There was an important pearling industry from the 1860s until about 1970 when it collapsed in the face of competition from the plastics industry.

There were around 30,000 pearl divers by the end of 1930, as pearling was the principal industry in Bahrain prior to the discovery of oil in 1932.

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In a reference to the one year anniversary of the start of the February 14 uprising, and the tension expected to accompany it, Twitter user JulesALK said

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