The lifting of the emergency laws , imposed in mid-March , is thought to be an effort to signal an end to months of civil unrest stemming from the Arab Spring , a wave of anti-government demonstrations that started in Tunisia and have since roiled several countries in the Middle East and North Africa , including Egypt , Syria , Yemen and Bahrain . The country plans to lift emergency laws imposed since mid-March . King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa appeals for dialogue with opposition groups . The country is set to hold parliamentary elections in September . TL;DR Bahrain has been rocked by protests over the past two weeks that have left at least four people dead and hundreds injured.
The country plans to lift emergency laws imposed since mid-March . King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa appeals for dialogue with opposition groups . The country is set to hold parliamentary elections in September . TL;DR Bahrain has been rocked by protests over the past two weeks that have left at least four people dead and hundreds injured.