Bahraini Shiite leader hints could accept king
A Bahraini hardline Shiite dissident said on Sunday he would accept a Western-style constitutional monarchy in the Gulf Arab kingdom if protesters supported the measure. Hassan Mushaimaa was allowed to return to Bahrain as part of several concessions by the ruling al-Khalifa family to Bahrain's majority Shiites who have been at the forefront of nearly two weeks of protests demanding more say in government.
Mushaimaa, leader of the mostly Shiite Haq movement which has in the past questioned the legitimacy of the king, also did not rule out the Sunni royal family's removal. (Reuters)
