In a sense there is no 'opposition' in Bahrain, as the phrase implies one unified block with the same views. Such a phrase is not in our constitution, unlike say the United Kingdom. We only have people with different views and that's ok.

May Allah guide us to the good of the kingdom of Bahrain and its loyal people.

There are no 'political prisoners' as such in Bahrain. People are not arrested because they express their views, we only have criminals.

The Bahraini people are eager to obtain facts to enable them to shape a comprehensive national opinion without division among its people. We confirm to all journalists and media personnel in the kingdom of Bahrain that their freedom is preserved and their rights are safeguarded.

Bahrain is very dear to me.

There is no ethnic cleansing in Bahrain, no mass genocide, no policy of killing innocent people.