DUBAI- Bahrain's king, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, reinstated nationality to 551 people stripped of their citizenship by courts in the Gulf Arab state, state news agency BNA said on Sunday.
Since a 2011 uprising, Bahrain has revoked the citizenship of hundreds of its nationals. A Bahraini court on Tuesday stripped 138 people of their nationality in connection with terrorism charges, in a move criticised by the United Nations.
(Writing by Lisa Barrington; Editing by Mark Potter) ((lisa.barrington@thomsonreuters.com;))
