World May 20 U.S. Official Responds to ‘Double Standard’ Charges on Bahrain MANAMA, Bahrain | President Obama's speech Thursday night was intended to send a message to the Bahraini monarchy -- and its beleaguered opposition -- that U.S. interests in the Gulf will not trump its commitment to democratic change forever. By Margaret Warner
World May 18 Bahrain Government’s Confidence May Be Misplaced MANAMA -- In an interview conducted Tuesday night with little advance notice, Bahrain's foreign minister, Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, was indirect but clear: However grateful the Bahraini monarchy is for U.S. support in its current crisis, it isn't… By Margaret Warner
World May 12 As Crackdown Nears End, Bahrainis Struggle to Turn the Page MANAMA | It's Thursday night in Bahrain, and we're in Manama's air-conditioned Seef Mall -- a gleaming glass and steel emporium of consumer pleasures, from its Costa Coffee shop to a haute couture Islamic dress store. There are women wearing… By Margaret Warner