(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The Bahrain News Agency said the Bahraini king's son, Sheik Khalid bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, is to marry the daughter of Saudi Arabia's monarch, AP reported on Friday.
However, the report did not mention the woman's name or where and when the wedding would take place.
The wedding is seen as a strategic family alliance meant to strengthen ties between the two Persian Gulf kingdoms.
Since mid-February, thousands of anti-regime demonstrators in Bahrain have staged regular protests in the streets, calling for the Al Khalifa royal family to relinquish power.
In mid-March, Saudi-led forces were dispatched to the Persian Gulf island nation upon Manama's request to help quell the nationwide protests.
According to local sources, hundreds have been arrested during the government's clampdown on the peaceful demonstrations.
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have criticized the Bahraini regime for its brutal crackdown on demonstrators.
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