Bahrain's King Hamad ordered on Sunday an end to the state of emergency from June 1st, after it was declared in mid-March to tackle a month-long Shiite-led protest demanding political reforms, state media said.
"The state of national safety is to be lifted by June 1st across the kingdom of Bahrain," said a decree issued by King Hamad, according to BNA state news agency.
The three-month state of emergency was due to be lifted June 15 and was imposed after the kingdom called in troops from neighbouring Gulf states to help quash anti-regime protests.