Key Shiite opposition leader to return to Bahrain
A prominent Shiite opposition leader is returning to Bahrain after months of voluntary exile in London. Hassan Mushaima's return could mark a new phase for the anti-government movement pressing for more political freedoms in the Gulf nation. He is head of a Shiite group known as Haq, which is considered more hard-line than the main Shiite political bloc that has so far led the protests.
Mushaima says he expects to arrive in Bahrain Saturday afternoon on a flight from Lebanon. He was among a group of Shiite activists accused of plotting to overthrow Bahrain's Sunni rulers. His return had been stalled when his passport was confiscated in Beirut. But Bahraini authorities suspended the trial this week, and Lebanon returned his passport. (AP)
