Gulf Air and budget airline Bahrain Air have both cancelled flights to Lebanon “until further notice”. Services to Iran and Iraq have also stopped following criticism of the countries of Bahrain’s handling of the civil protest. Last week Bahrain troops forcefully clamped down on the mainly Shiite activists demonstrating for democratic reforms since February 14 in the Shiite-majority, Sunni-ruled kingdom. Iran condemned the March 16 intervention by troops, while Shiite movement Hezbollah in Lebanon has offered unspecified support for the Shiite-led Bahraini opposition. Protestors in Iraq have also turned out in shows of support for Bahraini Shiites.

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