The European Union ministers moved on Tuesday (March 13, 2018) Bahrain, the Marshall Islands and Saint Lucia from the blacklist of tax havens and added Bahamas, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis to the list.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Decree 16/2018 amending some of the provisions of Decree 78/2016 regarding the reorganization of the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications.

Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowment Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said that the number of cases brought by telecommunication companies in Bahrain against individuals reached 9006 within the past 3 years.

Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa issued Edict 8/2018 transferring Hamad Jumaa Al-Fazari as Director of Engineering and Investment Services in Northern Governorate and Khaled Abdullatif Haji as Director of Engineering and Investment Services in Southern Governorate.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued 3 news edicts.

The government said on Wednesday (March 14, 2018) that it will set its priorities for the 4 next coming years in mid-April.

US Defence Secretary James Mattis arrived in Bahrain on Wednesday (March 1, 2018) after visiting Oman.

Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that cassation and appeals courts upheld 10 death sentences last February, stressing that it documented 1105 serious human rights violations.

The Al-Ayam local newspaper said that the Qatari authorities are holding 33 fishing boats for Al-Dair and Al-Hidd sailors.

Akhbar Al-Khaleej daily said that Bahrain has called to exempt it from a US decision to impose new tariffs on the aluminum and steel industry. Last week US President Donald Trump announced a 25 per cent tariff on imported steel and 10pc on aluminum aimed at saving the US steel industry and cutting its deficit.

US Secretary of Defence James Mattis met on Wednesday (March 14, 2018) Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in an official visit to Manama.

The Bahraini House of Representatives approved on Tuesday (March 13, 2018) a bill amending some provisions of the pensions and retirement benefits law for government employees.

Bahraini House of Representatives approved in its session yesterday amending some provisions of the code of civil and commercial procedure, and decided to refer the matter to the Shura Council.

Head of the Municipality of Southern Governorate said the cleaning services department removed in 2017 approximately 175,887 tons of household, construction, commercial and industrial waste.

Bahraini Minister of Justice issued Circular No. (7) of 2018 concerning the scope of accepting financial e-payments to the Ministry's account.

Embassy of Egypt to the Kingdom of Bahrain issued a circular on the voting rules and procedures for Egyptians residing outside Egypt in the 2018 presidential elections.

The most powerful member of the US Senate said Tuesday it was "highly unlikely" that Congress would pass legislation nullifying the tariffs President Donald Trump announced on steel and aluminum imports.

Somalia has banned Dubai ports operator DP World from operating in Somalia, saying that a contract that the company signed last year with the breakaway Somaliland region to develop an economic zone is null and void.

Iraq’s President Fuad Masum is refusing to approve the 2018 budget because of “legal and constitutional violations”, his legal adviser told Reuters on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia’s collapsed Saad Group, led by businessman Maan al-Sanea, has called a meeting with creditors in a last-ditch attempt to end a dispute over 16 billion riyals ($4.3 billion) of claims, sources close to the matter said.