Iraq sportsman released in Bahrain
Protesters chant anti-Bahraini government slogans during a demonstration demanding the release of Zulfiqar Naji, who was jailed in Bahrain, seen in posters, in Baghdad, Iraq on July 27, 2011. The father of a teenage Iraqi football player detained in Bahrain amid anti-government protests says his son has been released after months in custody. Abdulameer Naji told The Associated Press that his son Zulfiqar Naji, now 17, was released Saturday Nov. 5, 2011 as a goodwill gesture from the Bahraini government to mark a key Muslim holiday. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Bahraini authorities decided today the release of Iraqi sportsman Dho al-Fiqar Abdul Ameer, 16, who was sentenced for one year imprisonment under the charges of participating in Bahraini demonstrations, sports authorities said. The source told IraqiNews.com that Abdul Ameer will arrive in Iraq tomorrow (Sunday) through Najaf airport. A Bahraini military court sentenced the Iraqi sportsman for one year with deportation.