[cb editor: King Hamad, a good place to start – stop the violence, boot the Saudi’s, free the captives, repent and plead for mercy.]<\/p>\n
Bahrain asks Iran to help solve crisis Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah has asked for Iran to help the country resolve the current crisis.<\/p>\n He made the remarks during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi on the sidelines of the 66th annual session of the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday, IRNA reported.<\/p>\n Salehi raised concerns about recent developments in Bahrain, saying that the crisis can only be solved through dialogue between the Bahraini authorities and the people.<\/p>\n Sheikh Khalid said a fact-finding committee, led by renowned human rights expert Mahmoud Cherif Bassiouni, is investigating the events and will publish its report by the end of October.<\/p>\n The Bahraini foreign minister also stated that Manama will abide by the committee\u2019s findings.<\/p>\n Bahrainis have been holding anti-government demonstrations since mid-February, demanding an end to the Al Khalifa dynasty\u2019s 40-year rule.<\/p>\n Scores of people have been killed and hundreds of others have been arrested in a brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters in Bahrain, which is the base of the US Navy\u2019s Fifth Fleet in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n Salehi also held separate meetings with the Sudanese, Syrian, and Bulgarian foreign ministers on Monday.<\/p>\n Salehi and his counterparts discussed the latest international and regional developments and called for the expansion of bilateral relations. …source<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nSeptember 27, 2011 – Shia Post<\/p>\n