Sunni - Shiite Religious Tensions On Display In Bahrain Election

People queue to cast their vote at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Riffa, south of the Bahrani capital Manama October 23, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Hamad I Mohammed

Bahrainis Go To Polls Amid Sectarian Tension -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Bahrainis voted for a new parliament on Saturday at a time of rising sectarian tension in the small Gulf Arab kingdom, where decision-making is tightly controlled by its rulers.

Bahrain, headquarters of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet which patrols the Gulf, has a Shi'ite Muslim majority population but is governed by the Sunni al-Khalifa dynasty. Allies Saudi Arabia and the United States see the country as a bulwark against the regional influence of Shi'ite power Iran.

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More News On Bahrain's Elections

Bahrain Votes for Parliament After Shiite Protests Against Discrimination -- Bloomberg
Democratic Doubts Surround Bahrain Elections -- Voice of America
After months of unrest, polls open in Bahrain -- AP
Bahrain Poll Draws Interest Amid Sectarian Tensions -- Wall Street Journal
Bahrain's elections overshadowed by crackdown on Shia protesters -- The Guardian
Factbox: Bahrain's parliamentary election -- Reuters