Kuwait to mediate between Bahrain & Opposition ...

(Reuters)- "... Jasim Husain, a member of Wefaq, said Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah had offered to mediate between Bahrain's Sunni al-Khalifa ruling family and Shi'ite opposition groups..... "The fear is that the results (of mediation) may not be acceptable to the opposition or that they can't be sold to the public," said Husain....  Wefaq and its six allies said last week they would not enter talks unless the government pulled troops off the streets and freed prisoners. Observers said Wefaq had now dropped these demands. "This is the most significant political development in the efforts aimed at reaching a peaceful solution," said Mansoor al-Jamri, editor of the opposition Al-Wasat newspaper..."