y were also affected after the Bahraini media accused Saleh Ashour, a prominent Kuwaiti Shiite and member of parliament, of supporting extremists in Manamah. The situation in Manamah has also stirred concern in Iraq, and the Iraqi parliament has suspended its deliberations for ten days, lest discussion

ector—which once accounted for over one fourth of Bahrain's wealth. A recent anti-American campaign in the Bahraini press targeted the US embassy in Manamah, accusing it, among others, of colluding with Shiite groups. Egypt The January uprising led to a substantial decline in foreign investment and Egy