Drive about 45 minutes into the desert south of Manama, and the Raffles Al Areen Palace Bahrain appears like a mirage. The resort's bone-white watchtowers rise out from gardens ringed by date palms ...

Even some main opposition parties had urged to cancel the march, fearing Bahrain was nearing a full-scale sectarian conflict. On Thursday, students clashed at a school and Sunni groups burned a ...