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Reuters: Bahrain Tendering for 25,000 Tonnes Wheat
2017-08-08
A flour mill based in Bahrain has issued an international tender to purchase 25,000 tonnes of wheat which can be sourced from optional origins, European traders said on Monday.
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Two U.S. Envoys Travel to Gulf to work on Qatar Rift
2017-08-08
Two U.S. envoys arrive in the Gulf region this week to meet with officials there to help resolve a diplomatic crisis between Qatar and four other Arab countries that has lasted for more than two months, a State Department official said on Monday.
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Saudi Security Suspects Give Themselves up
2017-08-08
Three Saudi men on a list of 23 people wanted by the authorities over security offences have turned themselves in, the interior ministry said on Monday. Saudi Security Suspects Give Themselves up
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Iran Says Arrests Islamic State Group Planning Attacks
2017-08-08
Iranian security forces have broken up a group linked to Islamic State which was planning attacks in religious centers in the country and trying to hide weapons in home appliances, state news agency IRNA reported on Monday.
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Law Graduates’ Salaries in Bahrain 100 BD
2017-08-07
Law graduates in Bahrain complained about the difficulties they suffer from during their training period that is considered a condition to receive a license to practice law. They said that they receive low wages, reaching sometimes 100 BD as well as what they consider “belittlement” by other lawyers and being treated as reporters or transition brokers.
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British MEPs & HR Groups Send Letter to FCO: Silence on Rajab’s Case “Appalling”
2017-08-07
Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) said that 13 British MEPs and human rights organization believe that “the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s silence on the sentencing of human rights figure Nabeel Rajab in Bahrain has been called “appalling” in a letter to the Foreign Secretary.”
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Qatari Newspaper: Saudi Arabia Puts Hand on Two Bahraini Islands and Oilfield
2017-08-07
A Qatari newspaper reported that Bahrain's position towards Qatar was motivated by Saudi domination of the Bahraini decision, pointing out that Saudi Arabia puts its hand on two Bahraini islands and a large oil field.
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Noble Ahmad bin Salloum Passes Away
2017-08-07
Citizens took part on Monday (August 7, 2017) in the funeral procession of noble Ahmad bin Salloum (57 years).
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Authorities Arrest 3 Siblings including Woman, 2 Other Brothers after Raiding their Houses in Karzakan
2017-08-07
The regime forces have been launching an arrest campaign for the second consecutive day in Karzakan and arrested on Saturday 4 members from the same family, including a woman.
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Shiite Cleric Released after Spending One Year in Jail over Diraz Protest
2017-08-07
The Bahraini security authorities released on Monday (August 7, 2017) Shiite cleric Sheikh Ali Naji after spending one year in prison.
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Iran's Guards Clash with Militants on Western Border, Two Killed
2017-08-07
Iran's Revolutionary Guards clashed with a group of militants in the northwest of the country, killing two of them, the Tasnim news site reported on Sunday.
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U.N. Condemns Brutality of Yemen Conflict after Airstrikes on Civilians
2017-08-07
A top United Nations official in Yemen said reported airstrikes in which at least 12 civilians were killed, including children, were an example of the "disregard" for civilians' safety shown by all the combatants in Yemen's civil war.
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Bahrain Doctor Recounts Atrocity in NSA Torture Rooms: Even King can’t Rescue you
2017-08-07
Social media activist Bahrain Doctor said that the National Security Agency (NSA) has recently brutally tortured 5 citizens and asked them to totally stop their media and human rights work.
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Yousef Al-Jamri: I Lodged Complaint at Inspector-General, I Hope for Measure that Prevents Blindfolding during Investigation
2017-08-07
The online blogger Yousef Al-Jamri said that he lodged a complaint at the Office of the Inspector-General at the National Security Apparatus (NSA), Mohammed Rashid Al-Rumaih, against his torturers at the NSA compound.
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King Hamad Appoints PM’s Grandson Governor as Southern Governor
2017-08-07
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued three decrees for 2017.
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BIRD: National Security Agency Tortures Citizens, Yousef Al-Jamir his Recent Victim
2017-08-07
Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) said that the National Security Agency has summoned Yousef Al-Jamri and interrogated him 3 times this week, tortured him, and threatened him with rape.
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NIHR Chairman: HRC Recommendations Not Binding, Gov’t to Respond to them in September
2017-08-06
President of National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) Saeed Al-Faihani said that the 176 recommendations issued by the United Nations Human Rights Council during the universal periodic review on Bahrain’s human rights file are not binding and are not considered a condemnation to Bahrain.
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BFHR: Ayatollah Qassim under House Arrest since Over 70 Days
2017-08-06
Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that the security authorities are still placing Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim under house arrest in Diraz. This security harassment has been going on for more than 70 days.
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US Special Forces Supporting Ops against Al-Qaeda in Yemen, Pentagon
2017-08-06
US special operations forces are helping Emirati and local forces as they conduct new operations against Al-Qaeda in Yemen, the Pentagon said Friday.
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Bilad Al-Qadeem Residents Complain of Neglect: Mosques Vulnerable to Collapse, Overcrowded Schools & Health Center
2017-08-06
Residents of Bahrain’s Bilad Al-Qadeem complained that their area has been neglected by the government, adding that there are a number of mosques prone to collapse.