While it is natural for opposition voices in Bahrain to call for protest and objection to the current situation, when pro-government voices also begin urging protests against the existing reality, it signals that the loyalist side has been affected by official policies, and discontent has reached a significant level among government supporters.

Head of the National Unity Gathering, Abdullatif Al-Mahmood, commented on a new call for a new dialogue: “This is a talk that no longer has a place. Dialogues are over.”

A conference sponsored by Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (Sunday November 13, 2016) demanded the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to “speed up the measures to declare Gulf Union”.

Bahrain Mirror: The former deputy Secretary-General of the National Unity Gathering, Mohammed Al-Othman, returned to Bahrain after spending about three as a political refugee in the United Kingdom.