Bahraini opposition bloc al-Wefaq has suspended talks with the regime for two weeks due to the kingdom’s deliberate "delay and absence of positive response"

Bahraini opposition bloc al-Wefaq has suspended talks with the regime for two weeks due to the kingdom’s deliberate "delay and absence of positive response."

"Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, and in coordination with the national democratic opposition parties, declares it will temporarily stop attending the dialogue's preparation sessions for two weeks," the statement, published on Wednesday, read.

The statement also cited the recent raid on the house of prominent Muslim cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Issa Ahmed Qassim On May 17 as a reason for the halt.