Bahrain opposition to join dialogue

Bahrain's Shia opposition groups, including the major Al-Wefaq bloc, have agreed to attend the first session of the national dialogue set to begin later Sunday, they announced following a meeting.
The opposition had welcomed the talks but also said that an agreement on the mechanism of the planned talks should be agreed in advance and the results of the talks be put to a referendum and not be submitted to King Hamad for approval.