Nuwaidrat
Nuwaidrat (Arabic: النويدرات) is a village located in Bahrain, close to Sitra; it was formerly part of the Sitra Municipality.
Nuwaidrat
Location of Nuwaidrat
History
1990s uprising
During the
Al Wefaq, was present.[citation needed
]
2011 protests
On February 14, 2011, police used
country-wide protests.[2] The marchers were demanding the release of those detained during earlier protests.[3]
On the evening of September 30 2015, security forces discovered a large bomb-making factory in Nuwaidrat and arrested a number of suspects allegedly linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards. The next day, October 1, Bahrain recalls its ambassador to
persona non-grata. Bahrain's decision to recall its ambassador comes "in light of continued Iranian meddling in the affairs of the kingdom of Bahrain ... in order to create sectarian strife and to impose hegemony and control.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Execution Stirs Protests In Bahrain". New York Times. 27 March 1996. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ The Tunisia-Egypt shock wave rumbles on
- Al-Jazeera English. 2011-02-14. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
- ^ Bahrain withdraws ambassador from Iran. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
- ^ Bahrain withdraws ambassador from Tehran. Gulf News. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
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