51.   Troubles erupted in the Gulf state in December after the arrests of Shiite leaders but have virtually died out since April.

52.   They used tear gas to disperse the crowd in the riots, which broke out in the centre of Manama after the government refused to free a Shiite leader.

53.   Unrest broke out in Bahrain last December after the arrest of a Shiite religious leader, Sheikh Ali Salmane, who was expelled in January.

54.   On Monday diplomats held a second meeting with Shiite leaders in a bid to quell the unrest which has shaken the Gulf emirate since early December.

55.   On Sunday, Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa denounced the comments by some lebanese Shiite leaders.

56.   Police in Bahrain arrested a Shiite religious leader amid a fresh wave of political unrest in the Gulf state, an opposition group charged Tuesday.

57.   Several people were arrested including Shiite leader Sheikh Jassem al-Khayyat and his three brothers, the opposition leaders added.

58.   Salman and two other Shiite religious leaders, Hamza al-Diri and Haidar al-Sitri are now based in London.

59.   Shiite leader Sheikh Ali Salman whose arrest triggered the unrest and two other religious leaders deported with him have been given temporary permission to stay in Britain.

60.   Several people were arrested, including Shiite leader Sheikh Jassem al-Khayyat and three of his brothers, they added.