REFILE-Bahrain king reinstates nationality to 551 citizens tried in courts

Bahrain's king, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, reinstated nationality to 551 people stripped of their citizenship by courts in the Gulf Arab state, state news agency BNA said on Sunday.

Since a 2011 uprising, Bahrain has revoked the citizenship of hundreds of its nationals. A Bahraini court on Tuesday stripped 138 people of their nationality in connection with terrorism charges, in a move criticised by the United Nations. (Writing by Lisa Barrington; Editing by Mark Potter)