Riffa

The team on view was hardly recognisable, the defenders repeatedly fumbled, the midfielders made basic errors and the forwards seemed to have left their shooting boots back home at the National Stadium in Riffa which is about 15,000km from here and around 10 hours behind.

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The report discusses "one of Bahrain's largest district, Riffa," which occupies "more than 40 percent of Bahrain land, in which a majority of the members of ruling family reside."

Ben S. Cohen: Bahrain: The Missing 'A' Word Ben S. Cohen 2011

Reuters Antigovernment protesters tried to break through the human wall created by security forces to stop the march held in Riffa, south of Manama, on Friday.

U.S. Investigates Bahraini Security Forces in Crackdown Adam Entous 2011

On the outskirts of Bahrain's capital, Manama, eye witnesses said Friday that police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse tens of thousands of mainly Shiite antigovernment protesters attempting to march on the royal complex of Riffa.

Violence Re-Emerges in Bahrain Alex Delmar-Morgan 2011

On Friday, hundreds were injured in clashes when demonstrators marched on the royal family offices in Riffa, south of the capital, where they were met by police and hundreds of Sunni government loyalists armed with swords, sticks and clubs.

Bahrain Protest Overtakes Police Alex Delmar-Morgan 2011

Behind, towers the logan of Arlmes cliff, an interesting relic of druidical skill and superstition; while Riffa wood and Ottley Shevin complete the beauty of the landscape.

Religion in Earnest A Memorial of Mrs. Mary Lyth, of York John Lyth

Behind, towers the logan of Arlmes cliff, an interesting relic of druidical skill and superstition; while Riffa wood and Ottley Shevin complete the beauty of the landscape.

Religion in Earnest Lyth, Mrs Mary 1861

Witnesses saw some 150 armored troop carriers, ambulances, water tankers and jeeps cross into Bahrain via the 25-km 16-mile causeway and head toward Riffa, a Sunni area that is home to the royal family and military hospital.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

On March 11, Bahraini forces fired tear-gas canisters and rubber pellets from close range, threw large rocks and stabbed at least four protesters after a march to the King's palace in Riffa, the first time the protesters had demonstrated at the royal home.

TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

He and several associates had blocked a road in the suburb of Riffa, a largely Sunni neighborhood where several palaces used by the ruling family are located.

latimes.com - News 2011