Last updated: 15 march, 2011 - 16:57 GMT
Bahrain state of emergency after protests against Saudi troops
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The king of Bahrain has announced a state of emergency a day after troops from Saudi Arabia were invited in to help suppress anti-government protests.
The opposition said the foreign forces amounted to an occupation.
Bahrain's Sunni Muslim royal family asked for help to deal with the largely Shia demonstrators.
Mai Yamani is a political analyst.
First broadcast 15 March 2011
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