Guest World News Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 [attach=full]15710[/attach]By Farishta and Saeed MANAMA,(Reuters) - Bahrain's Justice Ministry has asked a court to suspend the activities of the main Shi'ite Muslim opposition group, a move that could set back any efforts to restart reconciliation talks in the Gulf Arab kingdom. The leader of the Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, said his group planned to challenge the move by legal means. Bahrain, home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, quelled a popular uprising in 2011 when majority Shi'ite Muslims led mass protests demanding a greater role in running the Sunni-ruled island but low level civil unrest has persisted. The ministry said it filed the lawsuit after Al-Wefaq insisted "on breaking the law and its own statute as well as its failure to amend violations related to its illegal general assemblies and the consequent invalidity of all its decisions", the agency reported, quoting a statement. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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