The King of Bahrain has permitted the building of what will be only the second official church in the country.
According to Fides, King Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa has freed up land for a Coptic Orthodox Church to be built in the capital, Manama.
It's after the king met Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II during a visit to Egypt.
The new church will cater for 1,500 Coptic Christians who live in Bahrain and neighbouring Saudi Arabia.
King Hamad sanctioned Bahrain's first official church in 2013 - a Catholic cathedral in Manama.
Eighty three per cent of people in Bahrain are Muslim, with around nine per cent being Christian.
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Article by Aaron James
Tola Mbakwe is a multimedia journalist for Premier.