohamed bin Thani was recognised as being on an equal footing with the Chief of Bahrain, and not as a subordinate in a hierarchical relationship.
		In regard to Isa bin Atiq I find that he was sent to Bahrain for interrogation by the Adviser since he claimed a boat which was lying at Hawar but could not give any proof of ownership.
		In view of your letter stating that the man's boat is at Hawar it is now agreed that Isa bin Atiq should be allowed to land there for the purpose of removing the boat, provided that he is in possession of some paper proving his identity and that he gives a receipt for the boat.
	www.lawschool.cornell.edu /lawlibrary/cijwww/icjwww/idocket/iqb/iqbpleadings/iqb_pleadings_Qatar/iqb_ipleadings_CounterMemorialQatar_HIGHLIGHTED/iqb_ipleadings_CounterMemQatar_High_C3.htm (16012 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Sheikh
		The two main islands are Bahrain and Al Muharraq, connected by a causeway.
		The capital and chief port is Al Manamah, on
		34,750), Khuzestan prov., SW Iran, at the confluence of the Karun River and the Shatt al Arab, near the Persian Gulf.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Sheikh (442 words)

	The Neil Rogers Show - News - A pathetic charade: Democracy, Bush-style, in the Gulf
		Qatar is the country where the ruler, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, deposed his father in a coup in 1995.
		Then it was announced that "His Majesty King Hamad arrived at Andrews Air Base last night at the start of a visit to the United States in which he will become the first Arab leader to meet President George W Bush since his re-election as US president".
		So the despot Hamad Al-Khalifa, this complete autocrat, the ruler who does not permit political parties to exist in his totally undemocratic country, was the first Arab leader to meet Bush after the US presidential election.
	news.neilrogers.com /news/articles/2004120612.html (2681 words)

	Politics of Bahrain
		The Amir, Shaykh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa[?], his uncle--Khalifa bin Sulman Al Khalifa[?] (Prime Minister) and Crown Prince Shaykh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa[?] (Commander of the Bahraini defense forces), govern Bahrain in consultation with a council of ministers.
		Administrative divisions: 12 municipalities (manatiq, singular - mintaqah); Al Hadd, Al Manamah, Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Al Mintaqah al Wusta, Al Mintaqah ash Shamaliyah, Al Muharraq, Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah, Jidd Hafs, Madinat Hamad, Madinat 'Isa, Juzur Hawar, Sitrah
		chief of state: Amir HAMAD bin Isa Al Khalifa (حمد بن عيسى الخليفة) (since 6 March 1999); Heir Apparent Crown Prince SALMAN bin Hamad (son of the monarch, born 21 October 1969)
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/po/Politics_of_Bahrain.html (708 words)

	laborlaw.bsr.org
		Since Shaykh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa became Amir in 1998 after the death of his father, he has worked to make Bahraini society more democratic and open.
		Such changes have included the return to the Constitution in 2001 as the supreme source for the country's laws and the legalization of nongovernmental organizations, paving the way for Bahrain to become a constitutional monarchy.
		Most of the population of Bahrain is concentrated in the two principal cities, Manama and Al Muharraq, and 66% are indigenous.
	laborlaw.bsr.org /country.cfm?id=7 (311 words)

	DefenseLINK News Photos July 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa Sullman A-Khalifia escorts Secretary Rumsfeld to his motorcade in Manama.
		King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, of the Kingdom of Bahrain, is visited by Secretary Rumsfeld at Sasfaria Palace.
		Secretary Rumsfeld meets with His Highness Crown Prince Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al-Thani in Qatar.
	www.dod.mil /photos/Jul2002 (622 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Bahrain's ruler, Amir Shaikh Isa Bin Sulman Al-Khalifa
		The Amir, Shaikh Isa bin Sulman Al-Khalifa, is the head of state and head of government.
		His son and designated successor, Shaykh Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa, served as the deputy prime minister in 1993.
	www.milnet.com /pentagon/centcom/bahrain/bahldr.htm (196 words)

	DefenseLINK News Photos October 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Secretary Cohen meets with Amir Shaikh Isa bin Sulman Al-Khalifa in Bahrain.
		Crown Prince Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani and Secretary Cohen pose for photographs.
		Secretary Cohen and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim Al-Thani conduct a press briefing.
	www.defenselink.mil /photos/Oct1998 (806 words)

	Chronology of the Middle East, 1967 to 1990
		Bahrain (under Isa bin Sulman al-Khalifa), after declaring independence with treaty of friendship with Britain (15Aug), gains formal independence (16Dec); allows treaty with US to grant it naval and military facilities (23Dec).
		Shaykh Ahmad Yassin forms Mujama‘ organisation, formally registered by Israel as a charity in 1978.
		Dec: Shaykh Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir becomes emir of Kuwait as Jabir III (succeeding his cousin Sabah al-Salim al-Sabah who dies); Sa'd al-Abdallah al-Salim al-Sabah is appointed Prime Minister on 8Feb78, a position he continues to hold.
	www.middleeastreference.org.uk /Chronology2.html (9128 words)

	netcyclo: Bahrain
		In February 2002, Amir HAMAD bin Isa Al Khalifa proclaimed himself king.
		Manama (Al Manamah), the capital, is located on the northeastern tip of the island of Bahrain.
		South of Jazirat al Azl, the island of Sitrah, site of the oil export terminal, is linked to Bahrain by a bridge that spans the narrow channel separating the two islands.
	www.netcyclo.com /places/polit/nations/bahrain/bahrain.htm (2960 words)

	South Africa House
		Shaykh Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifa became amir in 1961; his son and designated successor, Shaykh Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa, continued to serve as deputy prime minister in 1993.
		Senior members of Al Khalifa and other notable families dominate political and economic decision making.
		Foreign Relations: Shaykh Isa ibn Salman continued in 1993 to maintain friendly relations with most countries, Iraq being the principal exception.
	www.southafricahouse.ae /g_01_bahrain_report.html (703 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Bahrain has regularly been rocked by bombings and protests; while the Bahrain Security Service has so far been able to maintain control without descending into bloodbaths, it is unclear how long this will continue.
		Bahrain's current ruler, Shaykh Hamad bin 'Isa Al Khalifa, has announced plans to re-establish Parliament in 2003 and to declare the Emirate of Bahrain a kingdom under royal rule.
		This may serve to ease tensions; it may also result in great discord and protest as security restrictions are relaxed.
	home.earthlink.net /~maxcoa/Hybrid/2003/Jan2003/bahrain.html (665 words)

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