41.  She was greeted at Bahrain International Airport by Sheik Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, prime minister of the tiny Gulf state.

42.  Sheik Hamad seized power in the tiny Persian Gulf state while his father was vacationing in Europe.

43.  Some may argue that renewed killing in a tiny central African state is of no concern to the wider world.

44.  Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived in Bahrain Monday on his first visit to the tiny Gulf island state.

45.  The government on Saturday warned a leading opposition cleric and seven associates against inciting riots after another bout of unrest in this tiny Gulf island state.

46.  The emir of Bahrain on Tuesday named the eldest of his six sons, Sheik Salman, as crown prince of this tiny Gulf state.

47.  The Italian ace, riding for Team Alexia Alluminio of Italy, took the yellow jersey at the first cycling competition to be held in this tiny Gulf state.

48.  The move was intended to attract investment to the tiny Gulf state as it tries to reduce its dependence on dwindling oil resources.

49.  The new emir called for belt-tightening Wednesday until this tiny Gulf state begins earning money from its vast natural gas reservoirs, expected by the turn of the century.

50.  The ruler of Bahrain was proclaimed king on Wednesday and the tiny Gulf island state a constitutional monarchy, a major step in democratic reforms.