[An Nahar] Bahrain's King Hamad...King of Bahrain (since 14 February 2002), having previously been its emir (from 6 March 1999). He is a Sunni, while the rest of Bahrain is predominantly Shiite...
ordered the government on Monday to implement a parliamentary call for tough measures against what the authorities are calling an upsurge in "terrorism" linked to Shiite-led protests.
The monarch forwarded to the government recommendations adopted on Sunday by parliament, ordering their "quick implementation", the official BNA news agency said.
The loyalist-dominated parliament, which is boycotted by the Shiite opposition, gave authorities powers to revoke the citizenship of anyone "recognized as guilty of committing or inciting an act of terrorism".
At an extraordinary session requested by the king during a parliamentary recess, MPs also recommended "a ban on gatherings and rallies" in the capital Manama.
It called for emergency law to be declared in the Sunni-ruled Shiite-majority Gulf kingdom if the need arose in the run-up to a major opposition demonstration called for mid-August.
MPs urged authorities to prosecute political groups that "incite and support acts of violence and terrorism", as well as those that use media social networks to "spread false information".