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Labor Minister Says Bahraini Woman Income Increased 100% in 12 Years
2019-03-09
Bahraini Labor Minister Jameel Humaidan said that the Bahraini woman's income increased 100% in 12 years, to reach 559 BD in 2018 after it was 280 BD only in 2006.
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Saudi Ambassador to Manama Says Bahrain will Receive Second Payment of Gulf Support "Soon"
2019-03-09
Saudi ambassador to Manama Abdullah Al-Sheikh said that Bahrain will receive the second payment of Gulf support "soon".
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Saudis Shoot Down Drone Aimed at Kingdom, Saudi TV Reports
2019-03-09
Saudi Arabia's air defense systems shot down a drone over the kingdom on Friday, the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said, and it accused the country's Houthi fighters of launching the aircraft and targeting civilians.
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Justice Ministry Prevents Seminar Discussing March 1965 Uprising in Nationalist Democratic Assembly
2019-03-09
Nationalist Democratic Assembly announced on Thursday (March 7, 2019) that the justice ministry prevented it from holding a seminar at the society's headquarters about the March uprising that took place in 1965.
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Al-Manai Expresses Concern over “Al-Maamir Residents’ Crawl towards his Factory” during Shura Session
2019-03-08
Local newspapers and environmental organizations have documented the ongoing disastrous situation that the people of Al-Maamir are living in, but Al-Manai perhaps hopes to receive an apology letter from the residents for living next to his factory
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Court Upholds 7-Year Jail Term against Defendant Accused of Beating Youth Claiming He is Informant
2019-03-08
The High Appeals Criminal Court upheld 7-year jail term against Bahraini convicted, along with 3 others, of kidnapping a youth, beating him in Dar Kulaib farm and forcing him to confess in front of a video camera that he is an informant and posting the video on website of "Bahraini uprising intelligence".
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Alba Agrees on Disbursing Quarter Million BD to Board Members for Successful Operation of Line 6 Expansion Project.
2019-03-08
The General Assembly of the Bahrain Aluminium Company (ALBA) has approved an annual financial reward of about a quarter million BD for board members, at a time when the country is working to reduce its expenses to confront the rise of public debt.
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Inmate Dies in Psychiatric Hospital: MoI
2019-03-08
Director-General of Reformation and Rehabilitation announced that the Reformation and Rehabilitation Centre received a call yesterday from the Psychiatric Hospital reporting the death of an inmate, 43, who was jailed on criminal charges.
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Motor Racing-Rights Groups Criticize Formula One over Bahrain Stance
2019-03-08
Human rights groups accused Formula One on Wednesday of ignoring abuses allegedly related to the Bahrain Grand Prix, urging the sport's leaders to honour commitments and take a stronger stance.
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It’s Very Difficult for Bahrainis to Hear such Words
2019-03-08
t is very difficult for Bahrainis, who are marginalized in their own country, to hear their PM Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa say that the government “doesn’t accept those competing with Bahrainis over their livelihoods”
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Editorial: Two Decades in Darkness
2019-03-08
Why should the period between March 6, 1999 and March 6, 2019 be described as two decades of darkness?
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Bahrain Mirror Interviews Prof. Emile Nakhleh: He wasn’t ever a Reformist or Enlightened Leader (Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa)
2019-03-07
“I don’t believe the King was ever a committed reformer or an enlightened leader. The only tangible result from his “reform” program, following the adoption of the National Charter in 2001-2002 was to change his title from Emir to King.” This is what Dr. Emile Nakhleh sees— a professor at University of New Mexico and retired senior intelligence service officer who has written a book on political development in Bahrain.
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Bahrain Refugee Footballer to Become Aussie Citizen
2019-03-07
A refugee footballer who spent over two months in Bangkok detention under threat of extradition to his native Bahrain will soon become an Australian citizen, he told local media Thursday.
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House of Lords Member: Drivers Like Hamilton May Have to Consider Boycotting F1 Race in Bahrain in Protest against Najah Yousif's Arrest
2019-03-07
Formula One bosses have been accused of turning a "blind eye" to the plight of a woman jailed after protesting against the Bahrain Grand Prix, the American Sky News website said.
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Amnesty Int'l: Detainee Hajar Mansour Denied Comprehensive Medical Examination
2019-03-07
Amnesty International said that detainee Hajar Mansour, mother-in-law of activist Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaie, is prevented from undergoing comprehensive medical tests requested by the doctor, who examined her last month, due to suffering a lump in her breast.
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Bahraini King Ratifies Law Giving Priority to Recruiting Bahrainis in Private Health Establishments
2019-03-07
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ratified and issued Law 1/2019 amending Article 14 of Law Decree 21/2015 regarding private health establishments.
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IMF Expects Bahrain Economy to Grow 1.8 pct in 2019
2019-03-07
Bahrain's economy is expected to grow around 1.8 percent in 2019, the same pace as last year, the International Monetary Fund said late on Tuesday.
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Netherlands Should Form Committee of Inquiry in Case of Bahraini Citizen Ali Al-Shuwaikh: Salam
2019-03-06
Salam for Democracy and Human Rights demanded the Dutch authorities to form a committee of inquiry into the reasons for rejecting Ali Al-Shuwaikh's asylum request and the reasons for not allowing him to travel to a country other than Bahrain, where he was sentenced to life in jail and revoked of his nationality.
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Salam Issues Report Entitled “Citizens without Citizenships”: 807 Stripped of Nationalities between 2015 and 2019
2019-03-06
Salam for Democracy and Human Rights issued a report about the issue of stripping Bahraini citizens of their nationalities as punishment against the political stances they take. This retaliation has increased over the past 4 years, with Bahrainis, whose citizenships were revoked, reaching 807.
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Dutch Media Outlets Follow Verdict against Bahraini Refugee Deported to Bahrain
2019-03-06
Dutch media outlets followed the case of the Bahraini citizen who had sought asylum in the Netherlands, Ali Al-Shuwaikh, and who was sentenced to life in jail.